Todays two minutes silence.

Yeah, it's surprising how powerful 2 minutes silence is.

I was in Sainsburys one year when they did 2 minutes silence, I think they dimmed the lights too. It does make you think.

Whatever the politics I feel awfully sorry for those people in Gaza.

In Ukraine I feel sorry for both Ukrainians and Russian soldiers - lots of young men in trenches shooting and bombing each other...all because of 1 man
 
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Notch7 said:
Whatever the politics I feel awfully sorry for those people in Gaza.

In Ukraine I feel sorry for both Ukrainians and Russian soldiers - lots of young men in trenches shooting and bombing each other...all because of 1 man
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Yes, so sad, we'll never know what it's like.
 
Mottie said:
Every year when this happens, I fill up just thinking of all those that have sacrificed their lives. Is it just me? Anyone else?
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Mrs filly and I were pulling out of Jewsons when it popped on the radio, I pulled over and we sat in the van for a few minutes, not speaking and just quietly reflecting. I joked afterwards we should spend more time doing that.

I reminded her of an incident in either B & Q or Wickes, I can't remember which, about twenty years earlier with my brother in law, ex military, long dead now, there was an announcement over the speakers of 2 minutes silence, he touched me on the arm and we stopped walking, and were silent for two minutes.

During this time, two young Pakistani's walked around the store shouting, laughing and generally making as much noise as they could, we hadn't heard them before that point.
 
fillyboy said:
Mrs filly and I were pulling out of Jewsons when it popped on the radio, I pulled over and we sat in the van for a few minutes, not speaking and just quietly reflecting. I joked afterwards we should spend more time doing that.

I reminded her of an incident in either B & Q or Wickes, I can't remember which, about twenty years earlier with my brother in law, ex military, long dead now, there was an announcement over the speakers of 2 minutes silence, he touched me on the arm and we stopped walking, and were silent for two minutes.

During this time, two young Pakistani's walked around the store shouting, laughing and generally making as much noise as they could, we hadn't heard them before that point.
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How did you know what nationality they were?
 
crystal ball said:
How did you know what nationality they were?
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I lived in Slough for 50 years, I could differentiate very easily between Indians and Pakistanis, not just by appearance but other traits as well. I could tell the difference between a Kashmiri or Bengali purely by facial features, even with Indians with enough experience you could start to differentiate between castes. Sikhs and Hindis I always got on well with, both were industrious, went on to own their own own homes and usually run their own businesses, the Sikhs were obviously identifiable by the beards and turbans.

But back to your original question, I knew what nationality they were simply because Indians wouldn't have been that disrespectful to their adopted country, I know this, I grew up with them, they were my friends.

What's your experience?
 
Mottie said:
Every year when this happens, I fill up just thinking of all those that have sacrificed their lives. Is it just me? Anyone else?
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Yes. I thought it was just me!

The feeling is so immense, it blows my mind thinking about the millions who selflessly went off to war.
 
Mottie said:
Every year when this happens, I fill up just thinking of all those that have sacrificed their lives. Is it just me? Anyone else?
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My grandad was in the Royal Engineers and served in Italy (WWII). He was wounded but only a bullet graze (leg). Many didn't return. Seeing military marches - Edinburgh Tattoo for example, always gives me goose bumps.
 
fillyboy said:
I lived in Slough for 50 years, I could differentiate very easily between Indians and Pakistanis, not just by appearance but other traits as well. I could tell the difference between a Kashmiri or Bengali purely by facial features, even with Indians with enough experience you could start to differentiate between castes. Sikhs and Hindis I always got on well with, both were industrious, went on to own their own own homes and usually run their own businesses, the Sikhs were obviously identifiable by the beards and turbans.

But back to your original question, I knew what nationality they were simply because Indians wouldn't have been that disrespectful to their adopted country, I know this, I grew up with them, they were my friends.

What's your experience?
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You see the qualities and differences with attitudes from British Asians.

The Indians are a great addition to British life.
 
fillyboy said:
I lived in Slough for 50 years, I could differentiate very easily between Indians and Pakistanis, not just by appearance but other traits as well. I could tell the difference between a Kashmiri or Bengali purely by facial features, even with Indians with enough experience you could start to differentiate between castes. Sikhs and Hindis I always got on well with, both were industrious, went on to own their own own homes and usually run their own businesses, the Sikhs were obviously identifiable by the beards and turbans.

But back to your original question, I knew what nationality they were simply because Indians wouldn't have been that disrespectful to their adopted country, I know this, I grew up with them, they were my friends.

What's your experience?
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My experience is that you have a chip on your shoulder and you did not know what nationality they were, another fillyfact
 
crystal ball said:
My experience is that you have a chip on your shoulder and you did not know what nationality they were, another fillyfact
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noseall said:
Correct. Utter tosh from filly.
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