They had plans to build a theme park called "Disney's America" in the mid-90s. Also, they built California Adventure in California.
see the post above yours! find someone hot who has shit together.
You mean Plan B. RU-486 is a chemical abortion. Plan B is like taking a bunch of homronal birth control pills at once; it stops the egg from being fertilized, etc. in the first place. :) Plan B is lie a pre-abortion, whereas RU-486 is an abortion, just with medicine instead of surgery.
She's four effing years old. Give her a break. Even children who are not the spawn of Hollywood royalty have ridiculous wishlists at four years old that probably don't include "sanitary napkin machines," most likely because four year olds do not know what those are.
My friend is doing his residency in one right now and my ex spent a lot of time in them being treated for epilepsy. Not fun places, but what mental hospital ever is?
I've been in the regular hospital here and visited friends as well, and the food is shit--just buckwheat groats--but your friends will bring you things to eat and you also won't go bankrupt.
I've been in the regular hospital here and visited friends as well, and the food is shit--just buckwheat groats--but your friends will bring you things to eat and you also won't go bankrupt.
Yeah, I live in Russia and haven't heard anything to this effect.
Me, too! And him and Kris Jenner were actually totally sweet together. It's nice to see how their relationship has evolv... CHRIST WHY I HAVE I WASTED SO MUCH OF MY LIFE KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS! Damn you, Seacrest!
No HFCS, things are fresher. I also imagine they get the meat from different sources than the American franchises. Meat and produce usually tastes better in general here, too.
Fast food tastes a LOT better in Russia than it does in America and the Burger King near my house has the same decor inside. But no unicorns. :(
That is no longer true.
The thumb tucked between index and middle isn't as rude as the finger. OK sign or extended index and middle I've never seen. People mostly use the middle finger now, although there is an elaborate "take a spin in my dick and kiss my ass" sign.
Why do you think so? I haven't seen any evidence pointing to this.
It's not native, but yes.
Eh, I live in Russia, and honestly, people disliked Bush as a whole way more than Obama.
I've actually noticed that it's very much people from Ireland and UK who are irritated with Americans "claiming" their nationalities, moreso than other countries. I'm not sure why that is, really. My grandparents were Belarusian immigrants and my grandmother's family still lives in Belarus, and my Russian friends will loudly proclaim me as Belarusian, even when I am just like "I AM AN AMERICAN, OK."
The Orthodox Church my family belongs to does indeed use Manischewitz, but I'm pretty sure that "hipster churches" are the exclusive provenance of Protestant denominations.
That runs counter to the opinion of everyone I've ever talked to who lived in the Soviet Union in 1984 and the opinions of every professor I've ever had in Russian history and politics and every book and article I've ever read on the subject, but ok!
The (relative) Western parts of the sphere of Soviet influence are not necessarily representative of the situation in the entire Soviet Union. Why do you think the Baltics were the first to break away and are so bitter about everything Soviet and/or Russian now? Because they never wanted to be a part of it in the first place.
The (relative) Western parts of the sphere of Soviet influence are not necessarily representative of the situation in the entire Soviet Union. Why do you think the Baltics were the first to break away and are so bitter about everything Soviet and/or Russian now? Because they never wanted to be a part of it in the first place.
If you don't want to wear a skirt or cover your hair, you don't have to go. Furthermore, you were an observer, NOT a participant. Also, in Russia at least, Orthodoxy is seen as very much a cultural thing. I've lived there since 2006 and I can count the number of people I've met I'd count as actual practicing Orthodox Christians on one hand, but about half of my acquaintances wear a cross under their clothes.
I went to Quaker schools all my life and Quakerism, at least the branch my schools were in, is very much about helping other people, being anti-war/violence, and crusading against sexism, racism, homo/transphobia, etc. Look at all of the good things the American Friends Service Committee has done for the world! Religion varies widely across the board. Man-made horrors are caused by many things, and while there were many atrocities committed in the name of religion, religion was not the actual cause. State and religion were intertwined in most places for a long time, and religion yielded great political power.
