I had a dream women are being brainwashed into detesting baldness...

[macbeth81]

What does Down Syndrome have to do with baldness? I guess baldness is suppose to give the perception of retardation.

 

[Captain Hook]

if you don't know what protein does I won't explain it, you know more than me after all at your ripe young age.

Oh I'm well aware of what protein does. I just want to make sure you actually know too because you seem to think it can be a mood stabiliser à la lithium citrate.

Come on then old boy, explain to me, what is the relationship between protein and mood?

 

[Pequod]

I am leaving, bye bye. Mod go ahead and delete my account, I apologize if anyone took what I said the wrong way.

 

[I.D WALKER]

I would rather see you stay and interact. Diversity can be a didactically essential component of healthy discourse and/ or new synaptic growth response. Diversity comes from a deeper place than generally understood. Our ideas/perspectives become problematic only when they become deliberate demagoguery. I saw no evidence of that reviewing your recent exchanges, so no offense taken at all. (-:

I am leaving, bye bye. Mod go ahead and delete my account, I apologize if anyone took what I said the wrong way.

 

[DoctorHouse]

"Shave your head and lift heavy" is pretty archaic advice they throw around on bodybuilding forums a lot. I love those guys but they are wrong when it comes to that adage. Lift because you enjoy it or are doing it as a form of exercise to stay healthy, don't do it to compensate for losing your hair (hint: it doesn't work that way, NW7 and shredded is still NW7. Muscles only help to a certain extent and most people don't care about getting Zyzz level aesthetic)

Ayy lmao! How the hell does eating protein make you feel better? It's just another macronutrient, sure foods with protein taste good but they won't affect your mood at all. Also, working out every day can lead to overtraining and hence carries a risk of injury. Chill with the broscience and at least take 2 days off (like the weekend for example) to rest, brah!

Fred may be a little subversive when it comes to mainstream viewpoints but he is spot on with this one.

Hook, most 20 year olds cannot post as articulate as you do. Your vocabulary is amazing for your age. You must have done very well in school and read alot of books. I know most younger guys will not notice what I see in your posts but my insight is usually "spot on" as the Brits like to say. I see big things in your future as long as you don't let your hair situation stand in the way. You must come from very bright parents as well.

 

[Captain Hook]

Hook, most 20 year olds cannot post as articulate as you do. Your vocabulary is amazing for your age. You must have done very well in school and read alot of books. I know most younger guys will not notice what I see in your posts but my insight is usually "spot on" as the Brits like to say. I see big things in your future as long as you don't let your hair situation stand in the way. You must come from very bright parents as well.

Thanks House, that really warms my heart. I definitely like to think my parents, schooling (I went to an international school in HK for high school) and leisure time activities (I do spend a fair bit of my free time reading) all contribute to my current persona.

I'll be sure to keep your advice in the back of my mind. I try not to let Androgenetic Alopecia tarnish my outlook on the future, I just deal with it as best I can taking things one day and one step at a time and seeing how I go from there (in terms of treatment efficacy and evaluation). It's another variable in my life I only have limited control over, I figure it's best not to overanalyse or stress about it. I'm hopeful though and envisage at least more treatment options by 2020, as long as all goes well for Kythera's setipiprant in clinical trials.

 

[CaptainForehead]

What's your native tongue, CaptainHook?

 

[Captain Hook]

What's your native tongue, CaptainHook?

I was taught English and Italian at the same time when I was very young but I suppose since the language I am most proficient in is English one certainly could say that is my native tongue. (My Italian is absolute rubbish now, having never have used it much growing up since I had never lived in my parents' fatherland, very embarrassing whenever I need to go renew my passport ) . It's sad, but quite common at my high school, a Swiss friend of mine is the same regarding his French skills. Living in HK most of our lives, a place where English is one of the official languages certainly doesn't help.

It's funny though, most people cannot pinpoint my accent, with most people saying it sounds like either a mix of Canadian/Scottish/Australian accents or one of them specifically. This is probably due to not only living in a lot of different places growing up but also having attended primary school where there were a myriad of teachers from said countries, I ended up picking up phonetic influences from each of them.

 

[winnyblues]

Lol i doubt you sound australian

 

[Captain Hook]

Lol i doubt you sound australian

So do I. It was merely an observation from another person. Some people have a terrible ear for accents.

