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?

[cherry*135]

I think you will find posters have 5 minutes to edit their own posts as they see fit. Want that changed pleased contact ebay.

I am goin' now this is getting past ridiculous for a discussion on a proposed mosque.

[izabsmiling]

It can look as though someone is bullying coward 

[*pepe]

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@izabsmiling wrote:

It can look as though someone is bullying coward 

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[danger.will.robinson]

[li.vish]

Hello, everyone. This discussion is getting a little heated. Could we please communicate with a more civil tone. Thanks!

[just_me_karen]

Thanks for that link, meep...and the info. I'll be able to impress my friend haha

I would rather hear call to prayer at dawn, than marimba on my ipad.

[buzzlightyearsgirlfriend]

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@the*scarlet*pimpernel wrote:

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.

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You have just almost perfectly demonstrated that you do not in fact write/type the same way you speak. 

[buzzlightyearsgirlfriend]

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@izabsmiling wrote:

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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Yeah. Get's weird when they switch registers paragraph by paragraph though. 

When a writer does that It takes away from the authentic voice they are attempting to portray.

I think if a writer wants to portray a certain character then they need to use a consistent register.