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Resolved Question: Why won't he talk to me?

I'm in Portugal on my year abroad and one night I met a guy through a pal at a party and thought he was cute and seemed really nice. Once we went on a night out just me and some of his friends which was great, he seemed kinda into me. We used to always talk on facebook and text, sometimes being a bit flirty. He'd been asking my pal what I'd said about him too. Then one day he invited me and my pal (who likes his pal) to lunch at his faculty so we went along, quite excited. We were there for over 2 hours and he basically ignored me the whole time, I ended up speaking to one of his other friends. We pretty much haven't spoken since. That was about a month ago. I don't understand what I did wrong. I'm not even bothered about anything happening between us but I thought we were friends. Does anyone know what's going on in his head? Or been in a similar situation?

9 Dec 2011, 4:48 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: What's it like for an american to study in Europe (Specifically Portugal)?

I am an American of Portuguese descent currently looking into colleges both in America and Portugal. I am a proud American, but I adore Portugal too, and would like to study medicine at the University of Coimbra (and possibly move to Portugal one day). How difficult would it be for me to receive accustomed? My Portuguese isn't great, but I know some. Do they offer any sort of programs for international students??? Also, what is the situation with living quarters, cost of living, etc...basicallyt ANY information would be awesome :)

8 Dec 2011, 8:05 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: my reasons for not living...?

all my life ive been picked on for being who i am, they every say its banter but i dint look it like that ive done bad things in my life he res some please i know what i have done is wrong It every started when i was 10 years old, i met this guy from portugal he was 9 and we used to play every the time, playing football, cricket every sorts, then after a long friendship i grew feelings for him and i didn't force him but munlipunated him into kissing me even though he didnt want to... then after he did and i promised never to do anything like that again, i kissed his younger brother (i know its sick) When i was 12 my mom bought me a dog, a dog that loved me and would take a bullet for me, even though he had hip displacement, and one day i sat on his back whilst he was sitting down and i sort of rubbed my private area on him and it felt nice... i did this for 5 or 6 times now and i regret every moment. I have also shouted and cursed GOD which i feel bad for... i want forgiveness but i seem to have gone too far down the rabbit hole and then only way i feel will solve the problem is isolation for the world, or suicide... i still hear the kid asking for to not do it and my dog begging me to receive off... im a sick disgusting person and i make excuses like "i was young" but deep down i know that i knew exactly what i was doing.. am i the anti-christ? am i bad? words can not explain how sorry i am, but is it good enough?

8 Dec 2011, 4:18 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Is this IBS? Thanks :)?

Hi, I'm 17 and I'm just wondering if I have IBS. Before I tell you my symptoms I'd just like to tell you three things. - I'm allergic to many things and yes I eat tthe thing I'm allergic too because it seems to have no or little effect on me when I eat it. - I used to hold in my poo. I know its bad. Now, it seems I'm always confused of when to poo. - I have anixty, health anixty Here are my symptoms: - I seem to be constipated most of the time. But like, one day I'm completely constipated and like the next I can be pooing a HUGE piece of poop, as the next I can have tiny balls, as I can have dihreaa. Most of the time its constipation though. - The back of my back hurts when I sit in a specfic position. It used to hurt a lot back when I was even more constipated. - I poo everyday, but my poo always looks different. - I seem to be even more constipated when I eat spicy things and sometimes when I'm on my period. - I have no cramps or ne thing. - This every started happening in August when I came back from my trip from portugal. The day I came back I had massive diarrhea and then constipation for 1 week. I'm kinda worried this might be cancer. I know, i sound stupid but my anxity is really bad right now. My perants don't want to bring me to the doctor unless I have blood on my stools. My mom is so used to me telling her I need to go cause I have some deadly sickness I dont have. I know my mom had a lot of digestion problems. Apperantly I had constipation problems as a little kid. Nothing serious though. What worries me is that my great ( moms uncle) uncle had colon cancer. Thank you for every your help, it means a lot.

6 Dec 2011, 8:03 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Adjustment of status after getting married on a visa waiver?

Hello.I met my boyfriend online this year. We fell deeply in adore. I came to the US to meet him after he bought me the ticket and travelled with him for a week. after 5 days he said that he didn't want to be apart from me anymore and neither did i so he proposed to me. we married 1 month later. he is 19 and i am 20. Now we will apply for adjustment of status. he is a US citizen and I am from Portugal, I am here on a visa waiver that will expire in 40 days. what are our chances since he just got a job now. there is not really an anual income in his name. Can his mom be the only sponsor that actually received enough and paid taxes (i dont know how it is called)? and since we met in an online game x_x will it be believable? We have friends that know about our relationship. I dont want to marry just for a green card. i adore him and every i want is to be with him. what are my chances without a lawyer? (btw if we cant stay here then il want to bring him to portugal with me he will become a citizen after 3 years of marriage as the portuguese laws explain). Will my I-130 petition even be approved? My round trip ticket was only for a short travel, i was supposed to be in the USA for 1 week. that's why he proposed to me on the 5th day. My family is in Portugal, they didn't arrive to the wedding. But there are pictures of the wedding. I think we can prove that our marriage is based on adore.and for what i have read our friends can also send letters saying it is true. we used to skype everyday and every his friends joined sometimes.. do i need to prove that i had intention to go back to Portugal? I'm not in school in portugal and i don't have a job. I only have one bank account with not much money and now i can't even cancel it online or through phone and i have the return ticket.. i don't know if they ask anything about proof that i intended to return. should i pay 420 dollars to apply for the I-130 petition anyway? i think our sponsors money is enough and i believe i can prove our relationship is real. i would never leave portugal to go to another country without a stronger feeling making me stay. i have my family that i adore there. im staying here because i really dont want to be apart from him anymore

6 Dec 2011, 4:23 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Applying Adjustment of status visa waiver?

Hello.I met my boyfriend online this year. We fell deeply in adore. I came to the US to meet him after he bought me the ticket and travelled with him for a week. after 5 days he said that he didn't want to be apart from me anymore and neither did i so he proposed to me. we married 1 month later. he is 19 and i am 20. Now we will apply for adjustment of status. he is a US citizen and I am from Portugal, I am here on a visa waiver that will expire in 40 days. what are our chances since he just got a job now. there is not really an anual income in his name. Can his mom be the only sponsor that actually received enough and paid taxes (i dont know how it is called)? and since we met in an online game x_x will it be believable? We have friends that know about our relationship. I dont want to marry just for a green card. i adore him and every i want is to be with him. what are my chances without a lawyer? (btw if we cant stay here then il want to bring him to portugal with me he will become a citizen after 3 years of marriage as the portuguese laws explain). Will my I-130 petition even be approved? Oh I dont know if it's understandable but my round trip ticket was only for a short travel, i was supposed to be in the USA for 1 week. that's why he proposed to me on the 5th day. My family is in Portugal, they didn't arrive to the wedding. But there are pictures of the wedding. I think we can prove that our marriage is based on adore.and for what i have read our friends can also send letters saying it is true. we used to skype everyday and every his friends joined sometimes.. do i need to prove that i had intention to go back to Portugal? I'm not in school in portugal and i don't have a job. I only have one bank account with not much money and now i can't even cancel it online or through phone and i have the return ticket.. i don't know if they ask anything about proof that i intended to return. should i pay 420 dollars to apply for the I-130 petition anyway? i think our sponsors money is enough and i believe i can prove our relationship is real. i would never leave portugal to go to another country without a stronger feeling making me stay. i have my family that i adore there. im staying here because i really dont want to be apart from him anymo

6 Dec 2011, 3:57 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Learning Mandarin Step by step?

So I think I´m sure when I say to myself "I will learn Mandarin!" So, before I start I want to set goals for myself, what to learn first, how to learn, so I have everything organized when reviewing and can create tests to myself. I am planning on listening to music and watching movies to simply allow the language to invade me and my brain starts assimilating its pronunciation and even learn some words/grammar that are repeated frequently, For the next step I want to create like tiny words list, for example "Food:" and then write several types of food. "Animals:" "Pronouns:" you receive the idea... Combining the previous process with grammar study to make sure that I am not "I store go" even though some sentences can almost be interpreted as that way. Now for the longest process: Hanzi... How should I go about them? Do you think I should like learn 10 each day and review, review and review? Or maybe I should learn Pinyin Mandarin first as I basically know nothing about the language and later on start studying Hanzi like crazy? For example first having a clear understand on how to use the Chinese grammar, have a wealthy vocabulary and only at that time should I start studying Hanzi for example writing the same character like 20 times and creating sentences example with what I know? Please from the people who are fluent in Chinese suggest me good methods. For example, with what method do Chinese teachers use to tutor Chinese kids hanzi? One side note: I can´t buy anything so it will have to be free resources (which I already know pretty much what I need) so I just need learning methods. Ways to stimulate the brain. Also, I live in a tiny town in Portugal and there simply is no Chinese classes around me. There are of course Chinese classes in Portugal but too far away from me and I live with my mom and we need to keep even the last penny. Please be nice and give me thorough explanations because I am serious about learning this language and I need encouragement

6 Dec 2011, 12:32 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Do you have travel advice for a trip to Lisbon, Portugal?

Two American, man 45, lady 76, coming via Dublin, Ireland to receive lady 70. We're landing at 7pm Sunday night. leaving on Wednesday at 7 PM. We're staying in Graca on road: Rua Senhora da Gloria. I'm planning on getting a car for one day. We'll probably take the bus into town from the airport and receive the car locally (reserved ahead of time). The bus can take us back to the airport. I understand much in Lisbon is closed on Monday so I was thinking of getting a car in Graca and making a trip from Lisbon to Fatima. On the way back, time permitting, are the possibilities of: Batalha- (less likely:Nazare) -Alcobaca - Obidos- (Less Likely:Sintra and Queluz) - and then Lisbon. Sintra/Queluz are less likely on that day as we may not have time and I think we could reach Sintra by public transport the next day. Tuesday: Possible morning in Sintra and afternoon in Lisbon. Wednesday: Queluz Palace (closed Tuesdays); day in Lisbon until evening flight to Ireland Is the Lisboa card worth the cost for 1-2-or 3 days (E17-E27- or E34)? Let me know what to hit and miss. Thanks. Thanks Mia M. I'll consider dropping Queluz Palace. I feel like I'm going to look ten palaces, castles, monasteries, and cathedrals since every town has (at least) one of each. I've heard your advice about Fatima but for us it's a must-look. For my mom and aunt it's the entire purpose of their trip. The relax of the trip is gravy.

