Europe just got bigger
May 1, 2004
It's strange when you think about it isn't it? One minute I need a visa to work in Lithuania, then all of a sudden I don't. It would be really off-putting if I had any idea what Lithuania is like or even what language they speak (Lithuanian maybe?)
Seriously though, I'm no economist so I can't comment on whether it's good for the country's wealth, and to be honest, I don't care! What I do care about are people, and cultures and the way life differs across the globe. I just hope that joining Europe won't mean joining the West in its mundane Americanisation of everything we do and say and think. It's not that I have anything against America, I think it's great, but it's Britain and France turning into a mini-America that bugs me.
This European expansion should be an opportunity to open our eyes to a wider world, experience cultures we knew nothing about, learn to speak Lithuanian, eat different foods, meet different people and generally widen our horizons.
That's what it means to me anyway.
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Why can't I kick drop goals?
Apr 29, 2004
I kicked 2 today, and one of those was me pointing out that I couldn't do them despite following instructions:
"Look, I've done what you said: hold the ball close to the ground, drop it and kick it and look it doesn't... oh ... it does work"
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