Posts made by nordicblue

You have been the only one making personal attacks.  I posted general news that is completely true.  Germany and "responsible" countries have bailed out "irresponsible" ones.  Responsible being the keyword here.  Why is it that the UK, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Belgium and the Netherlands are doing well, while Spain, Greece, Portugal and Cyprus flounder and spend themselves into an apparent oblivion of tax debt set at 170%+ of their GDP.  If you think Greece deserves to do this, why don't you pay my tax bill when I abscond with funds.  I didn't think so.  This shouldn't have to happen.  I don't know why you are standing up for the politicians who have apparently robbed you blind.  The taxpayers of these responsible countries pay high taxes, have much fewer government funded amenities than Greece and have a higher retirement age to boot.  That is what is takes to finance them.  They especially do not enjoy having their tax dollars rerouting to foreign countries who do not know how easy they had it.

The opposition party will always say that they can do better and will not disappoint you.  Maybe, they are in this mess because the citizens actually believe the propaganda that is fed to them.  Why should these people be any less corrupt?  Angela Merkel would never denounce your government openly as that would be in poor taste and not politically beneficial to any Greeks living in Germany.  Cubans wanted the U.S. to remove Batista from office, which they did with the Brigada and installed Castro and look what happened there.  America was like, "oh Cuba, we are your friend", whilst only really overthrowing Batista because it suits them to do so.  It is not a problem with Greece in particular, it is any government in Europe acting like an anchor on the growth of responsible countries, which at the current time is Greece, Cyprus and Spain to name a few.

@Minerboh80:

Possibly.
But out of respect to my fellow German users, i won't
I refuse to use norticblue's slimy tactics.

Since when did listing facts become slimy?  Everything I posted was a fact and is a fact corroborated by verifiable sources.  Don't blame me for the current situation in the European Union.  Euro tumbles even further to below $1.20, to end the day at $1.1963,  £0.7817.   :afr: :cry2:

Bloomberg - Euro Extends Slide on ECB Outlook
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-04/euro-extends-slide-as-japan-resumes-n-z-stocks-advance.html

God doesn't hate anyone, just the sins we commit.  Love the person, not the sin.  These sins are explicitly spelled out in the Bible; however, people will always choose to bury their heads in the sand.  :love: :pope:

They are still better off than most of Europe, most of Asia and all of Central and South America.  In addition, because of their industrious mentality, I believe they will always be in the top 10.  This could never be said for the aforementioned areas.  China has too many human rights violations.  Singapore is also extremely unlikely to be in the top 10.

Could you tell me when exactly Greece bailed out Germany?  I don't ever remeber Germany being broke, except after WWII, and even then the rest of Europe was in worse shape then they were.  America and the UK funneled money through the rest of Europe.  When has the UK ever need to be bailed out or the U.S. for that matter?

Just because someone doesn't find black people attractive doesn't not make people racist.  If you want people to respect your preferences, than respect theirs.  The phenomenon of liking people within your own race is nothing new, weird or mean spirited.

The people are pretty nice here too.  :cheers:

@LEVI:

@nordicblue:

So, do you think it is controlled by a gene, or the environment (epigenetic), i.e., something that happens after birth.  If you don't have a choice, then it is a physiological response, and; therefore, it is a gene regulatory network.  If it is the environment, then it is something that happened after birth.  It has to be one or the other, either gene or environment.  There's no having the cake and eating it too.

No, it doesn't have to be either gene or environment. It can be a combination of the two.

http://www.realjock.com/article/1133

Being a combination of the two is a moot point.  That means it is still controlled by a gene.  If it was environmental, then you could prevent it from happening.  Just remove the environmental trigger.

I am also impressed that they can do so much with so little.  They are a superpower, while other countries with more land and natural resources can't ever hope to produce as much as they do.  Rock on Japan!  :cheers:

I am also impressed that they can do so much with so little.  They are a superpower, while other countries with more land and natural resources can't ever hope to produce as much as they do.  Rock on Japan!  :cheers:

Here are two different sources.  Greece is 43rd from the World Bank.  Even with some wiggle room maybe upper 30s.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2195.html
http://databank.worldbank.org/data/download/GDP.pdf