4 Jan 2012, 1:20 pm | click here to view more

Open Question: WILL I TAN IN 7 DAYS? PLEASE ANSWER!?

Background information: I am part German so although without a tan I am quite pale, I do have a yellowish skin undertone and can receive a nice olive tan. I'm 17 years old (female) and in August I'm going to Portugal for seven days. I know seven days is not a long time but if I was to lay out in the sun for at least four hours a day would I receive dark? I would of course use sun cream and towards the end of the holiday MAYBE oil. I am aware of dangers of the sun! Thank you!

4 Feb 2012, 4:17 am | click here to view more

Voting Question: How do I deal with my sister being a bridezilla, I am about to choke her out?

I accepted to be in her wedding because I'm her sister. Little did I know I would be buying a $110 dress which I could barely afford, and $30 shoes, along with makeup she expected me to buy from MAC and she wants me to go receive my hair done that day and I'm sure my nails too. Didn't think of any of those things, as I am not the one being maried and I am not a girl who is high maintenence. On top of that she thinks I'm supposed to be doing bridesmaid things when I have 3 jobs and going to college full time this semester. It's my last semester so I am dedicated to finishing colleg strong. Her bridal shower is during finals week. I have to go out and do things for that as well, aside from spending a few hours at the mall to look at makeup. On top of that she keeps bringing up my long distance boyfriend and saying why isn't he coming. He lives in Portugal right now, we are in the US. The first time he is going to meet the family should not be at her wedding. That would be a lot of pressure and I don't think he would want to visit to be overshadowed by her wedding. She thinks the world revolves around her wedding and its so annoying. She always mentions him in front of my sisters to embarass me, like he is a loser or doesn't adore me, for not showing up. I just feel like she wants me to be her puppet and she has no concern for my time. If I tell her I am busy or something she plays victim and says no one cares about her, etc.

4 Dec 2011, 9:53 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: How did the Euro zone crisis begin and develop?

Please feel free to explain as much as possible, I like and am looking forward to some very long answers. Anyway, I am wondering how the Euro-zone crisis actually began, and how it developed. I understand the it first began with Greece, and the fundamental reason(s) why Greece was so problematic was primarily because it was very socialist and payed alot of money in social benefits, and also because they always had accounting troubles. With such an unstable framework for an economy, why did EU take in Greece to start with? Also, was Greece essentially a ticking time bomb, or was their a particular tipping point that pushed Greece into its crisis (aka did problems in US spill over into Greece, or are they unrelated)? My next question is how the problems in Greece end up cascading into the problems with Ireland, Spain, Portugal and Italy. I mean, how do the problems with one nation somehow affect another's? Are Ireland/Spain/Portugal/Italy's economies symbiotically linked with Greece's? I wouldn't think so. I know these countries had some debt themselves, but just because Greece blows up doesn't mean they need to blow up, no? Some explanation here would be nice Lastly, what do you think is going to happen to the EU, is it going to be scrapped, or held on, or will some nations receive kicked out? And why? What are the pro's and con's of each? I remember a couple of days ago there was a market rally over the point that banks reduced lending rates for EU bonds or something, that was a show of confidence for the EU. Thank you extremely for answering this question, and feel free to make your answers as long and in-depth as possible. Karmo

4 Dec 2011, 12:16 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: How do I deal with my bridezilla sister?

I accepted to be in her wedding because I'm her sister. Little did I know I would be buying a $110 dress which I could barely afford, and $30 shoes, along with makeup she expected me to buy from MAC and she wants me to go receive my hair done that day and I'm sure my nails too. Didn't think of any of those things, as I am not the one being maried and I am not a girl who is high maintenence. She was even telling my sister "I think you should clip your hair like this" and telling me to dye my hair. On top of that she thinks I'm supposed to be doing bridesmaid things when I have 3 jobs and going to college full time this semester. It's my last semester so I am dedicated to finishing colleg strong. Her bridal shower is during finals week. I have to go out and do things for that as well, aside from spending a few hours at the mall to look at makeup. On top of that she keeps bringing up my long distance boyfriend and saying why isn't he coming. He lives in Portugal right now, we are in the US. The first time he is going to meet the family should not be at her wedding. That would be a lot of pressure and I don't think he would want to visit to be overshadowed by her wedding. She thinks the world revolves around her wedding and its so annoying. She always mentions him in front of my sisters to embarass me, like he is a loser or doesn't adore me, for not showing up. I just feel like she wants me to be her puppet and she has no concern for my time. If I tell her I am busy or something she plays victim and says no one cares about her, etc

4 Dec 2011, 10:08 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: And Still Muslims Are Accused of Terrorism?

Here are some examples of the Muslim victims of genocide throughout history and still Muslims, whose religion is the religion of peace and whose main greeting is PEACE BE UPON YOU, are accused of terrorism, barbarism, brutality...etc! 1. The European Crusaders massacred every 70,000 inhabitants of Jerusalem, mostly Muslims, on July 15, 1099, "the blood was ankle-deep". 2. After the massacre of Antioch by the European Crusaders in June 1098, "no Muslims was alive". Massacres of Muslims happen also in Asklan (1099), Aka (1104), Antioch (1098), Beruit (1110) and Tripoli (1102). 3. The Mongols slaughtered millions of Muslims (1219-1260) in India, Persia, Iraq and central Asia including the Abbasian Caliph and his officials. The bag of Baghdad (Feb. 13, 1258) and the massacre of its population lasted more than 17 days and an estimated two million Muslims were massacred in Baghdad alone. 4. During the Inquisition, in Spain and Portugal the choice for Muslims were to "leave, convert or be burnt at the stake". The decree was only suppressed on July 15, 1834 after every Muslims were killed or left. Massacres of Muslims happened in Toledo (1085), Lisbon (1147), Cordoba (1236), Seville (1248), Maria (1266) and Granada (1492), "Promises of religious toleration were not kept"! 5. Some 15 million Africans were taken as slaves to the Americans. More than half were Muslims. More than 3 million perished at sea, more than half were Muslims. 6. Millions of Muslim civilians were massacred by the imperial powers of Europe in Africa and Asia (1500's to 1900's). 7. During 1932-1957, at Russia's Arctic Vorkuta concentration camps a total of 6 million died, more than one third were Muslims. 8. Hundreds of thousands of Muslims were massacred during and prior to the partition of India in the 1940's. 9. Following Deir Yassin massacre, Palestine, April 9-10, 1948, where 250 were killed by armed Jewish settlers, hundreds of thousands left their homes in fear. Today there are over 3 million Palestinian refuges and exiles. 10. Israeli Lieutenant Dunhan reported to the command officer, after the October 29, 1956 massacre of Kafr Qasem, where 43 were shot by the army, "minus 15 Arabs ... it is difficult to count ... " 11. Thousands of Muslim civilians were victims of Israeli bombings and shelling in South Lebanon for the last 26 years. Hundreds of thousands were displaced 12. During September 15-18, 1982, Israeli-backed Phalagist militia massacred an estimated 2,000 Palestinians in Sabra and Shatila refugee camp in Lebanon. 13. On February 25, 1994 a Jewish settler shot dead in icy blood 60 Muslim worshipers at the Ibrahimi mosque, Hebron. Thirty more died when they demonstrated against the massacre. 14. On April 18, 1996, over 100 Muslims were massacred in the UN compound in Qana, Lebanon by the Israeli army. 15. Several thousand Muslims were massacred in Philippines, Kashmir and Thailand (1970's-gift). 16. In Bosnia, Kosovo and Chechnya (1992-gift) over than 200,000 Muslims were massacred and over 1.5 million Muslims were wounded, become homeless or exiled. Over 50,000 Muslim women and girls were raped. 17. For the last 8 years, the entire population of Iraq has been subjected to brutal sanctions. As a result over 1 million died including more than 575,000 kids.

31 Jan 2012, 6:10 am | click here to view more

Voting Question: Messi better than Ronaldo?

This is an argument that has been going on for years. In my opinion Messi is the better player. Just in the spirit of the day, I'll give you both sides of the story: Messi: runs by defenders like they aren't there. His acceleration is probably the best in the world of football and at top speed he still has amazing touch. I also don't want to hear any of that "Messi can't perform without Xavi and iniesta" shit cuz we every know thats not true. No striker can perform without playmakers, thats why football is a team sport not an individual one. Messi also led the world with the most assist last year, and his vision is on par with iniestas. Messi always performs big in important games; champions league final, classicos, just to name a few. I think he is average at taking free kicks, not too great but not to bad either. Ronaldo: one of the fastest players in the world, top speed wise, not acceleration. He has great touch, but at top speed, its not as great as Messi's. He can do many tricks which are very effective towards smaller teams but puyol and piqué always manage him. Ronaldos free kicks are good, but a bit overrated in my opinion. He scored 4 free kicks last season. Only 4! He took at least 50... He does take better free kicks than Messi though. Ronaldo always chokes like a bitch in big games, for example the past classico.Also everyone says that Ronaldo is better than Messi in national team, but Portugal is overall a better team, so I disagree. Their midfield is pretty good. They have playmakers, while Argentina don't have any natural playmakers, requiring Messi to drop into midfield and be the playmaker, not the scorer... Can Ronaldo perform without ozil and kaka and Alonso? Nope Conclusion: both players scored 53 goals last season, but Messi had many more assists. Ronaldo also scored about 22 penalties, while Messi only 8 penalties. This proves that without every their penalties, Messi would have had about 45 goals while Ronaldo only 30. What do you think?

