A light hearted look at stereotypes...

Discussed stereotypes last week with someone, and was asked.. is it a stereotype if it's true?
e.g Nigerian Barber shops are very noisy compared to an English Barber.. truth or stereotype?
English food is quite bland in taste compared to Indian food.. truth, or stereotype?

Stereotypes can be positive or negative that's for sure.. tricky very tricky
btw..Just what is that 'obsession' with Chicken?

Are 'internal' stereotypes different to 'external' ones?.. or are they just as ( if not more) damaging?

Maybe issues occur when the terms .. are all.. or always.. are used to accentuate a point or belief..
as it's not possible for a group of people to all be a certain way.. or always anything.. is it?

Beyond Borders - Community Channel TV

This is apparently the documentary that inspired the film The Fighter.. ( in which Christian Bale won an Oscar for)

As sad a documentary as it is, it's also quite compelling.. very moving. If anyone was ever unsure about the ways the drugs can ruins lives.. this documentary couldn't make it any clearer..
It's called Beyond Borders - High on Crack Street - available on the Community Channel(warning - features scenes of drug use)
I haven't seen the film with Christian Bale but I would really like to see it now
Drug abuse can seriously ruin lives.. that's for sure

Little Bubz 'n' N-Dubz....

My little grandson is 2. He'll be 3 next year.
He's very cute and funny.. love it when he calls me..Nanny.. .or Nanny Dawna, I feel so grown up and wise ( haha.. I wish... silly really, but true..it's nice)

Anyway.. I had him a couple of weeks ago, and he just kept singing this tune.. over and over.. on the bus.. on the street..I couldn't quite make it out..so I asked ...What you singing Buba?!?( that's not his name btw:)

"Dappy!" he said loud and clear..
" I laughed my head off!"... Oh yeah.. "no wee gwets!!"..not even 3yrs old, and a big big Dappy & N-Dubz fan

How did he learn this stuff so young!?!.. I wonder if he'll remember.. hehe.. never mind.. maybe I'll remind him

I ended up quite liking the tune myself

Welcome December..

Wow..It's the 1st of December.. already!!

So...the season is upon us
Fairy lights and early nightsx

crazy, sexy, cool

I love this time of year
It's the time of year of heightened emotions, joy, sadness, reflection, and dreams..
I'm an emotional girl me... bubbling away under there:)
Carried on a cloud of dreams.. to whereever, whenever
( don't worry , I haven't had a glass..)

December.

It announces the end of one year, and beckons forth the beginning of another..
And boy...what a year it has been!!..
Still... there are weeks to go before the tear filled ole years night shenanegans... So I wont rush ahead of myself

Oddly enough I've become accustomed to the cold also..
Kinda like that too now..

It's the time to begin to tie up loose ends.. plant new seeds maybe bury some old ones.. Closures and new beginnings
I hope this month brings joy to all...
And as you begin to reflect on the year, lessons learnt etc, I hope you can celebrate the fact that you made it through... older, yet more youthful...and wiser.. and i'm sure .. more loved than ever before:)
( whether you know it or not!)

If you could have one thing in your stocking this year ... what would it be?

I'm still loving this tune... can't get enough..
It's warm inside... so why not turn it up and enjoy :)x

Give up on people?... me?.. nah..not really.. not deep down..

I have noticed something quite wonderful about people, and it’s this

In the face of great suffering and despair, they can be at their most compassionate
When all else fails and only they remain
They can be at their most honest
As intended by nature
Stripped bare of the cloak, the armour, the shied, you will find love
They remain.. with humour...
and possibly...
a cup of tea
There is always hope..the song of the hopeless
And they should know
So I don’t give up on people,
Not really,
Not deep down

An 80's moment.. ft Sade

Nice song...still..

Bird & Fortune.. funny..