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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Do you tip people for doing things? |
| Melpomene |
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Posted: 26 Sep 2011, 4:46 am
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Replies: 39
Views: 398
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| In the Netherlands, most people only tip waiters and taxi drivers. It wouldn't cross my mind to tip my hairdresser or delivery man. The 20% rule doesn't apply here, either, since minimum wage is guaranteed in every legal job. Tips are usually a couple of euros, or rounding up your bill to the next r... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: nail-picking addiction |
| Melpomene |
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Posted: 26 Sep 2011, 4:21 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,891
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| I bite my fingernails, cuticles and the surrounding skin. I also rub the rough patches of skin together or against my lips. I've done it since I can remember. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Boyfriend left me at the mall by myself |
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Posted: 26 Sep 2011, 4:12 am
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Replies: 45
Views: 6,747
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| The least he could have done was make sure you were with your mum before he took off. Try talking to him and explaining that what he did hurt you. Perhaps he didn't realise that you'd react the way you did once he had left. |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Europeans |
| Melpomene |
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Posted: 19 Sep 2011, 11:58 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 544
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| I can't speak for the whole of Europe, but The Netherlands tends to be very liberal and open-minded where sex is concerned. It's an extensive part of the curriculum in secondary school and includes more than teaching kids how babies are made. STDs, homosexuality and sexual boundaries are also discus... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: What movies have you seen recently? |
| Melpomene |
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Posted: 19 Sep 2011, 6:01 am
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Replies: 20,914
Views: 1,363,990
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
There were so many impossibilities and implausibilities in that film that made it nearly impossible for me to watch. Jeez Louise. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Why do people assume I have a girlfriend? |
| Melpomene |
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Posted: 19 Sep 2011, 5:58 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 17,374
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| It seems to me that people either assume that nearly everyone has a partner, and/or consider it rude to say to someone's face that they assume that the person does not have a partner. So, they pretend that everyone does, since that is the less insulting mistake to make. I agree with this. It's much... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Map for all Earthbound members of WrongPlanet |
| Melpomene |
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Posted: 18 Sep 2011, 4:22 pm
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Replies: 464
Views: 186,236
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Added my marker to Veldhoven! Only one other Dutchie showed up though  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you have good teeth or bad teeth? |
| Melpomene |
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Posted: 18 Sep 2011, 8:11 am
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Replies: 71
Views: 13,526
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| My teeth are the one thing about me that I actually like. I've never had a single cavity and they grew in perfectly straight. I brush them twice a day and go to the dentist once a year. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspies with a good sense of direction |
| Melpomene |
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Posted: 18 Sep 2011, 8:05 am
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,381
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| Yes. I'm good at reading maps and following directions. As long as I know a couple of big roads, I get by just fine. When I first went to Rome, we didn't use maps to navigate the city: our teachers knew where we were going. The second time I went there, I found that I didn't need a map at all. I use... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Abusive relationships as entertainment?? |
| Melpomene |
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Posted: 18 Sep 2011, 7:51 am
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,786
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| I hate that. Women can belittle their partners and boss them around and shout and shriek at them all day long, but as soon as a man raises his voice against her, it's verbal abuse. You can bet the woman would sue the husband for all he's worth as 'revenge' as well. I don't watch TV often, but when I... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: this girl I am texting... |
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Posted: 18 Sep 2011, 7:42 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,546
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Could she be playing hard to get? Some girls like men to 'chase' them and pretend they're not interested.
If she doesn't respond to an outright invitation to grab a drink or go out, then give up and move on. Nothing quite as devastating to the ego as being kept on a leash. |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Is that a man's shirt? |
| Melpomene |
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Posted: 17 Sep 2011, 6:38 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,151
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| so, yesterday I am playing the sims social on facebook when my godson remarks that my sim is a boy, then asks me if I want to be a boy. I told him to stop asking questions. I don't know what to do with him. Perhaps not the best response. It discourages him from being curious, and he might feel like... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Obsessed by a TV show which appealed to your Asperger's? |
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Posted: 17 Sep 2011, 6:31 am
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Replies: 67
Views: 9,987
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| Big Bang Theory - each episode over, and over, and over, and over, and over again. I can almost recite entire episodes. This, to the letter. I can match quotes to the episodes they were in, plus the episode number and season. NT people think it's weird that I can do that. I think it's weird they ca... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Help with writting condolances |
| Melpomene |
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Posted: 17 Sep 2011, 6:21 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 941
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| Since it was somebody you didn't know personally, but who is still more or less connected to you, I'd keep it simple. Flowers and a card with a simple message, such as bergie suggested will always be appreciated. You don't need to say more. The exact words don't really count when somebody's grieving... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Fellow Aspies, would it scare you to go to a metal concert? |
| Melpomene |
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Posted: 17 Sep 2011, 6:15 am
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Replies: 57
Views: 6,948
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| I've been to heaps and heaps of concerts and a good dozen festivals. I've seen Nightwish, Evanescence, Within Temptation and Epica live, as well as distinctly non-symphonic metal bands (Pendulum, The Prodigy, Lostprophets, Rise Against... you name it, I've seen it). The sensory overload (loud music ... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Rants |
| Melpomene |
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Posted: 17 Sep 2011, 5:02 am
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Replies: 9,452
Views: 704,874
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| So, I've come to the conclusion that I have to die. Right now I have things to take care of, but when those things are done. I will go through with it. Don't. Please don't. Nobody has to die, and neither do you. My boyfriend's little sister is a b***h. Stubborn, rude, conventional to the extreme an... |
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