30 Dec 2011, 11:36 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Growing a healthy Leopard Tortoise?

Hello everyone, I live in Portugal and I have a female Leopard Tortoise. My question is: Am I taking a good care of my Leopard Tortoise? Her name is Kasi, wich means "speed" in Swahili. She's fifteen centimeters and she lives in a quite big terrarium with an appropriate heating system. I feed her every day with a special tortoises food, wich is very wealthy and high in fiber, and I also give her quite a variety of grasses and edible flowers. She does not drink water every day, but I do put fresh water every day. She has rocks to climb and to wear her nails, sand grains to help her digestion and a lot of other things. She is very shy. What can I do to make her receive used to me? Do you have some more advices? Thank you! I forgot to mention that when it's summer, my tortoise spends her days out in the garden, and her terrarium is safe from air currents. Some other advices about her diet, or something? Thank you every!

29 Nov 2011, 1:26 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: I am looking to move to any of these countries: So if you know any answers to one that I listed, please tell?

I am looking to move: So I am going to list a few countries and if you look on that you know about (maybe even lived in or visited), please try to answer as best as you can. If you look nothing on this list that you know anything about, don't respond. Countries list: -Canada -Brazil -Mexico -Malaysia -Australia -New Zealand -Ireland -Spain -Portugal -Germany -Denmark -France -Poland -Turkey Questions list: 1. Is the living nice there? 2. Is the government good? 3. Do they talk English? 4. Do they "take kindly" to American immigrants? 5. Is it ruled by a religious government? 6. Are they in any wars? Bonus. How easily could an American psychologist receive a job there? Thank you very much and have a nice day/night! :D

29 Dec 2011, 8:05 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: MEN: What would make you say this to a woman?

I have been talking to this guy for about three months now. We went on two dates, and we both still talked, we decided to take our time to receive to know one another. He was a real player and then suddenly after his grandmothers passing he changed alot. He stopped flirting with girls and just kept to himself, i wasn't the only one who noticed this too. He kept talking to me and i was always there for him close and around the time of his grandmothers death. Anyways today we were talking and he brought up a new years kiss...out of nowwhere.... Me: I just don’t like the icy Him: agreed :( Me: damn my being European! Makes winter sucky :( but I like snowboarding which makes no sense! Him:WTF! Eastern Europe had some of the harshest winters so I call bullshitt on you’re statement:) Me: you call bullshit on everything I say whats new? And Portugal doesn’t have icy winters…so blah Him: you were born inportugal? Me: no I wish though but my parents would stay there 6 months every year till I was 5 Him: that doesn’t count…EXCUSES! Me: Ok I really wish I could toss a snowball at you…just saying :) Him: lol Me: I keep on forgetting, do you have any pets? Him: Yep two. A dog and a pet snake…. Me: A pet snake? Him: Yep, carry him everywhere I go ;) Me: LMFAO Him: maybe if you’re lucky I’ll let you play with him… :) Me: mhmmkay. Him: haha A few minutes later… Him: I may need to find somebody for a new years kiss :) Me: I may have to do the same thing. Him: :$ Me: im sure youll find somebody Him: I wouldn’t be so sure. Me: you need to spend one day in my shoes and you’d know any girl would adore to kiss you. Him: what do you mean? Me: well you’re a down to earth guy, easy to talk to and not to mention you’re easy to look at. Shouldn’t be so difficult. Him: trust me it’s easier said then done. Me: I know. Him: it is. Me: I know..i don’t bother. Him: don’t bother with what…getting a kiss from me, or in general? Me: I’d take a kiss from you…but I meant in general I don’t like try on new years. Him: oh lol I don’t either :) whats this mean?.

29 Dec 2011, 7:54 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Anxiety, depression, what will my future be? Help?

Hello everyone. So I have really, really bad anxiety disorder and constant depression throughout my days.. nothing much I can do to cease it.. I went to 3 psychologist appointments and payed almost one hundred and fifty euros in each appointment for absolutely nothing since it didn't work.. So today, I went to my family doctor and she prescribed me with some antidepressants. I'm glad for it. I started taking them today but she said that there is a chance they won't work on me and they may take a week to start taking the correct effect. Thing is, school is in it's second term now starting, and first term I had a really, really low attendency since I was constantly having panic attacks every morning and I sometimes clip my arms to show my parents my pain physically and not emotionally since they never took me for granted. My goal, in life, was to go to college and have that wonderful college experience and someday have a job which I like. Now, i am a really smart kid. My psychologist says that once I receive better I will go far, he says something like that i'm alot more matured than I was supposed to be. I'm 14 by the way. I perfectly know I can go to college, but.. I'm portuguese, I live here in portugal and things are really bad as you may every know. Jobs are really difficult to find and i'm worried about on how I will be able to receive life going since this first term I basically failed everything and I risk failing the year which will difficult my entrance to a college (my aim is to go to FEUP, an university here in portugal, very well known) I worry everyday about this and it's like i'm being haunted. I also don't have any friends, but I think that's normal. I think everyone my age is just immature and I really don't like hanging out with them. I barely talk to anyone at school since I can't find the right fit. I barely survive at school because I constantly receive teased at how shy I am and it really bothers me.. meh.. i've thought about suicide and one day I was really close of doing it when my parents divorced saying it was every my fault because they were always fighting because of me. Truth is it's actually my fault, but in the other hand it's not. I couldn't help it to go to school, I just couldn't.. good thing was my family doctor today explained my mom how bad anxiety can be and now she started to trully understand me. Now that I gave you every an idea of what's going on i'm going to actually summarise my questions. If I in case fail the 9th grade, will I be able to still go to college with awesome grades on 10th, 11th and 12th grade? Will antidepressants eliminate my anxiety till puberty ends? Am I so bad in life..? I think it's just me.. but I constantly think everyone is against me for some reason.. I feel like the middle of attentions but I think that this is true. Atleast in school I am. I can't even walk comfortably in school without people walking by me teasing me and laughing at me just to receive attention.. even in class I hate it when they make me look bad infront of my teachers.. And another question.. despite the difficult things in life later on, like the fact that you have to be responsible (shopping, cleaning home, working, taking care of kids), etc, is life, actually something as difficult as they say ? I don't care about working or anything if I feel good about myself! And depression makes me hate me.. so I was just wondering.. is the real life (while feeling good about yourself) harder than the teenage years while feeling bad about myself? Do things receive better? Thanks in advance for the ones who read everything... adore you every.

29 Dec 2011, 6:50 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: i need a conclusion for my essay?

Between 100 C.E. to 600 C.E., the Roman Empire endured an important religious change that was the rise and spread of Christianity, a religion based off of the teachings of Jesus Christ. By the year 313 C.E., the Roman emperor, Constantine, issued the Edict of Milan to end the persecution of Christians in Rome. However, there was an important political continuity and that was their government remaining an empire throughout its realm. An important cultural continuity was that as the Roman Empire began to decline in 476 C.E., its Latin language survived and spread throughout Europe. When the Roman Empire was originally formed, the majority of the population was polytheistic. However, over time the Roman Empire was introduced to a monotheistic religion, Christianity. When the new Roman emperor, Constantine, took power in 313 C.E., he created and enforced the Edict of Milan to end the persecution of Christians. At the time Constantine issued the Edict, the empire was still primarily made up of polytheistic religions so many of the citizens did not adapt very well at first to the new religion that was being introduced to them. Also, Rome’s previous leader, Diocletian (284 C.E. – 313 C.E.), had encouraged Roman citizens to torment and harass the Christians and to look at them as scapegoats for every the troubles Rome was dealing with. While the religion underwent change in the empire, Rome’s government remained imperial. Rome’s empire could also be considered a dictatorship. Its citizens were not allowed to vote on any political decisions, only the emperor was able to decide on major decisions like laws. He also had control over everyone entirely and he had control over people’s lives like their wealth and what they were allowed to do and what they were not allowed to do in which they had no say in anything. Rome was also prone to splitting up into separate sections, but their government still managed to stay the same and remain centralized. Rome had many emperors however, none chose to change the form of government because they themselves had so much power in it and had better control over the empire. Although many of Rome’s accomplishments fell and died with it, its Latin language still managed to survive. Between the years 100- 600 C.E., its Latin language spread by Roman conquests to modern day Romania (hence Romanian is a Latin based tongue), France, Spain, and Portugal and it also spread through much of North Africa. every through the time of the Roman Empire, Latin was the common language everywhere the empire stretched - from Scotland in the west, to Germany in the north, to Egypt in the south, and beyond Turkey in the east. Roman soldiers, governors and merchants traveled every over the Empire, taking the language with them. Therefore, it was already being spoken every over the known world long before the fall of Rome. Naturally, it developed in different ways in different countries. im stumped on what i should write for the relax of my conclusion your help would be greatly appreciated! :) btw heres wat i have for my conclusion so far... In conclusion, both Rome’s changes and continuities have created a great impact on today’s culture.

28 Nov 2011, 2:40 pm | click here to view more

Voting Question: Please Help me!!! i need your help.?

