Ever been to Bosnia? It's like the 3rd world and would look completely out of place next to any European countries, even the poor ones. Culture is very important for determining whether a country is part of Europe; consider Turkey for example. Plus Bosnia is presently a bit of a hotspot for Islamic militants which makes it not the safest place in the world.

Having said that, it is part of the Eurovision Song Contest, but make of that what you will! ;)

Ever been to Bosnia? It's like the 3rd world and would look completely out of place next to any European countries, even the poor ones. Culture is very important for determining whether a country is part of Europe; consider Turkey for example. Plus Bosnia is presently a bit of a hotspot for Islamic militants which makes it not the safest place in the world.

Having said that, it is part of the Eurovision Song Contest, but make of that what you will! ;) </font>[/QUOTE]I was trying to comment on the comparison between the us and europe for gun incidents, and so was making the point that Bosnia was very different from the more developed, if that's the word, western European nations, which are more comparable with the US. I wish i hadn't opened my big mouth [img]smile.gif[/img]

I was agreeing with you Aragorn [img]tongue.gif[/img]

I'm just watching a PBS documentary on the whole issue of child medication - apparently 2 - 3 children in every American class are on some sort of psychiatric medication. On average, American children consume four times as many psychiatric drugs as all the children in the rest of the world combined [img]graemlins/wow.gif[/img]

Hey guys, parental authority and discipline works too you know ;) [img]tongue.gif[/img]

It's okay, I understand what you meant now. [img]smile.gif[/img]

It was not well expressed. I would have edited the post but it would have made the following stuff look out of place, so now i'm stcuk looking stupid [img]smile.gif[/img]

Gah, I knew they would blame video games it's always the case.
I understand that they may help, but I do not believe the are the sole problem EVERY time someone does something that happens in a video game.
If I go to the toilet and then have a shower, is that because I played the Sims alot? [img]graemlins/1ponder.gif[/img] well is it?

The games are just a trigger for a deep-rooted problem. If it was not them somehting else would set them off, movies, books, or, get this, something that happened in life.

<span style="color: lightblue">Well, no, ofcourse it isn't, because that's something that happened before video games existed. And everyone knows that, until video games came along, there was no such thing as teenage violence...

I agree entirely with Ziroc - drugs have side effects, and they are not some all-curing fruit for mental problems. Depressed people need to see psycologists, not just have a magical drug that will make them happy...

Translation: I was warping data to fit the hypotheisis.

Don't worry, everyone does it. ;)
Translation: They aren't yet nambified like the rest of us namby pamby socialist whiners.

Don't worry, I'm sure if you have your way, they'll be saving the lives of murderers and killing babies soon enough there. ;) Viva La EU!!

Yep. Been there. I'd sympathize with you, but I'm not a Eurowuss, so suck it up soldier!

Translation: I was warping data to fit the hypotheisis.

Don't worry, everyone does it. ;)

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and so was making the point that Bosnia was very different from the more developed, if that's the word, western European nations, which are more comparable with the US.

Translation: They aren't yet nambified like the rest of us namby pamby socialist whiners.

Don't worry, I'm sure if you have your way, they'll be saving the lives of murderers and killing babies soon enough there. ;) Viva La EU!!

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I wish i hadn't opened my big mouth

Yep. Been there. I'd sympathize with you, but I'm not a Eurowuss, so suck it up soldier! </font>[/QUOTE]Don't call me European! We're not all the same. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ 03-28-2005, 10:46 AM: Message edited by: Aragorn1 ]