Mosques being built

[lobs211]

Bendigo is in the goldfields - beautiful old buildings, unbelievable gardens, right into sport, really good looking place.

Very multi cultural - stong Indigenous history, huge Chinese history (museum, gardens, joss house etc etc), heaps of Karen refugess, biggest Buddhist Temple and Centre so u can see it very multi cultural

What we dont have is a mosque. What the Muslims are planning to build is a mosque.

OMG = Shame Job = people are protesting, I am so embarrassed by these people. Why these people do this? Are they ignorant or what? Or are they really truly scared these Muslims (Who live here already) are all of a sudden gonna turn into terrorists cos they have a mosque?  This is very weird.................. they pray now but at the Uni, there be a prayer room, whatever thats called, they want there own place.

So I ask these people - "What exactly is the problem here?" And I get stuff like "terrorists, go home to their own country (When they say this I lift an eyebrow and stare at em but they miss it ofcourse)

Im not Muslim, I dont even know a Muslim but I dont understand one bit why we protest against people wanting a church, this embarrasses me LOL

Do you people have mosques near you? Is this a big deal?

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

I type how I speak, and my speech is shocking, but that's how it is. I do say coz, and innit and ifn  and stuff. I do say yep, and nup and sittin' and oh hey.

After nearly 20 years living out west my  speech pattern isn't that dissimilar to lobs. My family find it amusing when OH and I visit, and invite their mates around just to listen to OH talk in his home town vernacular. He says munger (ear) doughy (slow) moonay (don't ask, it's not a good word) ol' mate (anyone from the bloke next door to the shop owner down the street, or the news reader on the radio)

If I wish, I can slow down, think about what I am trying to communicate, and structure my sentences reasonably well. (It is getting harder with each passing year) But mostly I don't bother, because what you see is what you get.

[boris1gary]

I don't understand the point, the op read to me just like an op from a person in Australia, any tolerant person. I know they are in Australia because it says so in the op, as for the manipulation of the language Do I post as I speak,  - mmmmm, well not really because i talk really fast and I type really slow and I swear a lot (appropriately of course).

[azureline**]

I have no idea if I post how I speak...................... I probably post more than I speak......................I don't analyse anyone else's posting pattern. However, I can understand that someone with a background in linguistics might.

[izabsmiling]

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@azureline** wrote:

I have no idea if I post how I speak...................... I probably post more than I speak......................I don't analyse anyone else's posting pattern. However, I can understand that someone with a background in linguistics might.

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I agree Az .

That and people who are writers or at least aware of creative writing skills perhaps...they would most likely be the readers who do notice these things .

Not a problem imo ..(just thinking that I don't say "imo" in RL) 

[izabsmiling]

A writer may be aware that the voice of the narration should be consistent with the character’s cultural, social, educational and regional background.The voice in writing portrays those things to a reader.

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@boris1gary wrote:

I don't understand the point, the op read to me just like an op from a person in Australia, any tolerant person. I know they are in Australia because it says so in the op, as for the manipulation of the language Do I post as I speak,  - mmmmm, well not really because i talk really fast and I type really slow and I swear a lot (appropriately of course).

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Readers will observe what they read I suppose ...that's just the purpose of writing .

I know that people observe mine 

We all know her posting style just put up with her ....was once a suggestion made to those who like to observe and observe and comment consistantly on my posting style .

I think that if I ever tried to have another id to post with to avoid such comments...I'd have to create a fake persona and a posting style to match. I couldn't do that just to please those who don't wish to be pleased 

[*pepe]

oh look, another hijack.

how about that proposed mosque for bendigo hey?

[azureline**]

come on pepe! you know when the subject is exhausted, it turns to grammer and spelling....................and now race!

[izabsmiling]

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@*pepe wrote:

oh look, another hijack.

how about that proposed mosque for bendigo hey?

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oh come on Pepe,

I read this thread and I can clearly see where this thread was hijacked ...much ealier than Buzz's post and those by others in relation to that post 

not supposed to notice that perhaps ...

[just_me_karen]

I would love to have a nearby mosque. The call to prayer is amongst my favourite "music", just absolutely love it.

I have a good friend who is a refugee and runs a successful Moroccan arts business...when I go visit his shop he always plays call to prayer CDs lol...he told me the proper name but I forget it.