So, theres this guy called carlos. He moved back to Portugal in septemer from living in england for 3 years or so. he moved back to do his pilot course.Before i tell you what happened, il tell you a lil info about his background: mixed race angolian and Portuguese and hes beautiful. Hes an only child of a millionaire family. So he added me in oct/nov and i knew i had seen him around and he said he thought he might of known me. So we spoke a little and then we spoke more and more. Then it went on to phone calls ect. He was so sweet mouthed. when i spoke to him,he was like my best pal, i use to just chat to him every night and he cared for me and showed so much intrest, he knew what to say and he just made me feel so special. i dont know how he did it and im one who dosnt receive fooled easily and do have alot of experience in mens behaviors he told me about himself not having much time aand always busy with his studies and how he was such a gentlemen.he said i should visit him (he would pay for expenses) and he would book me a hotel (so we wouldnt end up sleeping together) by january i told him not to be sleeping with other girls and that i had feelings for him, he said he felt the same ect. so he asked me what i wanted for xmas and i said him to arrive england. before he came.. he was like a boyfriend to me, i knew him, like i think i had fallen for him slightly..but i had to be sure n had to look him..people can be different in real life..so he booked the tickets on the exact dates i told him to and got a hotel. BTW he use to live in manchester and i live in manchester aswel. so he came and went out with his friends before we went and had dinner at night.. I was so excited, the guy who i almost found sweet and amazing was about to look. so i knocked on his hotel door and he opened it i couldnt cease kissing him.. so then he got ready and as we turned the lights off to leave the room he gave me such a romantic kiss and just felt me. we just laughed and talked as we got to the restaurant. when he was sat oppose me in the restaurant he just looked at me with his gorgeous eyes... we never argued, i started to fall in adore with him. he told me how beautiful i was although out the night.then we headed back. he held me tight from the back and made me feel warm in the icy as we were walking,he made me feel safe, like no other guy has, i knew i was in adore.at this point i was officially his gf. i said i didnt want to spoil things n have sex,and i told him before as well. so before we got to the hotel he said then dont arrive, you should go home. but i said no i just wanna spend some time with you and then il go. so then we went up and after 1hour in the hotel he had a wee. i stood behind and dried his willy and then we had sex. after sex he didnt make me regret it. he made me feel secure and good. nothing changed.and he said he wouldnt of been unhappy enough to arrive from Portugal for sex and before he came he said if we ever have sex it wont be sex it would be adore making, i said how n he said so he could look my adore face and he could feel me ect. so then we came down from the hotel and then he introduced me to his mate who was waiting for him. we decided to meet on tomorrow night before he went, then something happened and then he said he was truely deep down sorry (valid excuse) and he would arrive on valentines day and make it up to me.i didnt want him to go.i wanted this guy to move back to manchester again. so tthen in the airport before he departed, i said you possess me for last night and he said he owned me and he just told me i was special, he said this on the night as well i saw him. i started crying a little. i didnt want him to go. when he got to Portugal, i said my mum is suspicious, and my friends ect and he said so are my friends because they think you live in Manchester n ul cheat on me, but that thier jealous n we should ignore them because what we have is great.every night we still spoke like usual and then one night he said he lives in Portugal and that he wont be comming back to live there after his pilot course n i shouldnt change my life for a boy,he said he didnt want a long dis relationship because hel always cheat on me. I WAS FUMMING.why now? he was suppose to arrive for valentines day!and he ended of y saying he ment everything he said to me and what we had was special.and also that it was my fault he has feelings for his ex again :S i then messaged a girl and that turned out to be his ex she said"I was seeing him last year.. its silly cos hes is a prick who shags every girl he look's and trys 2 convince everygirl he loves them! he was trying 2 receive me 2meet him while he was in manchester this wknd! he told me he was comin 2 look his mates n he had a hotel n missed me n wanted me 2spend a night wiv me n takw me out" This broke my heart!i adore this guy still.i wish everything thats happened form the night we had dinner hadnt happened.i hate how i got played so well.i adore the guy still..how can i

28 Jan 2012, 5:13 pm | click here to view more

Voting Question: Do white people owe all oppressed peoples of color an apology for past transgressions?

So it's like this. One day, while I was helping my little sister with her history homework, she asked me about a certain chapter. It was about the hunting, trading, & enslavement of black people from sub-Saharan Africas deep jungles. She was interested particularly in how brutally only a tiny handful of European raiders captured entire populations of blacks. She wanted to know why our people did this, why we were so cruel & hell bent on the enslavement of every those other people. She was also very keen on pretty much every other racial relations whites had with people of color every over the world throughout history. She noticed how Europe eventually conquered the entire continent of Africa during the "Scramble for Africa" started by the edict of Germanys "Congo" Conference held between every the major colonial powers of Europe: Germany, Britain, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Belgium, Holland & a few other minor observers. It basically decided how the entire African continent would be divided & ruled by them one way or another according to guidelines for claiming colonies there. She noticed how Europe conquered every of the Americas earlier on; how close-genocidal we were toward the natives. Same thing toward Australia & it's aborigines. Asia is also a great testament to boundless white imperialism: breaking up China into big spheres of influence, viciously quelling the Boxer Rebellion for Chinas independence, subjugating the middle east for oil resources, Russian conquest of central & north asia, colonizing every the Pacific islands, Apartheid South Africa, slavery & segregation & discrimination toward African-Americans, anti-immigration against non-whites, & perhaps the most shocking thing she has ever learned in history: The Third Reich. She knows every about how the Nazi Party below its leader Adolf Hitler were extremely racist & how that once they took over Germany they founded a racial state with white supremacist laws favoring segregation, discrimination, eugenics, the Nordic master race, ethnic cleansing & eventually genocide. She knew very well of the Holocaust of 6,000,000 Jews, the extermination of just as many other enemies of the Reich such as gypsies, gays, political opponents, POWs, Jehovah's witnesses, physically disabled, mental retards, etc... She also knew of the intentional & systematic mass execution of millions of communist in the occupied Soviet Union by the notorious 4,000 man 'Einsatzgruppen' or mobile Nazi death squads. More stunning was that she knew of the nearly 30,000,000 Soviet soldiers & civilians slaughtered as part of either Operation Barbarossa & subsequent attack invasions or the grand genocidal campaigns of both the infamous Hunger Plan (mass starvation of eastern Europe in order to secure food for the Axis) & Generalplan Ost ( The Nazi master plan for killing/enslaving/deporting every Slavs in the east in order to acquire lebensruam: living space for the master race to survive, thrive, & breed). Not to mention also the approximately 6,000,000 Russian POWs that were captured by the Wehrmacht & almost totally wiped out by wars end. So, at one point in time or another, the whole world was ruled by Europe & every colored people oppressed in some way or another. She was fascinated by this & wanted to know why we did it. So anyway, that just got me thinking, I know that everybody remembers or knows of at least some parts of this history. So, do you believe every whites as a people should be held accountable for our ruthless racial history? Should we be ashamed of ourselves? Are we to blame for every the civilizational suffering of colored mankind? DISCLAIMER: Do not say that "every humans should apologize to each other for we have every sinned against one another". That has NOTHING to do with my question. No, I myself am not ashamed in any way, shape, or form of being white. I am very proud of my race & every we have accomplished. I am not vilifying my people either but simply asking a purely objective, unbiased question of what YOU think, be you colored or white or whatever. So yeah, have fun & play nice :D

28 Jan 2012, 2:33 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Do they learn Spanish in Portugal?

I was just wondering, I'm sure English is first but is Spanish a popular third or second language there? One day we and my pal were talking to each other in Spanish and i asked him if he learnt his spanish in portugal? He answered 'nah, I learnt French' with like a that was a waste time of time look on his face. I was so surprised because Portugal is next to Spain and spanish is such popular language! He said he knows and he wished he learnt Spanish instead as a second language after Portuguese (of course). He also told me that he wished they offered it there because with 2 years of french he can't remember any of it. So, do they offer Spanish there now? Also many of my Portuguese and Brazilian pal talk English,Portuguese, and Spanish here in the U.S.!

27 Jan 2012, 8:25 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Catholics, a question on John Paul II?

Read below John Paul II account of his assassination attempt, he clearly gives every the credit to Mary for saving his life? My question is why would he not give any credit to Jesus, the ONLY one who goes to the dad? With this, do Catholics actually believe in God's sovereignty, or is Mary also doing things like deflecting bullets as your Pope is stating? Why is Mary elevated to the level of deity in your church? "Could I forget that the event [Ali Ağca's assassination attempt] in St. Peter’s Square took place on the day and at the hour when the first appearance of the mom of Christ to the needy little peasants has been remembered for over sixty years at Fátima, Portugal? For in everything that happened to me on that very day, I felt that extraordinary motherly protection and care, which turned out to be stronger than the deadly bullet." —Pope John Paul II -Memory & Identity, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2005, p.184

27 Dec 2011, 9:01 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Do you think it's ok that your gf said "I miss u :(" to this guy she use to like?

I know it's wrong for me to have gone through my gf's facebook. But I couldn't resist of reading her conversation about with this guy she used to like. I do trust her. But when I was getting to know her and yes, we were dating already. About a month later she was down and every... later she told me that she thinks, she likes this guy in her class. I was heartbroken tbh. But, we're one year now and I'm here with her in Portugal. I went to her facebook couple days ago and saw their conversation. it was short. But the thing that bothered me the most is when they both said "I miss u" and he saying "i miss you too hun" ... guys, should I receive worried over this?

27 Dec 2011, 6:41 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Having surgery on my peroneal tendons -- very worried!!!! This is a little long, but please read!! 10 points!!?

