Dieing in 1st world as opposed to 3rd world countries
Dieing in 1st world as opposed to 3rd world countries
The other half attended the death of a close friend's mother last night,
Her friends mother had been of poor health for some time and in the last 6-8 days it was all downhill.
When discussing the event with her, there was no embellishments or bullshit.
She die tonight,
It cannot be different.
I help my friend as her mother die.
And then she moves onto another topic for discussion.
Back home there would be multiple family / friends lamenting the early passing of such a beautiful person and making bullshit comments about how wonderful they were whilst all faking tears and rage about the loss of her /him.
I do appreciate the minimalist approach to death rather than the extravagant Western Variant.
Her friends mother had been of poor health for some time and in the last 6-8 days it was all downhill.
When discussing the event with her, there was no embellishments or bullshit.
She die tonight,
It cannot be different.
I help my friend as her mother die.
And then she moves onto another topic for discussion.
Back home there would be multiple family / friends lamenting the early passing of such a beautiful person and making bullshit comments about how wonderful they were whilst all faking tears and rage about the loss of her /him.
I do appreciate the minimalist approach to death rather than the extravagant Western Variant.
I refuse to go out with nothing more than a whimper followed by a small farting sound and a shit stain on my bed sheets..
Just thought I'd share that with you.
Just thought I'd share that with you.
Yeah, but at least there's 1 ceremony, a piss up and some flowers on a grave every year.
Here, there's the initial banging and wailing for a few days from 4am, the firing up the oven part, with fireworks until 11pm, repeated after 7 days, then again at 100 days, then every year until the cash runs short/the next one dies.
Here, there's the initial banging and wailing for a few days from 4am, the firing up the oven part, with fireworks until 11pm, repeated after 7 days, then again at 100 days, then every year until the cash runs short/the next one dies.
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Yes, I too appreciate the decorum accorded to the occasion:scoffer wrote:I do appreciate the minimalist approach to death rather than the extravagant Western Variant.
Let's make as much fucking noise as possible, and inconvenience as many people as possible, for as long as possible, just to show that we have money to spend, because fuck everything else, money is god, and the person is dead, but let's milk it for every possible cent/status symbol we can.
I mean, how can one not love that, right?
Otherwise, I agree 100%
ירי ילדים והפצצת אזרחים דורש אומץ, כמו גם הטרדה מינית של עובדי ההוראה.
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There is not much difference dying in a developed or developing country if you knew you are dying. The person who know they are going to die, death is not much of their worry but the people they are leaving behind, especially ones are relying on you.
I understand the differences between the East and the West funerals. Whether you agree or not, the tradition wont be broken anytime soon. The noisy speakers for days aside. There are places in Vietnam where they would place a coffin inside the house before he/she is dead, and some part of Asia where the children/closer ones fight over the inheritance even the about to die person is still alive. Its just how it goes.
In term of the Asian tradition, where the music is playing, people moaning, 100 days and yearly death anniversary the children will try to offer the deceased the best commemoration. I think main part of it is filial piety. It is the norm where parents usually take care of their children and grandchildren up until their old age. If that makes any sense.
I understand the differences between the East and the West funerals. Whether you agree or not, the tradition wont be broken anytime soon. The noisy speakers for days aside. There are places in Vietnam where they would place a coffin inside the house before he/she is dead, and some part of Asia where the children/closer ones fight over the inheritance even the about to die person is still alive. Its just how it goes.
In term of the Asian tradition, where the music is playing, people moaning, 100 days and yearly death anniversary the children will try to offer the deceased the best commemoration. I think main part of it is filial piety. It is the norm where parents usually take care of their children and grandchildren up until their old age. If that makes any sense.
Until you have been through the death of one of your wife's family ( in my case my father in law ) and been privy to the way the whole family gets involved with the funeral process - inc the very intimate cleaning and prepping of the body for cremation which is usually done in the family living room and which everyone joins in on - you will have no idea how chalk n cheese the east and west are when it comes to the last rites. I assisted picking through the ashes for the bones to inter and then also walked the ashes out into kampot river in a basket on my head. All in all it was pretty intense .
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I thought the thread was about dieting and he had just missed out the "t"
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Scoffer,
The way the world is going it won't long before funerals go digital mate.
Imagine a world where instead of people attending your funeral in person to pay their respects, they can do it online via a conference call type situation that you (or a friend) set up in advance.
- Scoffers Digital Funeral.
People attending Scoffers Digital Funeral wouldn't even need to buy a full suit.
One could just by a shirt, tie and jacket and just sit in front of their computer with tears in their eyes whilst wearing their underpants and flip flops and scratching their nuts, with YouTube open on another tab waiting at the ready.
The way the world is going it won't long before funerals go digital mate.
Imagine a world where instead of people attending your funeral in person to pay their respects, they can do it online via a conference call type situation that you (or a friend) set up in advance.
- Scoffers Digital Funeral.
People attending Scoffers Digital Funeral wouldn't even need to buy a full suit.
One could just by a shirt, tie and jacket and just sit in front of their computer with tears in their eyes whilst wearing their underpants and flip flops and scratching their nuts, with YouTube open on another tab waiting at the ready.
"I don't care what the people are thinking, i ain't drunk i'm just drinking"
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We regret to announce that due to some confusion in the booking of this event, scoffer's funeral has been indefinitely delayed.spitthedog wrote: - Scoffers Digital Funeral.
agoda.com apologises for any inconvenience, but has been unable to restart its server after a cock-up of unimaginable proportions, initiated by a website user who had no fucking clue what he was doing, hamstring the website.
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Yeah, despite how Trump spells it, the correct word is dying - unless we're talking about changing the colour of fabrics?
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LOL. Maybe it is just Scoffer needs for longevity.Mèo Đen wrote:I thought the thread was about dieting and he had just missed out the "t"
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many in tears are not faking. and what is wrong with lamenting the passing of a person?scoffer wrote:The other half attended the death of a close friend's mother last night,
Her friends mother had been of poor health for some time and in the last 6-8 days it was all downhill.
When discussing the event with her, there was no embellishments or bullshit.
She die tonight,
It cannot be different.
I help my friend as her mother die.
And then she moves onto another topic for discussion.
Back home there would be multiple family / friends lamenting the early passing of such a beautiful person and making bullshit comments about how wonderful they were whilst all faking tears and rage about the loss of her /him.
I do appreciate the minimalist approach to death rather than the extravagant Western Variant.
The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
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