Your first comment stated "And then I see a kid getting the same religion put on her, and worse it's an orthodox one which means it's even harsher on women than a lot of reformed sects," and you're saying Orthodox is "worse" because you had to wear a skirt to go inside a church that you were not a member of. How repressive!
If you don't want to believe in anything, I don't care. I am still undecided on spiritual matters in general and for me Orthodoxy is more of a part of my cultural and ethnic identity than anything else, although I do know that I prefer it to Protestantism and Catholicism. But I also do not go around making blatant statements about other religions or saying insulting things about other's beliefs, statements borne out of my own ignorance.
I went to Quaker schools all my life and Quakerism, at least the branch my schools were in, is very much about helping other people, being anti-war/violence, and crusading against sexism, racism, homo/transphobia, etc. Look at all of the good things the American Friends Service Committee has done for the world! Religion varies widely across the board. Man-made horrors are caused by many things, and while there were many atrocities committed in the name of religion, religion was not the actual cause. State and religion were intertwined in most places for a long time, and religion yielded great political power.
Your first comment stated "And then I see a kid getting the same religion put on her, and worse it's an orthodox one which means it's even harsher on women than a lot of reformed sects," and you're saying Orthodox is "worse" because you had to wear a skirt to go inside a church that you were not a member of. How repressive!
If you don't want to believe in anything, I don't care. I am still undecided on spiritual matters in general and for me Orthodoxy is more of a part of my cultural and ethnic identity than anything else, although I do know that I prefer it to Protestantism and Catholicism. But I also do not go around making blatant statements about other religions or saying insulting things about other's beliefs, statements borne out of my own ignorance.
Uh, yes, there is usually "atheist" and "agnostic" and people know what they are, which is often not the case with the US and Orthodox Christianity.
I was christened Orthodox as an infant and the only time I have ever had to wear a skirt (besides when my mom made me) is to go inside a church at one of the oldest and holiest monasteries in Russia. Head covering is traditional for women, yes, but it's not all the time, just within the church. Go to an Orthodox-majority country (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus), and tell me if Orthodox women have to dress modestly all the time. Yeah, Patriarch Alexei directed an edict about miniskirts, but everyone knows that the ROC has become a tool of the Russian state.
As far as participation goes, huh? The only participation during a church service is call-and-reponse and communion, which does not depend on gender. You can, however, go into a church whenever you want and light candles and pray and consult with a priest. I think you are looking for smoke where there is no fire.
What I mean by "mysticism" is that it is not like Catholicism or Protestantism, where they study the Bible and try to understand things intellectually. I understood zero Slavonic when I went as a kid, but that wasn't the point. It's much more of a sensory experience, a contemplative thing, something mysterious.
If you want to bash other people's religions, at least make an effort to understand what you're bashing.
Also, when we get married, we get to wear crowns! CROWNS, PEOPLE!
I was christened Orthodox as an infant and the only time I have ever had to wear a skirt (besides when my mom made me) is to go inside a church at one of the oldest and holiest monasteries in Russia. Head covering is traditional for women, yes, but it's not all the time, just within the church. Go to an Orthodox-majority country (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus), and tell me if Orthodox women have to dress modestly all the time. Yeah, Patriarch Alexei directed an edict about miniskirts, but everyone knows that the ROC has become a tool of the Russian state.
As far as participation goes, huh? The only participation during a church service is call-and-reponse and communion, which does not depend on gender. You can, however, go into a church whenever you want and light candles and pray and consult with a priest. I think you are looking for smoke where there is no fire.
What I mean by "mysticism" is that it is not like Catholicism or Protestantism, where they study the Bible and try to understand things intellectually. I understood zero Slavonic when I went as a kid, but that wasn't the point. It's much more of a sensory experience, a contemplative thing, something mysterious.
If you want to bash other people's religions, at least make an effort to understand what you're bashing.
Also, when we get married, we get to wear crowns! CROWNS, PEOPLE!
Thank you.
