Society & Culture Questions and Answers in The AnswerBank

Voter Id

As gentle reminder, don’t forget that you will need photo ID (or some other acceptable documentation, not just your polling card) in order to vote at polling stations come the May local elections and...

Hymie

Sir John Major

This youtube video captures something quite rare, a politician telling the truth and being insightful about future events. Quite amazing that it is from 2016; it could have been yesterday....

brian j john

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus

Happy St David's Day...

Hymie

It Has Been Over A Week Since I Posted A Thread On Brexit – Ttt Must Be Suffering Withdraw Symptoms

This short Brexit quiz (of 20 questions) is quite interesting - if you want to jump straight to the answers, they are 6 minutes in. The answer to question 8 interested me in that it is claimed that...

joko

Gathering And Sharing Family Photos

My extended family have been talking about finding some online photo site, that we could all have access to & share all our photos etc. Does anyone know of one specifically for that purpose? Or one...

ToraToraTora

I'm Confused...... L G B T Q +.....

Ok I know what LGBT is and I noticed lately that a Q+ has been added in various media sources. Ever keen to keep up with modern terms I googled it. I was horrified to discover that the Q means Queer....

Canary42

150 Years Behind . . .

. . . or different culture ? For once I applaud the UK Judicial system. Suppress that gasp NJ ;-) I'm not averse to giving credit where it's due....

lankeela

Can Someone Explain To Me

what exactly transgender means - Scotland's proposed bill aimed to allow people to change gender from sixteen - yet the recent tragic murder of the sixteen year old in Warrington describes her as...

joko

Paintings/Drawings Of Real Pirates

is there anywhere that shows drawings of what actual pirates actually looked like? I know they were a figure of mystery so often artists just made them up, especially if for cigarette cards or...

drobi619

How May Meal Should I Eat And When

I work in a restaurant and perform many evenings (3-11 pm). I was wondering how I should sort out my meal times, as I know I should have 2 to 3 meals daily. When it comes to. I am not an early riser,...

Raidergal2022

I Miss The Carefree Days Of The 90’S

Whatever happened to carefree days? People rarely spontaneously show up to peoples/relatives houses anymore. Kids don’t knock on their friends doors to ask if they are playing out. In the 90’s when I...

Treacle71

Does Anyone Know Why I Can Stay In Jobs When I Have Social Anxiety

It's really odd, but I can work very well, but when it comes to outside of work I go into my shell and my social phobia kicks in. I have no friends outside of work. How am I able to hold down a job,...

Zacs-Master

Inspirational Or Depressing?

If humans last as long as the average mammalian species, and no mass extinctions or catastrophes occur, then 99.5% of humans who will ever exist are yet to be born.

nailedit

Immigrants

Emotive subject... Just got off the bus after a one hour ride from Crewe to Stoke (Not the most pleasent experience on First Bus) Was greeted with a broken English speaker (and his friend) gesturing...

ToraToraTora

Are T R O B And W O K E Et Al A New Form Of Fascism?

The TG rapist thread and others of late have induced me to ask this. With their list of stock acceptable responses and beliefs on any given subject and the brutal retribution meted out to dissenters...