I found out today that I will need surgery to correct some issues with my peroneal tendons likely caused from tendinitis. I've had two cortisone shots in my L peroneal tendons and my L sural nerve to help deal with some pain associated with mild CP. However, the injections were unsuccessful and my tendons are still basically stuck in a knot. So, my surgeon has decided that I will need an operation, which will likely occur next month (I book it tomorrow). I've had six surgeries before, mostly dealing with CP-related issues. My CP is mild, but I've had some hamstring releases, heelcord releases, minor tendon transfers, etc.; the most complicated procedure was either my femoral osteotomy (when I was 12) or my calcaneal cuboid joint fusion (when I was 16 and again at 20). every of my surgeries up until age 16 were performed by Dr. Michael Ehrlich -- one of the best in the field of orthopedics. My last surgery was performed by Dr. Christopher DiGiovanni and it was an absolute DISASTER. He said that my foot would be 100% healed after one year. He also gave me permission to go on a family vacation in Germany 6-months post op. Well, my foot did not heal AT every after that surgery, and I was crying in pain to him about 5 months post-op (and I have an incredibly high pain tolerance). He still allowed me to go to Germany, and even though I was VERY careful and took things very slowly, I still ended up with three stress fractures in my L foot. I called him immediately upon my return to the USA, but he refused to believe that I had stress fractures and he would not order an exam. Finally, THREE MONTHS LATER, I called to threaten him with a lawsuit if he refused to order a CT scan. He finally ordered it, and what do you know -- three stress fractures it was! So, needless to say, he's not my favorite person. Anyway, I'm below the care of Dr. Lyle Micheli and Dr. Pierre d'Hemecourt in Boston (d'Hemecourt for injections, Micheli for surgery). Both physicians are highly regarded in their field, and Micheli is one of the best around. I feel confident that he will perform a great surgery. But despite having six surgeries before, I'm absolutely terrified of this one. From what I understand, Dr. Micheli is just going to release (and possibly debride) my tendons, and he wants me to be moving immediately. He said that he will move my foot a little bit while I'm still on the operating table, and then be very gentle for the first few days after surgery. He wants me in PT 3x/week 3 days post-op. So, it doesn't sound nearly as complicated as some of my other procedures, and he said that I would be perfectly okay to travel to Portugal this summer (I plan on studying abroad from June-July). Ever since my open heart surgery at age 6, I've been terrified of surgery; I always feel like they'll put me below anesthesia and I just won't wake up. I've talked to psychologists about it and everything, but nothing can shake this fear. Has anyone gone through a similar operation (as in the tendon debridement/release)? If so, how long were you below anesthesia (if you know) and what was your recovery like? Like I said, I'm very confident that Dr. Micheli will do an excellent job. I didn't receive a chance to talk to him a whole lot today, but he's a very busy man and he's in high demand. Nonetheless, I think he'll take excellent care of me. I'll also be having the procedure done at kids's Hospital Boston, which is one of the best pediatric hospitals in the country (yep, pediatric -- even though I'm 21). So, any relevent experience or tips on calming down for this surgery would be much appreciated. Thanks so much for reading!!

26 Jan 2012, 7:00 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: First international flight, confused about customs/immigration and bags?

Im flying alone from Portugal to Brownsville, TX and im considering buyng spearated roundtrip tickets Portugal-London and London-Brownsville,TX (Delta Airlines) since its cheaper. My questions about immigration/customs are: 1-The London-Brownsville trip has 2 stops (New York and Houston) will i be interviewed (Waiver visa) on the first cease in New York or only when i arrive to Brownsville? 2-Will i have to check in again on both New York and Houston airports once i arrive? 3-If i buy the tickets online, and on the website said fees and taxes are included, will i be charged for something else if my bag is neither oversized nor overweight and i dont intend to buy food/drinks and wifi? 4- If i do the check in online where should i go once i arrive at the aiport? About bags: 1- When people say "carry on baggage" what do they mean? I know i will have to pay the fee for the bag that doesnt go with me on the plane, lets say the bigger one, and i also know i can carry a personal item like a purse or laptop case for free. Can i also carry a bag that fits below the seat for free or will i have to pick between the purse and the smaller bag? 2- In case i'll have to pick between those two can i take a normal size backpack and fit both laptop and purse inside? 3-Can i bring food i prepared at home like nuts or sandwiches inside the plane? 4-On the London-Brownsville trip will i look my "bigger bag" in New York and Houston or only in Brownsville? Sorry for maybe asking too obvious questions, its just because this is my first flight ever and even though i will call the airport to ask further question i would like to have some knowledge before i receive there on the day of my flight and "receive lost". Thank you.

26 Dec 2011, 12:52 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Is this true about facebook timeline?

Source:Yahoo.com NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook will start requiring people to switch to a new profile format known as Timeline, making photos, links and personal musings from the past much easier to find. Timeline is essentially a scrapbook of your whole life on Facebook, compared with a snapshot of you today found on Facebook's traditional profile page. Once activated, Timeline replaces the current profile. Although some people have already voluntarily switched to Timeline, Facebook hadn't made that mandatory. Beginning Tuesday, Facebook is telling some users that they have seven days to clean up their profiles before Timeline gets automatically activated. Facebook is rolling out the requirement to others over the next few weeks. At some point, even those who haven't logged on to Facebook in a while will be automatically switched. Timeline doesn't expose anything that wasn't available for sharing in the past. Many of those older posts had always been available. People could receive to them by continually hitting "Older Posts," although most wouldn't have bothered. Timeline allows people to jump to the older material more quickly. Timeline also doesn't necessarily reflect the fact that your circle of friends has likely expanded in recent years. A party photo you posted in 2008 to a tiny group of friends would be more visible to relatives, bosses and others you may have added as friends since then. You'll have a week to curate the Timeline by moving stuff around, hiding photos or featuring them more prominently on your page. Some things to consider: — You can change privacy settings on individual items to control who has access. You might want to narrow embarrassing photos to your closest friends or delete some posts completely, or at least hide them so only you can look them. — You can change the date on a post. For example, if you took a few months to post photos from a trip to Portugal, you can move them to appear with other posts from the time you took that trip. You can also add where you were, retroactively using a location feature that Facebook hadn't offered until recently. — For major events in your life, you can click on a star to feature them more prominently. You can hide the posts you'd rather not showcase. — Besides your traditional profile photo — your headshot — you can add what Facebook calls a cover photo. It's the image that will splash across the top and can be a dog, a hobby or anything else that reflects who you are. Keep in mind the dimensions are more like a movie screen than a traditional photo, so a close-up portrait of your face won't work well, but one of you lying horizontally will. But you don't even have to be in it. — You can add things before you joined Facebook, back to when you were born. Life events can include when you broke your arm and whom you were with then, or when you spoke your first word or got a tattoo. You can add photos from childhood or high school as well. — If you feel overwhelmed with so many posts to go through, start with your older ones. Those are the ones you'd need to be most careful about because you had reason to believe only a few friends would look them. — Click on Activity Log to look every of your posts at a glance and make changes to them one by one. Open Facebook in a new browser tab first, though. That way, you can have one tab for the log and the other for the main Timeline.

24 Jan 2012, 7:27 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: help,found out my mum got cancer !?

okay, so im 17 years old, ive got a baby brother who is 4 months and a sister who is 12 years old, my mum lives with her boyfriend and i live alone, my sister just moved in with me because my mums boyfriend kicked her out. and at the moment im working for 5 people a few weeks later, i went london, my boyfriend lives there, went on a date, when i came back to my place, my sister wasn't in, she was at my mums, the next day, i find out my mum had cancer, breast cancer, her boyfriend beats her up every night, even my baby brother, she loves him so cant let him go, i told her to leave him as soon as possible or else it'll be too tardy. i came to find out that she had cancer by her best pal, nobody knows that my mum got cancer, at the moment im working for my mum, me, bother, sister and my home, its too much for me, her boyfriend lost his job and he doesn't help at every, he got a daughter in portugal, he sends her £3 000 a month, to help her with school and that. but the thing is that im helping somebody ( my mum) who wants to be with a man who beats her up every day, day and night treats her like ****, and im stuck in here in surrey not doing my life, im 17 and want to start doing My life since people ruin it, im thinking moving london, finish my course, and do a part time job, which she told me when im ready i can go away, what does this mean ? but im worried about her and the kids, and at the same time i feel she is taking a piss out of me, like im helping her but she doesn't want! no body knows she got cancer, not even her close ones, should i tell them or not ? please help

24 Jan 2012, 4:38 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: My mother is so evil and scheming...should I stick up for my godparents?

Hello, I am a lady in her mid-twenties and I am currently in medical training. Anyway, first, let's go back to sometime in the 80's. My mom and dad were a young couple who came to this country in search of a better life, from Eastern Europe. They were taken in by a nice, cheerful lady and her husband. They had one child at the time, but in a few years they would have six kids, one adopted. They were taken in to work in their tiny bakery, and life was good. My mum and dad had me, their only child, and I grew up with the nice lady's kids. We played with each other every day. I was closest to the most good-looking of the boys. However, in the mid nineties my dad started having an affair with a young lady, and abandoned my mum. My mum wanted to jump off an apartment block holding me (I was only little at the time) but the nice lady managed to convince my mum to arrive back. And so, me and my mum didn't die and it should have been good. However, when i reached my early teens something dreadful happened. My mum had an affair with the nice lady's husband. When the nice lady found out, the first thing she did was not demand a divorce, but instead she told her husband not to divorce her for the kids's sake. My mum, however, forced the man to divorce the nice lady (who is actually my godmother) and they went to court with a legal battle for the kids, and the nice lady ended up with three of the kids, the other three with my mum and what was now my stepdad. My mum didn't like that I was close with the nice lady and her husband's kids, and so she sent me to study in America. A decade later, the nice lady's sister returned from Portugal (she had married a wealthy Portuguese man but had just divorced him) and she found out that my mum and stepdad had taken the bakery's name and had become millionaires through expanding the bakery business into a company. I had just returned from America after studying medicine. For the first time in years, I met the boy I was close to when I was in my early teens, the son of my godmother and godfather/stepdad. The nice lady's sister decided to take legal action against my mom and stepdad because they had used my godmother's bakery's name for their business empire. However, the court favoured my mom's cause. However, this sparked my stepdad to start talking to my godmother again, and I started talking to the boy again and soon we started dating. My mom hated every this, but soon it spiralled to the point where my mom started doing things like falsely accusing my godmother of adultery in front of important people. It eventually spiralled to a point where my stepdad decided to separate with my mum and reunite with his former wife and reunite his family. My mum, however, wanted revenge and so filed a lawsuit against my stepdad/godfather to gain a majority of the business' assets even though they rightfully belong to my godparents. She ended up with 80% of the assets and so became seat of the company. What should I do? Should I receive my mum to transfer the majority of the assets to me and then I'll transfer them to my godparents?

24 Jan 2012, 11:21 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: can this make me unhealthy?

this week i had less then half a cup of sumol (naturally flavored carbonated juice from portugal ) i had 2 slices of pizza with cheese peppers, and olives. and i might have cake im not sure, can this make me unhealthy? i eat healthy always and i workout. i didn't eat it every in one day. and will it make me gain weight? and if it did make me gain can i burn it off by just working out? p.s im 13 and workout 15 times a week. yes i said 15

24 Dec 2011, 2:54 pm | click here to view more

Voting Question: I feel very anxious because my long distance boyfriend goes long periods without contacting me?

I'm supposed to be visiting him this month. He is currently staying with his parents in Portugal and I am in the US. He said he was going to call me the weekend so we could arrange a time for the flight. I am going to meet his parents for the first time. That was on January 11 when he said he would call the next day or weekend. I am nervous about what is going on. He goes long periods without contact. He's done it before but he said his uncle didn't pay the internet or phone bill or something. He stays with his uncle during the week then goes home on the train on the weekend usually. He's been there since June so I haven't seen him since then. I feel a lot of anxiety and I don't know how to feel. I tried to email him and he isn't online either I noticed. Yes I've seen him 3x before, a few days to a week at a time, and he is generally not a talkative person unless hes pissed off so I kinda understand it but at the same time its inconsiderate. We have a good time together face to face but with the distance it gets annoying.

23 Jan 2012, 11:05 pm | click here to view more

Voting Question: Will i fail 9th grade?

I am suffering from depression and i have an EXTREMELY severe anxiety disorder to the point that I simply CANNOT go to school.. This term (2nd term) I never went to school. Basically, never. It started 1 January, which means I missed 23 consecutive days of school. Plus 30 misses in the 1st term.. I want to go to college, FEUP college, the best college in portugal, i'm very smart actually, but this might ruin my year.. Is there any chance I can still recover it? It's like almost 1/3 of the period is gone.. but I still haven't missed any tests so..

22 Jan 2012, 6:55 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Looks like there's Portuguese bias in the Madrid locker room ?

Real Madrid's week has gone from bad to worse. After losing 2-1 at home to fierce rivals Barcelona in the first leg of the sides' Copa del Rey quarter-final on Wednesday, the capital club have endured days of bad press following Pepe's ugly stamp on the hand of Lionel Messi in that encounter, as well as criticism for their negative tactics against the Catalans. And tensions now appear at a high amid reports of a serious training ground dispute between coach Jose Mourinho and vice-captain Sergio Ramos on Friday. According to Madrid-based sports paper Marca, Mourinho accused his playing staff of betrayal following their post-match press reaction on Wednesday night. During Friday's session, Mourinho is reported to have turned to Ramos and said: "You [guys] killed me [with your quotes to journalists] in the mixed zone." Ramos is said to have replied: "No, boss, you only read what was published in the press, not everything we said." According to Marca, Mourinho then hit out at the supposed Spanish clique as he responded: "Of course, as you Spanish are world champions, your friends in the press protect you ... like the goalkeeper." That was in reference to captain Iker Casillas, who was some 30 metres away and apparently reacted angrily as he protested: "Boss, here we say things to our faces, eh ..." Mourinho then reportedly turned to Ramos and asked: "Where were you for the first goal, Sergio?" "Marking [Gerard] Pique," he answered, to which the Portuguese countered: "Well, you should have been marking [goalscorer Carles] Puyol." Puyol was allowed a free header by Pepe, who lost the Barca captain at a corner, and Ramos claimed he and his team-mate had switched marking duties prior to the set piece. "He [Puyol] and Pique were drawing the defenders [to leave space for others] and we decided to change the marking [responsibilities]," the Sevilla-born star is said to have told his trainer. "What's this then?" Mourinho snarled. "Now you're trying your hand as coach are you?" "No, but depending on the match situation, sometimes it's necessary to change the marking," Ramos hit back. "And as you have never been a [professional] player, you wouldn't know that this is sometimes necessary." Marca also claims the Madrid players remain unhappy after Mourinho's attack on his players following the Christmas holidays, when he said some of them had not stopped 'eating and drinking' during the break. The paper also alluded to preferential treatment to the Portuguese players on Mourinho's part, an action which has apparently upset his Spanish contingent. In another damaging report on Sunday, El Mundo Deportivo claimed Pepe made a racist remark to Barca's Seydou Keita in the Spanish Supercopa back in tardy August, calling the Malian a 'monkey' - the same insult said to be used by the Catalans' Sergio Busquets against Marcelo in a Clasico clash in the Champions League last season. Real Madrid and Barcelona renew their rivalries on Wednesday at Camp Nou, in the second leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-final, with the Catalans 2-1 up from the first leg. http://www.marca.com/2012/01/22/futbol/equipos/real_madrid/1327231392.html Why is Mourinho getting mad at Ramos for Puyol's goal when everybody knows it was Pepe who was marking Puyol ? is Mourinho creating Portugal-Spain divide in this RM team ?

22 Jan 2012, 1:52 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: i have liked him forever...help!?

okay so i met this guy in grade 9 and we really became nice friends. i had the biggest crush on him in the world but was so shy i could barley talk or look him in the eye. we talked on msn like every night and he was very flirty and would always tell me about how he was done with this girl that he liked, and guide me on to believe that he was interested. so that summer we talked a lot...and then in grade 10 when he got back from a vacation in Portugal he ran up to me to say hello, and said he missed me, and i traveled with his volley ball team and we talked and he was really nice. after that however, we stopped talking. we had the rare time where we would say hello but that was it. i have a twin sister and he had classes with her so they started talking and i felt devastated. i met this really cute boy in grade 10 second semester and started to like him and tried to take my mind off the other. then grade 11 came and we NEVER talked! once again my twin had class with him but we had no classes together. just hello's in the hallways and i hated his guts because he was ignoring me. it hurt so much. NOW to gift day grade 12, and to my surprise on the first day back he is in 3 of my classes ( including spare). before i was unable to look him in the eye or carry on a conversation but now i talk to him like no problem! mostly i help him with homework on spare and we hangout in the library or cafeteria, and he treats me like a pal and we giggle a lot. we talk about soccer, and life and joke around a lot! and he playfully hits me and flirts sometimes. i got his number this year to and so he texts me sometimes. the way that he treats me is very flirty and stuff and we've gotten together one time outside of school to do a project and it was a blast. sometimes we talk about past things like good memories and stuff and obviously he remembers that i liked him but he thinks that's over and done with. this guy is SO good looking i cant even describe it! he is so silly and talented and smart and i adore spending time with him. we have a class together next semester and then that's it. graduation comes and he is out of my life. the things is he's pretty popular and an outgoing party boy, who likes dolled up girls and drinking and im populair and attractive too but im not a party girl, and im quite reserved at school and am also a Christ loving Christian. SO i guess my dilemma is that i care about this guy so much but i know it will never happen because we are very different when it comes to lifestyle. sometimes i think he just uses me to help him with homework, but its difficult to believe that with the looks he gives me and the things he says and has said in the past. i know if i hold onto this is just going to be really difficult to let him go when we graduate, so my question is what should i do? how do i let him know how much he has meant to me every these years? and what do you think he meant by every the things he did? THANKYOU :)

21 Jan 2012, 2:05 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: I need some advice..?

I guess i will just jump right into it. I was with my boyfriend for about 6 months, when I fell pregnant he was not overly upset. At the start I found it difficult to deal with as it was a big shock that I had not been expecting so our relationship was a bit rocky. A few weeks after we found out that I was pregnant he slept with a girl that I have always been madly paranoid him being with as they had a moderate fling before I met him/new him but he always said that they where just friends and he never liked her like that it was just a drunken thing. They went out together to a lot to clubs/bars etc when I was with him.. and she had texted him that she has feelings for him but then she had blamed it on the drink etc "well that's what he told me" and he was always with her and even sometimes I would of went up to his home and sit and wait for him to arrive back like he asked when he went out with her.. and I always gave him the benefit of a doubt I never thought he would hurt me like that. He went to Portugal with his friends before he had told me he had slept with her and we had an argument because he wanted to be with her a couple of days be fore he left and i wanted to spend time with him and he basically said he wasn't choosing me over her. . also he hates drinking to much, he hates that feeling of drunkenness but he said it was just a drunken one night stand, I really don't believe that. Once he told me he had cheated.. "the whole ten yards, sex.. and god knows what else". I broke down and I haven't felt stable since. I have tried to receive over it but I feel it creep up once and a while.. I feel I let him off to easy and it eats away at me and i go on her facebook so much and look at her profile too look if she has posted anything about them hanging about. . I don’t feel like he is staying away from her even though he promised he would. I just, it makes me so unhappy when I think about it I just can’t receive over it that well. I am 8 months pregnant now and he didn’t tell me till I was 6 months or so. . Please help me.. I just feel so lost. I adore him so much, but sometimes I just want to receive away from him before he kills me because he's hurt me so much and I just feel dirty, digsuted used and lost.. Also, he goes to every ante-natal appointment, he does seem to be there for me.. "unless he is to stressed out when i start to feel down and wants to be with his friends or something". His whole family have accepted me and they're every so lovely and I don't want to ruin everyone thinks I have if that makes sense, I just don't want a lot of disturbance and change I just I want it to go away I need some stern advice. When we're good we're great, but sometimes I just can't cope and i'm irrationally upset and I sometimes feel subconsciously I want to upset. I know things are different now, especially with the way I treat him.. I've lost some affection for him. I resent him, but I just don't want to lose him. I also feel like, I'm forcing myself to be in a neutral mood and glad, I just feel myself stare of into space at the thought of how tragic my possess life his, I hate self pity but that's the way I feel.. This is my first serious relationship, so I don't have past experience. There's no history on my side of the family of bi-polar or other mental problems. For him, I don't know..

