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sleep

Sleeping more than eight hours a day is good for the health, or is it bad? Sleep is like death. Our eyes are closed, our nervous system is inactive. Our muscles... even our consciousness is not available. It is comparable to death, or am I mistake

Started by salah gammaa in General Discussion

135 Replies · Reply by salah gammaa Nov 30, 2023

Not belonging to a place we live in

Sometimes we feel we dont belong to the place we live in. why does it happen? When I came to my capital city Islamabad for my studies his happened to me. i felt this feeling. I felt like i am different in the class. I was unable to connect with my cl

Started by umeed in General Discussion

4 Replies · Reply by Nanny Nov 19, 2019

Manga

Is there any manga reader there?

Started by Batuuu in General Discussion

4 Replies · Reply by Fizzy Nov 10, 2019

Three questions

Dear friends and EC members.

I invite you all to think about following questions and to tell us your answers.

Here you go:

1. If you could have a question answered by an omniscient, what do you want to know?

2. If you could give a newborn only one sin

Started by Rose in General Discussion

81 Replies · Reply by O. M. May 2, 2020

Why You Should Marry a Foreigner

What with all of the fantastic American men around, what made me choose to tie the knot with a foreigner? How about this fun, tongue-in-cheek, stereotypical rundown of some of my favorites (ignoring, of course, all of the challenges that go into an i

Started by markandrew in General Discussion

14 Replies · Reply by Professor Nov 12, 2019

Can we consider vulnerabilìty and openness a flaw?

Sometimes, when friends asked me how i am, i instantly say "Im great!", even if it is not true. Yes, i dont want my friends to know the real score. I dont want them to see that i am struggling. But peace of mind avoids me. Is it healthy to keep our

Started by Glosky in General Discussion

8 Replies · Reply by Glosky Oct 30, 2019

Why do we open umbrella while it's raining ?

I'm sorry my friends , just now came to my mind....!.. Why do we open ? and What color of umbrella do we open for men and women ?...

Thank you !....

Started by Adriano Martelli in General Discussion

16 Replies · Reply by Bossona Nov 28, 2020

Beaches of Cannes

Hello my dear friends, As always, I'm bothering and taking your times....I'm so sorry But some ridiculous topics and some nonsense questions are disturbing me...!...Many times I've requested no to bring simple topics to ask a comments, but my friends

Started by Adriano Martelli in General Discussion

6 Replies · Reply by Adriano Martelli Oct 25, 2019

Why do we wear Hearing Aid ?

Hello My friends. I'm sorry I take your times... I was working on internet ..On EC , was reading the blogs , I saw the article of my friend Dara topic on '' Why do we wear glasses ? '' I'm sorry, such questions make me crazy.. really crazy..We wear

Started by Adriano Martelli in General Discussion

8 Replies · Reply by Josef Essberger Oct 28, 2019

Gabriel and Israfel

Archangel Gabriel is known as the angel of announcement ,he plays a significant role in all holy religions as a messenger of God.. Our pronunciation teacher Gabriel also carry his messages as pronunciation of the day (The last one was 144 ) and he i

Started by Adriano Martelli in General Discussion

4 Replies · Reply by Adriano Martelli Oct 28, 2019

Catalonia Conflict with Spain

To Whom is Concerned !

Catalonia's independence movement is back in the headlines after Spain's Supreme Court jailed nine seperatist leaders,prompting days of protests. Catalonia is one of Spain's wealthiest and most productive regions and has a di

Started by Adriano Martelli in General Discussion

2 Replies · Reply by Adriano Martelli Oct 23, 2019

We love IDIOMS!

Share an idiom (or some idioms) you like from your country/language and try to translate it in english (or to find the english version)

Here some idioms that I like from my country:

- 'No hay mal que por bien no venga' or: 'Todo lo que sucede, convie

Started by MARY in General Discussion

21 Replies · Reply by MARY Oct 20, 2019

Why do we wear glasses?

The idea came to me while watching Alan Nicole’s video. He was telling us about that city. He tried to put on his glasses. The process took some moments before he finally put them on.

High-rank officers, special investigators, detectives wear glasses

Started by salah gammaa in General Discussion

36 Replies · Reply by salah gammaa Dec 13, 2019

How to feel more confident when speaking English?

How do you feel when you speak English? Do you think you could be more relaxed?

I always had this issue when learning foreign languages, I wanted to sound more casual and more like myself but it always required a lot of practice for me. I got an advi

Started by Andrijana Ikonic in General Discussion

5 Replies · Reply by Adriano Martelli Oct 21, 2019

Let's talk in English and make friends on Skype

Hi, guys. I am Pierre from mainland China. I have been learning English for more than 15 years. Now I work in a university as a researcher on biochemistry and biotechnology. I often write papers in English. I am planning to go abroad recently, maybe

Started by Pierre in General Discussion

1 Reply · Reply by salah gammaa Oct 18, 2019

Let's talk in English and make friends

Hi, guys. I am Pierre from mainland China. I have been learning English for more than 15 years. Now I work in a university as a researcher on biochemistry and biotechnology. I often write papers in English. I am planning to go abroad recently, maybe

Started by Pierre in General Discussion

1 Reply · Reply by salah gammaa Oct 18, 2019

How do you face dumb questions?

Surely you've had this or similar situations in your daily life, if so, how big is your patient to deal with them?

- You're biking and suddenly you fall down, you see yourself bleeding with a terrible pain in your shoulder and dazed due to the impact

Started by Estanis in General Discussion

21 Replies · Reply by Estanis Jun 8, 2021

What's an awkward situation that you have experienced in the past?

Yesterday, I was waiting for the elevator to come. When it arrived the door opened and I moved to walk in. At the same time, another person wanted to come out! We both stopped and looked at each other. I moved left and he moved too! We moved again! B

Started by Daniel Elliott in General Discussion

22 Replies · Reply by selam Nov 19, 2019

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General Discussion (2593)

sleep

Not belonging to a place we live in

Manga

Three questions

Why You Should Marry a Foreigner

Can we consider vulnerabilìty and openness a flaw?

Why do we open umbrella while it's raining ?

Beaches of Cannes

Why do we wear Hearing Aid ?

Gabriel and Israfel

Catalonia Conflict with Spain

We love IDIOMS!

Why do we wear glasses?

How to feel more confident when speaking English?

Let's talk in English and make friends on Skype

Let's talk in English and make friends

How do you face dumb questions?

What's an awkward situation that you have experienced in the past?

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