Friday, October 29, 2010

Why do Americans hug so much?

The thing that annoys me when watching TV is to see Americans hugging each other so much. I abhor hugging, except a woman I like. Hugging as well as shaking hands involves the risk of catching some bug from the other. The fellow might even have a foul body odor or be a faggot, who knows. I think Americans would be well advised to adopt the custom prevailing in Buddhist and Hindu societies, namely to simply clasp your hands in front of your face and give a nod.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Was Muhammad illiterate?

Malaysians are living in the dark.

On a recent trip to Malaysia I tried to gauge Malaysian people's awareness of their own politics and was surprised to find how ignorant they were of what was happening around them. To take an example -- the on-going trial of Anwar Ibrahim for sexual misdeeds. There was not one amongst them who thought the man had been falsely charged and I was talking not to uneducated people but to a lawyer, an accountant, an estate agent, a couple of university students and others like them. If you, like me, had followed the man's first trial and are following the present one you would be inclined to dismiss the trials as a farce and pronounce Anwar Ibrahim innocent.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Geert Wilders of Holland.

Geert Wilders, the leader of the Dutch freedom party, may be a racist bastard but in my opinion he has a point regarding Muslim immigrants in general and the Muslim women's veil in particular. The Muslims, with their fanatical Islamic beliefs, are totally unsuited to a European way of life and it is understandable that on the streets of Holland and elsewhere in Europe they are an eyesore to the local population. Wilders has got the Dutch politicians by their throats and is about to get his wish -- the elimination of the disgusting habit of Muslim women to wear the full veil. Wilders should have gone even further by insisting on a ban of the headscarf as well.