20 Jan 2012, 5:36 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: rate my music taste 1-10?

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20 Dec 2011, 6:53 pm | click here to view more

Open Question: HOLIDAY HELP, anyone?

right, i'm going to portugal on the 16th of feb and i'm staying in albufiera (not sure on spelling) for a cheap pool side holiday, anyways i was wondering on weather? what sort of clothes should i bring for night time/day time? thankyouu!

2 Feb 2012, 3:17 pm | click here to view more

Voting Question: ..I need a little proper advice, from someone who has been in this position or who have some mature insight.?

I guess i will just jump right into it. I was with my boyfriend for about 6 months, when I fell pregnant he was not overly upset. At the start I found it difficult to deal with as it was a big shock that I had not been expecting so our relationship was a bit rocky. A few weeks after we found out that I was pregnant he slept with a girl that I have always been madly paranoid him being with as they had a moderate fling before I met him/new him but he always said that they where just friends and he never liked her like that it was just a drunken thing. They went out together to a lot to clubs/bars etc when I was with him.. and she had texted him that she has feelings for him but then she had blamed it on the drink etc "well that's what he told me" and he was always with her and even sometimes I would of went up to his home and sit and wait for him to arrive back like he asked when he went out with her.. and I always gave him the benefit of a doubt I never thought he would hurt me like that. He went to Portugal with his friends before he had told me he had slept with her and we had an argument because he wanted to be with her a couple of days be fore he left and i wanted to spend time with him and he basically said he wasn't choosing me over her. . also he hates drinking to much, he hates that feeling of drunkenness but he said it was just a drunken one night stand, I really don't believe that. Once he told me he had cheated.. "the whole ten yards, sex.. and god knows what else". I broke down and I haven't felt stable since. I have tried to receive over it but I feel it creep up once and a while.. I feel I let him off to easy and it eats away at me and i go on her facebook so much and look at her profile too look if she has posted anything about them hanging about. . I don’t feel like he is staying away from her even though he promised he would. I just, it makes me so unhappy when I think about it I just can’t receive over it that well. I am 8 months pregnant now and he didn’t tell me till I was 6 months or so. . Please help me.. I just feel so lost. I adore him so much, but sometimes I just want to receive away from him before he kills me because he's hurt me so much and I just feel dirty, digsuted used and lost.. Also, he goes to every ante-natal appointment, he does seem to be there for me.. "unless he is to stressed out when i start to feel down and wants to be with his friends or something". His whole family have accepted me and they're every so lovely and I don't want to ruin everyone thinks I have if that makes sense, I just don't want a lot of disturbance and change I just I want it to go away I need some stern advice. When we're good we're great, but sometimes I just can't cope and i'm irrationally upset and I sometimes feel subconsciously I want to upset. I know things are different now, especially with the way I treat him.. I've lost some affection for him. I resent him, but I just don't want to lose him. I also feel like, I'm forcing myself to be in a neutral mood and glad, I just feel myself stare of into space at the thought of how tragic my possess life his, I hate self pity but that's the way I feel..

19 Jan 2012, 7:42 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Arithmetic Sequences. HELP SOLVE. Please. Thx.?

The Arctic tern is an amazing bird that migrates 22,000 miles from the North Pole to the South Pole every September (and back home every April). At dawn on a certain September day, one bird is flying due south past Lisbon, Portugal, a distance of 3,124 miles from his Arctic home. He is flying at a constant velocity of 17 miles per hour. How far, in miles, will he be from home at sunset, exactly 12 hours later?

19 Dec 2011, 8:47 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Need Help with AP World?

Are my answers right? Differences between 15th century global trade and earlier centuries 1.In the 15th century trade became vaster. More countries had contact with each other and there was a higher form of technology that spread. Also, Europeans dominated the trade. Areas effect by global trade by 1450's The Portuguese began to expand their influence to parts of India and Africa. They were guide by Henry the Navigator Differences between Dutch, British, and Spanish and Portuguses exploration and trade. The Dutch stayed for the most part out of the Americas, they did settle some parts of North America but it was taken away by the British. The Dutch established a colony in South Africa, and also had a lot of trade in the Philippines and Japan (later Japanese will receive rid of Dutch) The British had some colonies in North America that did not provide much for them, but they had a lot of trade with Asia especially India Spain took most interest in South America, taking control of Islands like Haripinoza and other parts of the Carrabin. In 1513 they entered the main land of the Americas which was gift day Panama and began to dominate the indigenous peoples taking over and using mining for silver. Portugal claimed much of Brazil which they used for Gold and sugar. They also had an extensive control of the Indian Ocean Portugal's Territorial claims in the Americas Portugal claimed Brazil in the New World Mercantilism- Urged that a nation-state not import good from outside its possess empire but sell exports as widely as possible in its on ships, both reflected and encouraged the new world system.

19 Dec 2011, 7:11 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: When is it Time to Stop Giving it One More Chance?

I'm a 28 year old professional (doctor), or I was. My other half is 39, and worked as a cook in a very high-end hotel restaurant. But he's also Portuguese so, in our wisdom, we decided to emigrate to Portugal in the understanding he would be the breadwinner while I got to grips with the language. We're now 6 months in. The weather is wonderful, the culture is great, the people too, those I can understand at least , BUT my other half just isn't cutting it. He has finally, after 5 months of nagging found 2 days a week working in a hotel so far away it is barely worth the petrol money, and does nothing else. The 5 days he doesn't work he gets up at 1 or 2 in the afternoon, trying to receive him up earlier results in strop & bad mood for the day - its just not worth it. He then sits on the sofa in front of the tv or on his computer the whole day, and I cant remember the last time he came to bed at the same time as me, no matter what time I sit up til or how many times I ask. Maybe I was naive... things were similar in England, just not so drastic... but he assured me it was because the weather was so bad he just didn't look anything attractive about going out to do anything. Now we're here, it's mostly sunny... and he's worse. I have to actually nag a 39 year old man to have a wash more than once a week, and then suffer the resentment he bears for asking him to for the next hour or so. We have three dogs, which he wanted, who only ever go out with me. We have a home, which was his grandmothers, that needs so much work doing it still rains inside one of the rooms on bad days. I do every the housework - fair enough he works two days a week, I don't mind the majority being mine- but I didnt expect that to include everything from dealing with the chickens, to our dogs, the cleaning, cooking (on two hobs because the relax of the cooker doesnt work!) the washing to having to make him wash himself, every while worrying about what exactly we're going to eat tomorrow because we are so strapped for cash. And now his bright idea is to have a baby???!!! We split up two years ago for around four months because I felt he no longer appreciated me, no longer valued my opinions etc - well, this time its worse tenfold. I almost feel like an accessory in his life. He refused to left me steer the car the other day because he knew the way and I didn't, and when I said it was only 5 minutes away, he could just give me directions and that I wanted to steer he threw a strop and insisted on just driving us home instead. I'm not a stupid person & I do adore him deeply but I'm at the limits of what I as a person can deal with. Living in a country where you do not talk the language better than say your average 4 year old is a very isolating experience. He hasn't kept his end of the deal, so now my money has run out I cant afford any more language lessons, we cant afford to socialize much if at every, he states he doesn't know how to tutor me and it's... not easy, to put it mildly. I reached the final straw over the silly macho-controlling car driving nonsense... and we had an argument about things, but at least that got it into the open. He says he doesn't know whats the matter, he just feels sort of absent and he keeps thinking he needs to change tomorrow but then the next day just hits the snooze on the alarm clock again. He also says now Ive threatened to walk out it will every be different; that he'll change because he has to. But, I truly dont know... I feel like we were here before but it was ten times less than it is now. Perhaps enough is enough? Perhaps I'm just really feeling every little problem because I AM isolated and not working and in a odd environment. It could be as he wonders- he's depressed - but even on wondering that his reaction isn't to go to the doctors here to resolve it... it's more of an excuse. And one he used before when we split up over his lack of appreciation for me as a person. This year, for my birthday I wasnt expecting a gift as we had no money, but he made no effort to make it a special day what so ever; i still got up about 5 hours before he did, he took about an hour to wake up the finally remember to say glad birthday, not even a stupid homemade card or a silly tune with a lit candle, or a suggestion to go for a nice walk... nothing to make the day special. I just feel I've given this relationship every chance - we moved here for him to be home and for us to have a better lifestyle. I adore him very much - I wouldn't have arrive this far if I didn't... how do you decide when its time to jack it in? We've been together for 6 years...

18 Dec 2011, 11:55 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: A question that will get a lot of people pissed, but well I cant help it?

