Boris

[Steve Walker]

Driving cars in them? Dont agree with that.

[Phone]

Steve Walker,

 

Funny you should say that - Saudi Arabia began allowing women to drive (for the first time ever) July 12th 2018

 

Phone

[Steve Walker]

Phone - yes, thats the kind of very conservative mindset that made me wonder how many brits drive in burkas.

 

Though of course many Saudi women wear the hijab rather than the burka, and that seems to be acceptable in the uk...

 

[Ken L]

Driving cars in them? Dont agree with that.

What could possibly go wrong?

[Steve Walker]

That looks more like couldnt drive a greasy stick up a dogs bum to me - and arent they both wearing hijab?

[Ken L]

Looks like the full Monty at 0:52

[Phone]

All

 

Empirical studies have demonstrated that faces making eye contact are detected quickly and processed preferentially. I don’t think it is controversial to say, in human beings, eye contact is a form of nonverbal communication and is thought to have a large influence on social behavior. As a Midwesterner eye contact is sign of confidence, respect, and social communication.

 

Eye contact is a fundamental element of trust where I live

 

Phone

[Ken L]

Yes but as someone who is somewhat deaf, it's not just the eyes.

Not only do I lip read to a degree, I also find myself picking up on a whole raft of non-verbal communication queues to support my hearing, that simply can't be conveyed by someone wearing a polyester bag.

[Steve Walker]

I fear that's rather the point of the things. To depersonalise them. Make them invisible. I don't agree with them, but I tend to err on the side of personal liberty. If someone feels they have to cut themselves off from the world, that's sad, but it's not my business.

[gozzer]

I fear that's rather the point of the things. To depersonalise them. Make them invisible. I don't agree with them, but I tend to err on the side of personal liberty. If someone feels they have to cut themselves off from the world, that's sad, but it's not my business.

 

If someone wants to make themselves invisible, then the easiest way is to blend in with those around them. I see it as the opposite, they want to stand out, make a statement, one that says, "I am not going to integrate, I am going to bring my values into your country regardless of any negative effect it might have, and woebe tide anyone who speaks out against it". The petition by the 100 Muslim women demanding Boris be sacked is indicative of this.

I never had any qualms with anyone's religious beliefs, other than thinking them naïve for buying into it. The mass influx over the last few years has changed my mind. I live just down the road from Dewsbury, Batley, and a few miles from Bradford, and see on a daily basis the effect it's having on the area and it's people. I know some are integrating to varying degrees, but others have no intention of even trying.

I've always tried to mirror my reactions to suit any action taken towards me, and I believe that some of my posts on here reflect that.

 

John.