Urban Place

In the supermarket, is there a secret code to let others know you’re single by the way you place bananas in your trolley?

This was the question posed by a Sunrise viewer and we asked All Stars Monique Wright and James Valentine if they thought it was true or an urban myth.

Both Monique and James agreed it’s an urban myth which got us thinking about our favourites:

Does chewing gum take seven years to pass through your digestive system?

Do casinos turn up the air conditioning after midnight to make sure patrons don’t get sleepy and decide to go home?

Read what Sunrise viewers have to say about the secret banana code – http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/b/sunrise/7284/bananas-point-to-a-super-market-for-singles

Watch the All Stars discuss – http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/sunrise/video/index.html?autoplay_id=7401214#embedded-video-top

eat your bread crusts and you’ll get a hairy chest. That sure made me eat up!!

I hate psychoanalyzing myself because I believe that we’re all a little crazy if we dig deep enough (I guess my intention is to see if I’m crazy or not and not necessarily if everything I do might attribute to positive deviance).

But recently, I’ve been reading up on alogia and at first I thought I might’ve had it–after moving from Miami to Flagstaff–but now I’m convinced that I have selective alogia and the full-blown opposite of alogia when I’m around people who are more pragmatic, neurotic or suffering from ADD. I mean, I only find diagnosing myself with alogia when I’m around more…Westernized people. I was raised in Miami so, I guess, speech constructs don’t rank as high as the meaning that’s being attempted at…try understanding sarcasm between agressive creole-laden english, patois, cuban-accented rhetoric vs venezuelan, ebonics, etc etc etc and you get the idea.

You see, my dad was a stoner and my mom is random (albeit extremely productful; she runs a plant of 500). Plus, we’re Filipino so being loud and empathetic is natural. And as an immigrant family, we’re particularly sharp at recognizing the contrast between social norms (and doubly so around a dozen or so large minority groups). At home, I’ve been raised to enjoy and engage in conversations that jump between Tagalog and English highlighted with really random (but insightful) topics that are subject to tangent at a whim.

Anyways, I’ve moved to rural Flagstaff (and Akron, Ohio soon) and I find myself at odds in conversing with…more Westernized/(laid-back?) people. Right now, I’m compelled to diagnose myself with a Western ailment (hence learning about Alogia in the first place) just to get back into the socializing groove…we are social beings after all, independent is great but I can’t build a bridge without somone on the other side. I’m pretty sure the simple answer to this dilemma would be to just keep up with conversing/socializing with people but it’s frustrating. Any suggestions?

BTW, I’m 20 but only wrote formally for educational purposes. With contemporaries, I’m used to speaking ghetto but I know its a bad habit if I plan on making millions (unless I become famous or something). I’m taking a break from college and am realizing my brain is wired for urban life but I’m stuck here on top of a large chunk of rock.

I would just relax, heads up about progress and practicality. LISTEN. Everyone knows that you can rearrange the letters and get ’silent’. Remember everyone of us started out the same way–naked and pink. Do your thing, don’t have to people please…there are not enough hours in a day to allow for self-indulgent self-effacing. Good luch at the new school and home, Have fun. Take mind off troubles. If that’s a real diagnosis, I’d take it any day to being what I have…

I’m a male senior right now in high school and plan on moving to Boston after high school.
I have narrowed the choices of three possible neighborhoods to live in:
1. Chinatown – I mainly want to move here because I am in love with Asian culture (and women too, lol) I basically live on Japanese Anime & Manga (I have heard that a large number of Japanese leaving there) I love Chinese food and It just looks like a fun place to live.
2. Fenway – I have been around here when I was visiting a college there, although I am not planning on going to that college anymore (or any for that matter) It still looks like a lively place to live.
3. North End – I don’t really know alot about this neighborhood except for the fact that that it has approximately 100 eating establishments and I love food.
I love film and I am working hard to become a Film Director.
I also want to live in a place where they have/or are near alot of urban apparel stores too.
So I want to know, of the 3 neighborhoods which is cheaper and a better place to live in? If you can, list the pros and and cons of each neighborhood too?

Chinatown is probably the most affordable, but it’s not inexpensive either. I have a couple of suggestions. Jobs are tight here. If you really want to live here start lining up possibilities now. Just exploring, for now. It’s difficult to find a 1 br. apartment for under $1100. Look into getting a roommate. If you really want to live and work here, your best bet is to plan ahead.

