Quote from: Pecan on April 18, 2017, 01:16:33 pmLoki88,I don't envy you.I used to get an earful from a former colleague and friend that went through the same struggles/battles.Thankfully for him, his wife was much more assertive and firm with her mother (that is a razor's edge to navigate).How many more years do you think you will have to endure?Years. Pff, our plane tickets are booked for June.I'm just worried about leaving fir more than 30 seconds because I come back to the temp set to 30 and my son is wrapped in multiple blankets panting fir breath.He was actually hospitalized Monday night and she still doesn't ****** get it. My wife is too scared to do anything about it.
Loki88,I don't envy you.I used to get an earful from a former colleague and friend that went through the same struggles/battles.Thankfully for him, his wife was much more assertive and firm with her mother (that is a razor's edge to navigate).How many more years do you think you will have to endure?
Quote from: Lurch on April 18, 2017, 03:38:44 pmYou got a source on that?LMAO, the internet is so hilarious.
You got a source on that?
No, seriously. I'm 95% sure that sugar and flour have done way more good than harm for the average human being.
This is easily proven, as for every single culture that has ever existed, all over the planet — health declined when sugar and white flour were introduced.
"White flour" dates from around 1870, when steam-driven mills came about during the Industrial Revolution.Avg world life expectancy in 1870 was 29.7 years. Today, it is 71.4 years.
Quote from: Mr C on April 18, 2017, 09:59:29 pm"White flour" dates from around 1870, when steam-driven mills came about during the Industrial Revolution.Avg world life expectancy in 1870 was 29.7 years. Today, it is 71.4 years. HA!!! You guys crack me up. Riiiight, because life span is a proxy for health. Internet people always say that...
Sorry, but wouldn't looking at the actual causes of increased lifespans be more telling?Clean drinking water, for example?Life expectancy has increased in India, Africa, etc., for different reasons, but not one of them is due to white flour and sugar.
He was actually hospitalized Monday night and she still doesn't ****** get it. My wife is too scared to do anything about it.
Not really a rant, but it kind of grinds my gears how native teachers are expected to always have an organized, educational, and fun class for every single class, but for Korean teachers, sometimes it's okay for them to just let students study for a few minutes and then play. Or give them the entire class to practice a roleplay. Basically all these things that are super low-demand on the teacher's energy. Not like every time. Even the hardest working Korean teachers do that sometimes. Like, that's a normal thing that teachers do everywhere. Even in western countries. Sometimes students and teachers just need a nice, low-maintenance relaxing class period without a lot of structure.But if a native teacher does that? Clearly not diligent and just wants to avoid making material.
There are also days when I'm just having the sad time feelies and can't be a SHINY HAPPY PERSON.
Life span is absolutely a proxy for health. Who is more likely to die, a healthy person or an unhealthy person? Use some common sense.
Quote from: Lurch on April 19, 2017, 07:59:58 amLife span is absolutely a proxy for health. Who is more likely to die, a healthy person or an unhealthy person? Use some common sense.Wrong, why don't you use some common sense? Americans are some of the most unhealthy people in the world, even though their lifespan is double that of the Upper Paleolithic. Propping up half-dead losers with drugs doesn't change the fact that they are massively unhealthy...from the products of the industrial revolution...which are sugar, "vegetable" oil, white flour, etc. Upper Paleolithic was peak human health, and they lived ~35 years (disputed). No real correlation between life span and health.