Timberrrrrrrr wrote: » The people of Ireland voted for the present government that have enacted the water charge and local property tax, Does that mean the water charges and LPT are right? Sometimes governments make decisions that are not the will of the people.
Timberrrrrrrr wrote: » The people voted for this did they?
Hitchens wrote: » http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2799981/woman-thrown-paris-opera-cast-refused-perform-unless-removed-muslim-veil.html Fair play to the cast of the opera and the security people for upholding the law. Hopefully, we would do the same here! Allez France!
RobYourBuilder wrote: » Hence why I included the Pew opinion poll in there too. 82% support it.
chatperche wrote: » Who are you to say what is right and wrong and speak on behalf of French people. Have you even ever been to France or asked a French person their view?
Timberrrrrrrr wrote: » There's a poll in the journal that states 73% won't pay the water chargehttp://www.thejournal.ie/poll-will-you-pay-your-water-charge-bill-1267009-Jan2014/ The boards poll says 47% wont payhttp://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057249879 Another poll saying 30% wont pay the LPThttp://www.thejournal.ie/property-tax-poll-843172-Mar2013/ Polls are not accurate, I could go to parts of Dublin and depending on the question get polar opposites in terms of results.
Nodin wrote: » And away we go with the silly statements. How many times will it be regurgitated this thread? 10, 20. 30, 40?
The Diabolical Monocle wrote: » you could go to Saudi Arabia too. Boards will have a whip round for your plane ticket.
Timberrrrrrrr wrote: » I have been to France many times and i just asked a colleague of mine who sits a short distance away, He is from Marseilles and his reply was Meh!
Timberrrrrrrr wrote: » Been there too, Beautiful country.
Hitchens wrote: » ah well if he's from Marseilles and replied 'meh' there's no more to be said :rolleyes:
The Diabolical Monocle wrote: » I hear they allow niquabs in the operas.
Nino Brown wrote: » They're dead right, walk into an opera in a Muslim country wearing an mini skirt and see what happens.
Timberrrrrrrr wrote: » Maybe go yourself and have a look.
Rory28 wrote: » Me and my boyfriend are on the way... wait. No I like not being stoned to death. Disregard that.
Timberrrrrrrr wrote: » Cool, Stay in your apartment and talk about places you know nothing about then.
RobYourBuilder wrote: » Says the lad on a thread about France, whose only experience of the country is chatting to his workmate from Marseille.
Rory28 wrote: » Are you saying if I went over to Saudi with a same sex partner it would be all sun shine and roses? Hardly.
Timberrrrrrrr wrote: » Well if you decided to start kissing in the street then no it wouldn't be but then the same.can be said for MANY countries.
Timberrrrrrrr wrote: » The people of Ireland voted for the present government that have enacted the water charge and local property tax, Does that mean the water charges and LPT are right?
Timberrrrrrrr wrote: » Amazing how so many on here are afraid of a little woman in a veil yet will laud the actions of balaclava clad terrorists sand call them freedom fighters
Monkeykube wrote: » If anybody was going to drag up or mention the water charges it was going to be you. You must have some obsession about it, or have you now moved on to the niqab as flavour of the month?
Hitchens wrote: » but what if you like kissing in the street? what harm would you be doing to anyone?