I was accepted into a teaching fellowship and placed as a special ed teacher. I knew nothing about special ed at the time and had no opinions on it. After doing this for four years, I now am passionate about the education of students with special needs, especially those in urban areas (which already has it’s own set of issues to begin with). Even though my enthusiasm for classroom teaching is beginning to wane, I still want to do something that deals with helping people with disabilities at some level. Please share how you entered this profession.

Like you, I was drawn into special ed because I couldn’t get a job in my chosen subject, PE. I had never even heard of special ed and suddenly I was teaching it. I became passionate and tried to learn everything I could to help these kids out. I ended up teaching children with emotional disturbance because I am an abuse survivor myself and had emotional problems in school, so I really knew what was going on with them.

Like you, I burned out after 14 years and so I began studying behavior analysis. I completely fell in love with it and now have been a behavior analyst for a school district for 8 years.

This is a young field on the rise and fascinating. You may want to look into it. The University of South Florida has the program, as well as others. You can even do it online while teaching, though you will need supervision when you begin working in the field.

Other very good fields are physical therapy and speech language pathology, where you help but don’t teach. Teaching is the hardest field and can and will burn you out.

Has anyone ever eaten Hamburger Helper and not gotten the shits after wards I’m thinking this is an urban myth, but I’d like to know if anyone seriously has eaten Hamburger Helper and NOT gotten the shits from it after wards A few of us are interested in this outcome, since a small dare has been placed as a wager on this theory.
hamburger used was 93 perent fat free.

Would not touch this crap with a 10 foot pole !

I want to move to a place with lots of work for an Urban Planner.
I realize the boom will probably slow down or disappear temporarily during the global recession but if it’s strong now than it may resume after the recession has passed.

Don’t come to Miami looking for work. There isn’t even enough for the people we already have.

like a place to take a shower after jogging during lunch breaks…?
What do you think…? Have any ideas…?

Yuck – A perfect opportunity to have sexual harassment and abuse.

This is what gyms are for… Some people join a gym and use it in the middle of the day just as you are saying – but the gyms are safer and monitored. people must be members in order to use the facilities.

In the USA its such a problem. Large cities in Canada don’t have a million suburbs like the usa does.

Some cities themselves in the USA don’t even have an urban feel – like Atlanta, Houston, Phoenix, etc. They might have some vibrant points but the housing development is suburban all across in those places.

BQ – Are you tired of lame, talentless rock bands and rap crap dominating music? Here’s something you couldn’t forget after one hour – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1xrNaTO1bI

Rather, and
BQ – Yes.

I am hoping to pursue graduate studies after I receive my bachelor’s degree this December. After researching universities, and getting feedback from other people in my field of study (urban planning), it appears that Florida Atlantic University is a good choice (I currently live in Texas)

So I am wondering: What are some affordable places to live in Palm Beach, Broward, or Dade Counties that have many things to do regarding outdoor activities, places to eat, etc.?

Also, if anyone can recommend some places to eat or shop, that would be a plus.

Well in broward county miramar, pembroke pines, and davie, also fau has a campus in davie. So you wouldn’t be too far from school but in any of those cities you would be close to tons of shopping like the sawgrass mills mall, pembroke lakes mall, also the hard rock hotel and casino. Miramar is an up and coming area too. But i definitely say try to visit first and see how you like it. I would say don’t go to far down into miami maybe aventura, miami lakes thats it the more you go south in miami the more congestion and crazy driving, it be like going to a third world country!

Supposedly a bowl of peanuts left on a bar were tested and there were traces found of urine from several people, did this survey ever take place or is it an urban myth, kinda puts you off nibbling the peanuts doesn’t it? Don’t know about guys but plenty of women don’t wash their hands after going to the loo, yuk

Its not an urban myth its true go into any bar where there are plates of nuts and you will find them contaminated. I have never eaten peanuts in this way for that reason.

Its not just that though I watched an Oprah Winfrey show where she had sent people out to do tests on all sorts of things, pocket change , childrens play area, cash in department store tills, cinema seats. The results of this certainly made me think twice about eating anywhere other than home again without washing my hands !! It was pretty awful and as that was some years ago it still sticks in my mind today.

It is true if you use a public toilet and watch how many go in and out with out washing hands I think they are disgusting !!