I would of be shocked if you truly wanted to know what job I really can't be bothered to do, how many kids I do not have or indeed my eternally single marital status. All of these things are only secondary, the life acquired paraphernalia of what actually constitutes 'about me'.

I am relentlessly sarcastic, over opinionated, and though I do not believe that I am more intelligent than anyone I have a tendency to use ridiculously long words, or even make some up when I find myself arguing with someone less educated. None of which improve when I drink, far too much, oh and I smoke too.

Despite these salient character floors, I do have friends, perhaps because I like to make people laugh, I'm loyal and when all else fails you can guarantee that I'll be the one to neglect the consequences of any given action with, at the very least, intriguing effect.

In the thoughts of others I would like to be considered, if not charismatic, captivating or enthralling, to a positive extent; interesting.

My passion is ...

Actually remarkably mild mannered

I know too much about ...

Nothing

My parents always told me ...

Stop it, just stop!

My childhood ambition ...

Honestly I wanted to be a con-man

My favorite memory ...

My old french teacher

Why I write ...

I enjoy the challenge

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Catcher in the Rye, wish I'd been able to study it at school instead being forced into Mansfield Park, not so good.

My first job ...

A pot washer at a restaurant

My best moment ...

Not winning the Nobel Peace Prize for twenty-five years running

My inspiration ...

We've all got to have a hobby.

Sciences > Social Science (Other) Which came first: Language or culture?

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Investigating the origins of language and culture is quite a challenge due to miniscule amount of evidence that is available. In fact in the latter part of the 19th century the royal linguistic society of London banned debate on the origin of language for fear that it was unscientific. Furthermore all contemporary languages and cultures are so entwined that they offer no evidence as to which preceded the other. However I feel that by looking cases where language has been developed in extreme conditions, it is possible to conclude that language is the precursor to culture.

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