DVDA, to read you say “ What a disappointment this thread was to read” I find understandableTo read you say “ I look forward to your generation being referred to exclusively in the past tense” I do not

Originally Posted by russell Still don’t get why I need to be welcomed to my own country… Maybe not. On the same note, perhaps the use of doormats saying "welcome" should be banned?I don't find anything offensive about being welcomed *anywhere*, even my own home.

I don't know enough about the "Country" issue (as a non-Australian) so I am not going to venture into that minefield. But aspects of this debate make me so angry. Context: I've been a strident D&I activist for many years, despite being "male, pale and stale". I set up D&I Committees bot...

Originally Posted by Pegasus I once listened to a person have a loud and detailed telephone conversation about his marketing scheme and how they were going to "win this business". After an annoying 30 minutes I quietly asked him, "do you know who I am?". No. "I'm your competition and I've heard e...

I have variously tried pointedly asking someone if they would like to borrow some headphones (which they never have, but each time they have turned it down or, in the case of someone playing games, turn the sound off) or simply asking very politely if they would wear headphones. So far no bad re...