Stan

Is right

Not sure about transmission but the main thing (for us in the UK anyway) was to stop severe illness or hospitalisations so that our health service doesn't get overwhelmed. Along with lockdown it seems to have worked. Deaths, cases and hospitalisations have all plummeted.

I know you asked @nudge but I was just reading about the vaccines and strains it works against. Apparently the Pfizer one can 'neutralise' against the Brazil strain. I guess whether she is allowed out depends on the local/national rules in Peru...

Turkey is great. Been twice. Loved it each time.

Nothing racist in there mate so no need to worry about that The first point I'd make is that it should only be up to the individual themselves to decide what their nationality or heritage is. What gives anyone else the right to decide whether someone is British or not without actually knowing that person? It's why I hate hearing the phrase - which has been said to me personally - 'go back home', 'go back to your own country'. To answer your questions (!), one of my parents was born in India and the other in Kenya (you'll find a lot of Indian people of my age/generation has a parent/parents that were born in Africa; there was a lot of work and trade available in Africa in the 60s/70s so many Indian people migrated, albeit temporarily for some, to places like Kenya, South Africa, Uganda; there's big Indian populations in places like Nairobi, Durban, Kampala for example...). Anyway, I identify as British Asian/British Indian if it needs to be more specific. So yes, while I was born in this country and proud to be so, my heritage is Indian and I will never ever forget that, ignore that or better still, never let someone else choose that or tell me where I am from or what I am. I would let my kids choose how they want to identify when it comes to nationality or heritage; if they choose to identify as British only, then so be it. If they choose to identify as British Asian/British Indian, again so be it. As long as they recognise where their parents/grandparents/great grandparents and ancestors were from. It's something I would never want them to lose sight of. I try not to pay too much attention to white British people who say 'we're becoming a minority in our own country'. The UK is still predominantly white (by roughly 60-70% if I remember correctly? Maybe higher). I don't see that changing, if at all, for several generations so they're not even going to live to see the effects of multi-culturalism and even bigger diversity of the land here...

Very sad

Top work @The Palace Fan

@McAzeem has joined a very elite group then. Need some more diversity though.

I literally googled 'Jesus meme' and this was the first one. It's very appropriate I think

This can be a staff haven for good positive vibes now seeing as we can still post. Conversations worthy for public viewing but not worthy of clogging up the staff room

More like LAME-INGTONS hahahaha amirite

Welcome to the world of Indian cooking Looks great, by the way. What did you have it with? Would go well with a nice naan bread or roti/paratha.

looks disgusting

Taskmaster back next Thursday

Definitely linked to the vaccine?

Love a good dunk.

@Batard self-facilitates.

I thought it was very harsh. He has no idea where the ball is, and when he does, tries to get out of the way. Literally what else could he have done?

Gonna do a @Tommy and say basically this is what I mean too

I agree but also add I think it's just a small way of trying to change behaviour of men (predominantly). Always be cautious, but I think they're trying to get the message out that it isn't women that are the problem when they're just innocently going out for a walk. It's driving the message to call the bad behaviour out and don't become an 'enabler' of such behaviour.

So bad. Seeing genuine remarks about 'why was she at a friends house during lockdown' totally missing the point. Infuriating that people, or the culture is to, victim-blame so quickly these days.

Holy shit

It's like something out of Broadchurch or any other crime drama. Very tragic