 

[Wolf Pack]

Lol i doubt you sound australian

You would be surprised. A lot of international schooled children or kids who have come into contact with different nationalities pick up strange accents. I didn't believe this before but I noticed myself over time. The Swedish guy who speaks English with an American accent, yet he has never gone there, also with American slang. The guy from Dubai who also has a slight American accent. It always makes me laugh as a native person from England. The internet plays a role too where they pick up their English first - dominated with North America mainly. That's why they will say random phrases like Highway, GPS, Garbage: genuine American terms. As I studied in a private UK school (not international school) and then went to university, I came into contact with such people later in life and at work.

A lot of them have some trouble understanding English/Irish/Scottish accents and dialect particularly when speaking fast. They say American English is easier to understand than us lol.

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So do I. It was merely an observation from another person. Some people have a terrible ear for accents.

To an Australian or American, they will know it's not native. But to an outsider it will appear similar.

 

[Captain Hook]

You would be surprised. A lot of international schooled children or kids who have come into contact with different nationalities pick up strange accents. I didn't believe this before but I noticed myself over time. The Swedish guy who speaks English with an American accent, yet he has never gone there, also with American slang. The guy from Dubai who also has a slight American accent. It always makes me laugh as a native person from England. The internet plays a role too where they pick up their English first - dominated with North America mainly. That's why they will say random phrases like Highway, GPS, Garbage: genuine American terms.

A lot of them have some trouble understanding English/Irish/Scottish accents and dialect particularly when speaking fast. They say American English is easier to understand than us lol.

Wow I thought I was the only one who noticed this, a lot of my friends who were raised in mainland EU countries and speak English tend to do so with an American accent, I think it has to do with media influence. While I don't think I sound Australian, a few people (funnily enough even other Australians here in Melbourne where I go to uni) have asked if I'm originally from Australia.

I'd definitely have to say my accent is quite strange and isn't similar to any one in particular. If I had to pinpoint it and give an example, try thinking of a mix of Ewan McGregor's and William Shatner's accent. That's honestly the most accurate way I can think of describing the way it sounds, a fusion of a mild Scottish accent and a Québec English accent.

To complicate things even further, I've noticed that with most international students, their accent shifts a bit depending on who they're talking to. I'm guilty of this myself sometimes.

 

[Wolf Pack]

Indeed. Your accent will change for these people. I only change my accent when I come into contact with these kind of international people. Just common courtesy or they won't understand me easily. Also I will speak a bit slower.

Yes there is such a thing as all of Europe and then the UK as a separate entity. We are different from continental Europe in many ways but that's what makes us special

EU citizens will usually speak English with a strong local accent, imagine how Germans speak English for example. They will still use American slang due to the media/net effect. But yes, some of these guys who have moved around a lot, went to international school, have friends of different ethnicities, they will have an American type of English accent.

 

[Captain Hook]

EU citizens will usually speak English with a strong local accent, imagine how Germans speak English for example. They will still use American slang due to the media/net effect. But yes, some of these guys who have moved around a lot, went to international school, have friends of different ethnicities, they will have an American type of English accent.

Haha, so true! I like to think my father doesn't have an accent most of the time (his English is perfect despite not being his first language, having gone to uni in both the US and Scotland ensured complete fluency) but if you listen carefully you can tell there is still a tinge of Italian accent.

 

[Wolf Pack]

Italian is a beautiful language, one of the romantic ones. I personally think it sounds more sophisticated than Spanish.

 

[Captain Hook]

Italian is a beautiful language, one of the romantic ones. I personally think it sounds more sophisticated than Spanish.

Agreed, most dialects of Spanish sound crude except for Catalan.

 

[I.D WALKER]

To an Australian or American, they will know it's not native. But to an outsider it will appear similar.

Yeah this and fluency of any language per se will certainly lend added advantage. A background in linguistics or speech pathology helps, but we may also observe that "dialect masters" generally require a solid understanding of phonetics, intonation (pitch, placement, and phrasing), vowel and consonant shifts.

 

[afferd]

Oh my god, I can't believe family members would say that.

 

[Saurabhaj]

Evil Locks,nice to see you removed your last line Genetic train wrecked..but your location (Hell) ??

 

[I.D WALKER]

So it's official: bald or not, all beautiful girls are hot. (-: