nietske

@nietske (199)

Belgium • Age 41

Joined myLot 18 years ago

you are dammed if you do, and you are dammed if u don't, so what to do?

Discussions (23)

nietske's Discussions

all in favour?

nietske @nietske (199) • Belgium 6 Apr 07

One of the most debated topics in penology is the death sentence executed as punishment. In my home country, Belgium, the death sentence is illegal and no longer practiced as it is part of the EU and the practice is considered...

punishment

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what would be the perfect human being?

nietske @nietske (199) • Belgium 6 Apr 07

If you could compile a human being from scratch (as you can see this is a hypothetical discussion:))what characteristics would you endow it? Would it be a man, a woman, would you go for looks first or would you prefer to focus...

perfect human being

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What's you favorite piece of art?

nietske @nietske (199) • Belgium 5 Apr 07

I myself am rather fond of impressionism. Give me a Renoir, Monet or Manet anyday. I would have to say however that my all time favorite Mona Lisa, Da Vinci was a man of mystery and this is truly resembled in his art. I went to...

arte favorites

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what annoys you most in traffic?

nietske @nietske (199) • Belgium 5 Apr 07

I just turned on the news and yes they have tested the Belgian citizens to see what annoys them the most in traffic. Although this might seem like a waste of good reserach money :), these are the results: The Belgian people are...

traffic

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abortion: good or evil?

nietske @nietske (199) • Belgium 5 Apr 07

It might be a strange thing to post under the header life, but I couldn't post it under anything else because the reactions would be too one sided. So: what opinions are there about abortion? Is it murder, is it not? Do you think...

abortion

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do you drink alcohol?

nietske @nietske (199) • Belgium 4 Apr 07

This is a question that has been bugging me for a while. Why do people look at me like I am a freak if i tell them i don't drink alcohol (I am 23, so I am over the required minimum age)? People even try to push me into drinking,...

alcohol

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if you knew you only had three days to live, waht would you do?

nietske @nietske (199) • Belgium 4 Apr 07

Lets assume the doctor calls you and tells you that testresults show you only have three days to live: what would you do? Would you spend your time with family and friends, would you go out to party, would you do whatever. Just...

life

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esse est percipi?

nietske @nietske (199) • Belgium 3 Apr 07

I would like to see what the general feeling is on Berkeley. Do we really exist beecause we are percieved and if we stop being percieved, do we cease to exist. This would also end the discussion of the tree falling in the woods,...

berkeley

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do you have a phobia?

nietske @nietske (199) • Belgium 3 Apr 07

I can't stand the sight of needles. I can't even watch them on tv without almost fainting. If I have to have a shot they have to hold me down with 3 people and I start hyperventilating. I hate the fact that I have this exaggerated...

phobias

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multicultural society

nietske @nietske (199) • Belgium 3 Apr 07

I know there is a lot of debating going on about this topic, but i just wanted to hear what different people from different countries have to say about the multicultural (people from different races and different religions living...

multicultural

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favorite and worst actor actress?

nietske @nietske (199) • Belgium 3 Apr 07

What is your favorite actor/ actress and why. Who would you rather not see on the screen and why? Personally i like the classics, Robert Deniro, Al Paccino, i like them because they ar charismatic. I hate to see singers/ come...

favorites

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do people press you into marriage and parenthood

nietske @nietske (199) • Belgium 3 Apr 07

Well, it has happened yet again. I am at a family gathering and of course people can(t help but ask me when I'm going to get married and start having babies. I am only 23, but i've been with my partner for 7 years, but i do feel...

pressure

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is the war in Iraq justified?