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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp
Ah so it wasn't a suggestion, it was an observation. Perhaps he has observed that by and large people do tend to congregate in groups with those of a similar ilk. He defined it as colour from personal observation whereas you define it as people having similar interests from personal experience. I would probably congregate with people I had shared interests with too. It is equally likely to work with age-groups. This afternoon at church us old fogies were having a chat at one end of the corridor and a group of teenagers were having a chat at the other end of the same corridor. Neither group actively excluding the other but simply homing in on people we had something to say to due to similar interests/situations etc.
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The point was that it wasn't an observation as we were sat in mixed groups, also boys mixed with girls. Also here at uni the mature students mix with the younger ones and all age groups mix together. He was finding justification for a split that didnt even exist in the college. Had he turned up on time he might have noticed that we all talk and socialise together, just as every human being does, but he arrived half an hour late and went straight into his 'observations' without actually taking note of how we were sat.
Also, I may not enjoy the way some people look, as clearly people on here dont like the veil, but I do not and will not ever ignore someone or leave them out of a group simply because of that, nor would i ASK them to change anything about themselves. Distaste for something comes naturally, and not often do people change their opinions of something.
Also, for those worried about obesity, I learnt that if you ensure you get your RDA of calcium you reduce the risk of obesity by 70%. Nice to know that there is part of your diet that substantially affects it that you can actually control.