Government Credit Rating

| Country | S&P | | Moody’s | | Fitch | | Score |
| Canada | AAA | Stable | Aaa | stable | AAA | 98 |
| Denmark | AAA | Stable | Aaa | stable | AAA | 98 |
| Finland | AA+ | Stable | Aaa | stable | AAA | 98 |
| Germany | AAA | Stable | Aaa | stable | AAA | 99 |
| Greece | B | Stable | Caa1 | stable | B | 20 |
| Liechtenstein | AAA | Stable | Aaa | stable | AAA | 100 |
| Netherlands | AA | Stable | Aaa | stable | AA | 98 |
| Norway | AAA | Stable | Aaa | stable | AAA | 98 |
| Poland | A- | Stable | A2 | stable | A- | 69 |
| Spain | BBB | Stable | Baa2 | stable | BBB+ | 60 |
| Sweden | AAA | Stable | Aaa | stable | AAA | 99 |
| Switzerland | AAA | Stable | Aaa | stable | AAA | 100 |
| United Kingdom | AAA | Stable | AA1 | stable | AA+ | 97 |
| United States | AA+ | Stable | Aaa | stable | AAA | 97 |

http://www.tradingeconomics.com/country-list/rating

Government Debt to GDP
Denmark 44.50%
Germany 76.90%
Greece 174.50%
Norway 29.52%
Spain 92.10%
Sweden 40.60%
Euro area 90.90%
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/country-list/government-debt-to-gdp

Retirement Age
Norway has the oldest retirement age at 67
United States 66, has been there forever
Sweden 65
Denmark 65
Germany 65
Greece 65, was almost the lowest at 57 before the raise
Euro area 64.32
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/country-list/retirement-age-men

First, no one is required to give you anything.  You don't demand respect, you earn respect.  It is not Germany's fault that the Grecian politicians are corrupt and don't seem to care about their constituents as you say.  All of the reasons that you mention are nobody else's fault.  This still doesn't change the fact that other Europeans countries should not have to foot Greece's debt bill.  It is as raphjd said.  Those European nations who were bailed out by Germany and the like should thank their lucky stars they decided to do so.  That situation could have been entirely worse had they not done so.
@raphjd:

As I previously said, I don't really know much about Spain's situation.  HOWEVER, Greece's situation has been well documented in UK news documentary shows (Panorama, Dispatches, etc).

The southern European countries that are having a hard time now had extremely early retirement ages.   Even after severe reforms, they still retire 4 years earlier than the rest of Europe.

They also had grey economies through tax avoidance on goods and services.

Job related benefits were outrageous, compared to the rest of Europe.

Despite pretty decent economic growth (prior to the global economic meltdown),  the national debt was skyrocketing.   The year before the global economic meltdown, the Greek national debt was 105% of their GDP.  Their GDP rose 4.3% but their national debt rose 7% up until the global economic meltdown.

Bailing out other countries has meant higher taxes and service cuts for the countries that had to do the bailing out, yet the countries that got bailed out are angry with those that saved them.

All of these things are direct benefits of the people of these countries.   This is why you won't see much pity from the people in the rest of Europe.

I think the Japanese are a rather nice, industrious people.  Look how successful their country, being as small as it is, especially since they don't have many natural resources.

@myrea:

Japan has an inverted piramid so most are in the retirement, also there is a part of the active youth who are lock-ins.

I am sure that not everyone is an "otaku" (lock-in) but I think you mean "shut-in". ???

Interactive map
http://www.targetmap.com/viewer.aspx?reportId=5200

Interesting section on how higher temperature and more inbreeding are correlated over time with lower IQs and lower temperature and more outbreeding are associated with higher IQs.
http://jaymans.wordpress.com/2012/06/14/more-on-farming-and-inheritance-systems-part-i-iq/

Inbreeding and outbreeding map
Green=very little inbreeding
Red=high inbreeding

Plant hardiness map

https://forum.gaytorrent.ru/index.php?topic=26576.msg135446#msg135446

I am glad they are finished.  That was a headache at the malls.  Back to the topic at hand.

@lockedbashed:

yes. everyone prefers to their own race.. unless the other person is White.. being White is always beneficial anywhere you go.. unfortunately its a hypocritical soiciety. Take UAE for example.. the local women cant find any groom as many Locals are marrying white women..

Do you live in the UAE?  I hear emiratis live a pretty pampered lifestyle.

It is not an insinuated threat, it is a simple fact.  Currently, older people who have shunned technology have paid for it because they may have been passed over for promotions and the like.  Society will move forward with or without you.  The world stops for no man.  It is not that technology is inherently good or bad, unless you make it so.  If you choose to shun technology, then that is your prerogative.  That does not mean other will choose to do the same.  People used to think that in vitro fertilization is playing God, now it is common place.  Why do you think some adults are taking these "remedial" computer classes such as how to use Excel and Word?  It is not because they really want to.  It is because they need to do so in order to survive in the workplace.  I reiterate, those who do not embrace it, will be left behind by it because it is an ever increasing part of society.