A very dear pal of mine the other day, an American, referred to me, as an "African-Portuguese", to which I replied: "What did you just say?" lol And then I went on to further explain that in Europe we don't do that, and that subsequently I am Portuguese period, because in Europe we go by what our passport says, and it's about nationality more than it is about ethnic origin. An African descent person in either Spain, Portugal or England is just, Spanish, Portuguese or English. In Europe we don't need to wear a tag on our foreheads, we make it simple we don't do that. That is an American tag, so it nice of got me pissed at first, first that he didnt know that, and second, that he wanted to transport it onto me. Later I realized that I had to respect his possess views of the world, the ones below which he was born, understand and just explain how it works where I arrive from. "There is nothing about Africa neither on my ID card, nor on my passport, because I was born in Portugal, and lived my life there, and in every frankness I have never even been to Africa, and whereas I am just as fond of my African origins as I am of my Portuguese ones, I am simply Portuguese, and not "African-Portuguese", because that doesn't exist. That's an American thing that you Americans do. But the relax of the world doesn't. And to be quite honest, it's not that I give any importance to being Portuguese either, it just happens to be what's on both my passport and ID card! So my question to you is: Why is it that the land of the free so fixated in branding, tagging and cataloging people so much!? What if I go to the US, what will people call me within the realm of their society? Latino, because I'm from a Latin speaking country, African-American, because I'm mulatto, (even though I am obviously not American lol). Seriously, and who the F... cares, other than, again, Americans?? Haven't they, Americans, learned anything from Charlize Theron's statement? Before acquiring the American nationality as well, she was simply African, period. She was born in South Africa, so she was African, not "Euro-African" like Americans would probably call her according to their logic, given that she is white. Facts are she was just African, because that's how it works with the relax of the world: people go by what their passport says. And now the only reason why she has called herself an African-American was because in the mean time she did acquire the American nationality, which does give her a double nationality (which might have made a few red neck heads' explode I'm sure). Seriously why is it that Americans feel this need to brand themselves and the relax of this world as if we were every cows that HAVE to belong to a speciphic heard? Because mind, origins wise, some of us simply dont. look my family is so mixed by now, that originally we could just be a map of the world (its not just African and Portuguese blood that goes through my veins), and do Americans even know about this, about people like me? Or maybe they don't, because they are just too busy branding the cows. And mind, us the relax of the world do have things like History and cultural and ethnic origin diversity, and issues that arrive with it too, in buckets. It's not just the US that is a racial melting pot anymore, and it's not just the US that has had and still has racial issues to solve. However, we just don't use tags, because that would make life unnecessarily complicated, and at times also unfair. We simply dont do that to ourselves in Europe, it's already as difficult as it is sometimes why make it stupidly complicated? Tagging oneself should be the most stupid and dumbest fault a human being can commit against himself, and not to mention a really confusing one too! But if you can give me a reasonable explanation why I wont say another word about it, and even give you a best anwer if it sounds plausible the enough. Anyway, thank you. @ By famous Gilbert: I didnt want to receive many answers, dear, just the one, the right one, and I think I just did. Posting a long question is actually a great way of making sure that you are not going to receive plunged with piles of useless crap, like your answer just was. Tk u. lol

17 Jan 2012, 6:02 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Poll: Do you think that one day the USA will have no power over other countries?

For example Portugal used to have lots of power a long time (centurys ago) ago but now nobody talks about Portugal

17 Dec 2011, 11:20 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: What does Raven Hair means?

Hi! I 'am portuguese, and a wile ago, I met a nice girl from New York that came to Portugal to study a semester in my College. Well, we talk allot and one day I told her I have a crush on one of my friends. During our discussion I told her I think he is really cute. He's, nice of silent, shy with a baby face, beautifully red lips, golden brown eyes and a soft voice . Anyway, she told me he is cute and that she loves the contrast of his "raven hair" against it's fair skin. I translated it as being "black hair", but what does it really mean? Does it have a different meaning? I am nice of embarrassed to ask her. Tank you.

16 Jan 2012, 3:31 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: I hung up on my BF through disappointment and the lack of being able to respond, what should I do now?

First of every I'll give a little history and some facts. We are both male. I am faithful and 100% honest with my partner. We had been friends for approximately 6 years before we formed a relationship. We had a few dates, before I took him on a short notice holiday to Portugal for a few days to give him a breather from a rather tense home life. He had been in a 9 year relationship previously, where he was one day abandoned, then ignored. This relationship ended approximately one year ago. He is still in touch with his ex's family and has recently gotten back in touch with his ex partner. We live 52 miles away from each other. I steer, he doesn't, but there are train stations within 2 minutes walking distance from my home and a short bus ride from his, yet he has never arrive to visit me without me picking him up and driving back. He hasn't even been to my home in the last 6 months and he promised this would change, but it hasn't. He still lives with his mom and ex-stepfather. I have my possess place in an exclusive town in the UK. I work two jobs and he doesn't work at every. He doesn't like my friends very much and I believe, that through his possess insecurities, he has completely mis-judged them. He didn't want to join me at Christmas, or the New Year and I ended up rather drunk and he hated that and said I shouldn't be drinking so much. He also dumped me around September time, as he didn't feel in control. He said it was nothing I was doing wrong and he had a lot of stress in his life and a relationship just complicated things. Of course I was devastated and couldn't understand. After a few weeks though, he called and said he missed me and would like to look me and "look how things go." To this day, this relationship status has remained the same, so whether or not we are together, you'll have to judge that, but I continued to look him as my only one and treat him as my partner. The most recent events have been... I haven't seen him in the last 14 days. I keep trying to, but he tells me he "might" be having coffee with the ex's brother, either Thursday or Friday, but this gets postponed on and on, or he's going with a pal to her hospital appointment, etc... He has also been sifting through his ex partner's Facebook profile, trying to find proof that he had been cheating on him before the relationship had ended. He calls me to seek comfort, but of course I think this is not healthy for him. He then had a bit of a shock when he found evidence of this, but he continued the whole night trying to find more. The following day (Saturday), I had been trying to call at regular 1 or 2 hour intervals, but he never answered. Some friends had invited me to go out locally to a few bars, but I declined expecting to be able to go look my partner. However, by 9.45pm I had still heard nothing and no return call. So, I called my friends and said I would catch them up and went out. At 10.15pm my mobile rang and it was him. I asked how he was feeling, given the recent findings (which I wasn't glad about), he said that more was found. I explained that I'd been trying to receive in touch every day and he said he had fallen asleep, because he was up every night until 10.30am on facebook and he then asked where I was and what I was doing. I said that as I'd not heard anything from him, I'd decided to go for a few drinks with friends.... to which he clip in and said "Oh!!! So, it me or beer now, is it?" I was a little surprised and I didn't think it was deserved. I could feel this was going to be the start of an argument. So, stuck for words, I just hung up. He hasn't attempted to call or text. He has blocked me, my family and my friends on facebook and as disappointed I was in myself for hanging up, he's taken the childishness one huge step further. What should I do, given the circumstances?

16 Jan 2012, 2:00 pm | click here to view more

Voting Question: Opinion on veganism? Good or bad? lol?

Hey there people! So I'm hoping you can help me out here. I decided to go vegan in October, and am at the moment living in Portugal. The family I'm with doesn't understand my decision, they think it's unhealthy, pointless, and just depriving myself of good food. I need some back-up. Their arguments are that cows produce milk without having babies, and the environment isn't affected much by consuming animals or their products. I'm 15 and that's why they don't think its very healthy. But actually I feel fine, I make sure I receive enough B12 in my diet and definitely iron, calcium, and protein. They also argued that if I REALLY want to do something about the environment, I should be out there cleaning up the world, and not going vegan because it hardly does anything. Something about if I really cared about the world I would not buy things made in China or by kids in Africa or something... but uh, sorry LOL. That didn't really make sense to me. OFCOURSE I care about the kids in Africa and China and stuff! And I do everything I can to avoid those products. They also said something about never using the computer or technology because that's how I really help the world, but I don't use it in excess and always be careful about the amount of time I spend using it. I like art, so that's a good substitute for time on the computer. IDK, I don't really understand how we ended up with technology and every, but please if you can, help. I fully respect others choice to eat meat and dairy products, and so I expect to be respected as well. I need some back-up for teen vegans. Had kinda difficult day today, but if I can just gain their respect them I'm sure it'll every be back to the norm. Thanks so much for your help and sorry if this is long. May the world be peaceful. (Ps, I made a fair deal to at least TRY anything thats not meat--because this is a cultural experience-- but just not eat it constantly. Isn't that a fair deal?)

16 Jan 2012, 11:48 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Do you think my company is gonna fire me?

I work for a transportation company as a receptionist. We have 70 truckers and about 8 people in the office (tiny family business). I was hired about a year ago. So im the newest asset. My boss in reunions has been saying "this is bad" "we are having to many costs". This last one he said that there are 5 more people working in the company this year (including truckers) and we are having alot of losses. i live in Portugal. 2012 is gonna be worse. Do you think he may flame me? i don't do anything every day. :S

15 Dec 2011, 7:08 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Do I even need to prove I have sufficient funds to visit Portugal as a U.S citizen?

I'm visiting family and wont be staying in a hotel. I also know I wont ever have to break the bank while of the duration of my stay since most of my needs are already provided by family. I know every the basics like you can't stay for more than 90 days as a visitor, blah blah blah so please don't tell me that as it is not the answer I'm looking for.. Do I even need to prove I have "sufficient funds" or can I just tell whoever asks me I'm staying with family? So far, I have the passport and ticket ready. Conclusion: 1) Do I even need to prove I have sufficient funds to visit Portugal as a tourist with family? 2) If I do need to prove I have sufficient funds, does an active credit card count? 3) Do I need any other SPECIFIC documents, applications or whatever? Side question out of curiosity: What are the penalties from overstaying besides deportation? Thanks, Liss :) P.S, how and what other ways I can use to prove I have sufficient funds? Bank Statement?

14 Jan 2012, 8:28 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Do you believe in the decriminalization (not legalization) of drugs in this country?

With billions of tax payer dollars spent each year on the ever failing "War on Drugs", our already overcrowded prison system, and the rate of demand vs. supply in America and most other countries, plus the damage of throwing someone in prison and tearing loving families apart for a first-time simple possession, would it not more likely dramatically help the issue to decriminalize drugs and treat addiction with counseling and rehabilitation services. An outpatient rehab costs ten times less than to home someone in prison. There is also the issue of personal choice. I myself do not use drugs or even drink, but I feel if a grown American man or lady chooses to arrive home and smoke a joint, opium, whatever, it's their choice. As long as they are not pushing it on anyone else or neglecting their kids. Just because every of us may not necessarily agree with the use of drugs, shouldn't we show tolerance to those who do? I think it was Portugal who “decriminalized” drugs ten years ago. Since then, the unemployment rate has decreased, crime had decreased (especially violent crime), the spread of STDs and other communicable diseases has significantly decreased, and their prison system and the tax payer money spent on it every day is in much better order. ***Please answer seriously after considering my question with an open mind! ***

13 Jan 2012, 11:51 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Suggestions for things to do in Lisbon Portugal in January?

We have about 10 days and welcome itinerys or suggestions of not to miss Lisbon area sites

11 Dec 2011, 7:42 pm | click here to view more



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