Introduce Yourself: Answer Some Personal Questions

[djdave]

Hi everyone
New to this forum. Diagnosed Feb '24 after Necrotising Pancreatitis, cystitis, gall bladder removal 2019, now on insulin MDI and lots of Creon 25K...

A selection of the questions...

- What is your name? Dave
- How old are you? 64
- Are you male or female? Male
- Which country are you from? UK
- Which city/area do you live in? Suffolk (rural)
- Are you religious? No but believe in God
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Quiet, caring, always searching for new things
- Do you have any pets? no
- Microsoft or Apple? neither - Linux
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? F1, golf, rugby
- Do you get angry easily? No

- Which countries have you visited? Lots of Southern Africa, Some of Europe, America
- Favourite city? Don't like cities

- Are you wealthy? Yes, but I don't have money

 

[DaveKer]

This thread will hopefully let us to get to know one another better and allow us to see which users we might share similarities with. I've listed a set of questions below that you can answer to tell us more about yourself. By no means do you have to answer all of them, and if you feel like adding further information, feel free.

- Include a photo here if you wish to.
- What is your name? David
- How old are you? 68
- Are you male or female?Male
- Which country are you from? UK
- Which city/area do you live in? Liverpool
- Are you religious? A little
- Pick three words to describe your personality - Do you have any pets? Patch, a dog.
- Microsoft or Apple? Apple
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Swimming, walking, watching football/ Rugby/ tennis.
- Do you get angry easily? No I am laid back
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? No
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Stones, Otis Taylor, Otis Redding, AC/DC, Wilson Pickett - I know oldies!!
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Jazz / blues /
- What is your favourite flag? Union Jack
- Ever gone camping? Yes / love it except no sleep!!
- Ever been in love? Yes and still am.
- Ever used fake tan? No
- Which countries have you visited? Many as lived in Middle East, Far East and Switzerland.
- Favourite city? Liverpool because of the people and unique culture.
- List your five favourite TV programmes. Sports, geographical/astronomical/ travel documentaries, Walking dead, Gommorah.
- List your five favourite films. Godfather, Apocalypse Now, Last of the Mohicans, Deer Hunter, High Noon, dancing with Wolves.
- Are you wealthy? No but enough for what I need.
- Do you work? If so, as what? Nearly retired just 3 or 4 finance projects to complete. Accountant by background,
- List the subjects you study/have studied. Finance, History, trying French and Spanish!!
- What do you like most about yourself? Patience, listening and seeking to understand people and their views, watching the stars!
- What do you like least about yourself? Medical conditions which mean I can’t travel now.

Have fun!

 

[Jhon Doe]

Hi everyone. I'm John, but usually all people call me Doe in Internet

- Include a photo here if you wish to. - nope...

- What is your name? - Well, I prefer everyone call me Doe

- How old are you? - I lost count a long time ago. I remember when they built the pyramids, I had counted, but later ... I don't remember count it again.

- Are you male or female? - Is that important? I'm just one person.

- Which country are you from? - I am from a galaxy far, far away

- Which city/area do you live in? - Currently on Earth, but I won't be here forever.

- Are you religious? - No. I am diabetic (by the grace of God)

- Pick three words to describe your personality. - Only three?

- Do you have any pets? - I had them, but their loss hurt me deeply. And after the last one, I decided it wasn't worth the pain of losing them. Or worse, what will happen to them if you're the one who disappears?

- Microsoft or Apple? - Well, I prefer the abacus.

- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? - To remain alive.

- Do you get angry easily? - I'd rather not answer you now. I'll do it when I calm down.

- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? - I've been injecting myself for many years, and I've never liked having to do it. I never understood why people prick them for pleasure.

- List your five favourite musicians/bands. I liked all the music. But each one has a time and a place

- What would you say your favourite music genre is? - A lot of music of XX century. But when I see TV programs about that I feel depressed, because a lot of them are died or very older or worst: they continue singing.

- What is your favourite flag? - The flag of the Earth.

- Ever gone camping? - Yes

- Ever been in love? - Yes

- Ever used fake tan? - No. But a lot of years ago I used a carrot-based tanning lotion: It took me very little time to get a tan and the same amount of time for my tan to fall off.

- Which countries have you visited? - I haven't visited enough. And now I don't even know how if I can go to the next city, much less to another country.

- Favourite city? - I'm still looking. When I find it, you'll be the first to let me know.

- List your five favourite TV programmes. Only five?

- List your five favourite films. - It is a short list, but I'll try it: The first Star Wars film, now called Star Wars IV: A New Hope, The Matrix (1), "Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing", The Godfather (1), Forrest Gump, Desperado, Memento, Batman (1989), Mamma Mia!, Ghost, The Ghostbusters (1984), Back to the Future (1985), Big (1988), Die Hard (1988), Heartbreak Ridge (1988), Down Periscope (1996), Sherk, The Miracle of P. Tinto (1998) ... and a lot of more (It's not fair to all the ones I leave unsaid)
- Are you wealthy? - Why? Would you be willing to propose a business to me if I were?

- Do you work? If so, as what? - Well, I worked all my life in the same work: survive. It is hard work.

- List the subjects you study/have studied. - First If I am rich, later if I am working, and all for this: Perhaps you are interested in my resume to offer me a job?

- What do you like most about yourself? - Nothing. I'm not good enough at anything or any part of myself to be liked.

- What do you like least about yourself? - Everything except the features listed above.

-I think this list is missing an important question: Have you ever felt discriminated against for being diabetic?
In my case, the answer is yes. And many times. I've been considered a damaged person. Considering that I've been an insulin-dependent diabetic since I was five and a half years old, I had no problem saying it until a certain age. From a certain point on, I saw that people discriminated against me for being diabetic. I've lost jobs because of it. People have tried to take advantage of me on certain occasions. Until now, I'd never dared to write about it or tell people (that I'm diabetic), since I consider it a weakness of my body, and people try to take advantage of weaknesses.
After that moment, I tried not to let those words come out of my mouth again.

And it has cost me a lot to take this step and to be here now. I hope no one is offended by my answers.