User: Samantha

One PE class we were doing a cross country run. I had rembered my kit but I usually wore my gym knickers under my uniform. This time I removed my tights in the changing room and discovered that instead of my maroon gym knickers I was wearing a pair of floral-pattern knickers with lacy trimming! I was not spared my blushes I still had to do the run.

it involved leaving the school grounds and running up the street and about 2 miles into an adjacent area of countryside. I was just hoping nobody I knew saw me! On the way back we passed a couple of workmen at one of those phone exchange things on the street and I overheard one saying, "look that ones in her underpants"

I was 17 at the time.

most English/Scottish/Welch people have any interest in Northern Ireland

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most English/Scottish/Welch people have little interest in Northern Ireland

========== In Reply To ========== Actually the pro-UK people in Northern Ireland are not imported "UK bastards" - the loyalists are Irish people, descended from Scots and English who settled there 400 years ago. Sure they were Scots and English originally but here so long I think they may now be called Irish. You must realise these are different people from modern Scots English and Welch. Believe me I know from experience that most English/Scottish/Welch people have any interest in Northern Ireland - the most common attitude is that the different Irish sides should solve their own problems. You see if any British government withdrew because of IRA attacks it would have been disasterous for them - they might have wished to get out but to do so would be seen as giving in to terrorism.

They are mostly Protestant and do not want to be part of a mainly Catholic country, (even though in the last 20 years the influence of the Catholic church has become much less powerful than it used to be in the Republic of Ireland). In reality the British forces were in the middle of an Irish civil war. They may have taken the loyalist side in the past but you have to recognise that they made great efforts to become more impartial as relations with the Irish Republic improved since the 1970s

You see the referendum we had in 1998 was a historic act of national self-determination by all Irish people, north and south, loyalist/unionist (pro-UK Irish) and nationalist/republican (pro-Republic of Ireland) and the overwhelming majority voted for a democratic peaceful solution called the Good Friday agreement.

In this agreement all Irish people agreed that Northern Ireland should have its own government fully representative of all political beliefs and close links with both UK and Irish government. Recognition by the British government that they only have an interest in Ireland as long as a majority of people in Northern Ireland wish - in other words if any future referendum decides for a 32 county Irish state they will support this. Recognition by the Irish government that any future change in the status of NI depends upon the same democratic mandate.

The British and Irish governments can work very well together - we are both member states of the European Union and therefore committed to political and economic integration with each other. I future I believe that you will have two states on this island but with something like the same relationship to each other as two states in the USA

In conclusion the only legitimate constitutional future for Ireland is one we vote for. Any true Irish patriot wants PEACE and DEMOCRACY and good relations with our neighbours. I have no problem with the Sinn Fein people like Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness who wish to participate in democractic politics. But sadly there are some republican elements who wish to continue their so called war and these people are criminals and traitors.

Actually the pro-UK people in Northern Ireland are not imported "UK bastards" - the loyalists are Irish people, descended from Scots and English who settled there 400 years ago. Sure they were Scots and English originally but here so long I think they may now be called Irish. You must realise these are different people from modern Scots English and Welch. Believe me I know from experience that most English/Scottish/Welch people have any interest in Northern Ireland - the most common attitude is that the different Irish sides should solve their own problems. You see if any British government withdrew because of IRA attacks it would have been disasterous for them - they might have wished to get out but to do so would be seen as giving in to terrorism.

They are mostly Protestant and do not want to be part of a mainly Catholic country, (even though in the last 20 years the influence of the Catholic church has become much less powerful than it used to be in the Republic of Ireland). In reality the British forces were in the middle of an Irish civil war. They may have taken the loyalist side in the past but you have to recognise that they made great efforts to become more impartial as relations with the Irish Republic improved since the 1970s

You see the referendum we had in 1998 was a historic act of national self-determination by all Irish people, north and south, loyalist/unionist (pro-UK Irish) and nationalist/republican (pro-Republic of Ireland) and the overwhelming majority voted for a democratic peaceful solution called the Good Friday agreement.

In this agreement all Irish people agreed that Northern Ireland should have its own government fully representative of all political beliefs and close links with both UK and Irish government. Recognition by the British government that they only have an interest in Ireland as long as a majority of people in Northern Ireland wish - in other words if any future referendum decides for a 32 county Irish state they will support this. Recognition by the Irish government that any future change in the status of NI depends upon the same democratic mandate.

The British and Irish governments can work very well together - we are both member states of the European Union and therefore committed to political and economic integration with each other. I future I believe that you will have two states on this island but with something like the same relationship to each other as two states in the USA

In conclusion the only legitimate constitutional future for Ireland is one we vote for. Any true Irish patriot wants PEACE and DEMOCRACY and good relations with our neighbours. I have no problem with the Sinn Fein people like Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness who wish to participate in democractic politics. But sadly there are some republican elements who wish to continue their so called war and these people are criminals and traitors.

========== In Reply To ========== Well...

Have to disaggree with you... If the UK bastards weren't there in the first place who would the Irish have to fight???

Lets face it UK is the next island so let them stay there! No need for them to stay in Ireland or is it to protect the bastards who choose (wrongly) the UK side???

Thank you for agreeing that the UK started the troubles so long time ago but why feel sorry that the Irish government did what they had to do to protect their own people and the right for Ireland to become one and one single nation???

Waiting for your answer,

Ruslan

I totally agree with the Brit!

I am Irish, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland I can tell you that ALL TERRORISM in Northern Ireland is commited by IRISH PEOPLE.

There is a big difference between the actions of th IRA, INLA, UVF, UFF etc and the actions of the British Army and Police.

There have been cases of members of the locally recruited security forces, the RUC and UDR (both now disbanded) acting in an illegal manner and collaborating with or joining loyalist terrorist groups but this has been rare and suppressed when detected.

The Brritish government has been guilty of some dreadful mishandling of the situation at the begining of the troubles - over 30 years ago - but so has the Irish government (providing guns to the IRA for example). It is only fair to say that in dealing with both parts of Ireland they have learned from their mistakes and improved greatly especially in the last 5 years.

We have a peace process now that was jointly fostered by British and Irish governments - the only terrorism nowadays is commited by mafia-type elements who call themselves Republicans and Loyalist but are only criminals and parasites. They claim to fight for Ireland or Ulster but in fact want disorder to continue so they can go on making an easy living from protection rackets, smuggling, drug dealing etc

I think the pollster might be Macedonian - I just want to say to you, do not believe all the propaganda about my country you hear from dissident Sinn Fein elements. Nobody in my country votes for them.

========== In Reply To ========== Firstly, i am from england and england does not attack northern ireland. (northern ireland is different to the republic of ireland) Northern Ireland extermeist groups have set off bombs in London a few years back, and we didnt respond with any force. ( Police patrolling the streets is about it.)

Secondly, Saddam hussain is NOT elected by the iraqi people. He is a dictator, and like all dictators came to power by overthrowing the current government. Saddam dosent allow elections so there is no-one to oppose him. If people do oppose him they are imprisoned or executed.

Yes, i'm from the uk, and of course they let us wear a t-shirt! i don't think they'd let us do it topless!