I read an expert on serial killers once saying everyone has the impression that there are more serial killers in the US mostly because the media is more willing to capitalise on them, the police is organised enough to detect they are serial killers (whereas in other places these cases are often treated as isolated and they see no connection). The fact the media is more willing to give them attention is an extra-incentive to them. There's this odd connection between police/media that's starting to spread everywhere.

I can't say anything about serial killers, but it's a fact that the ratio of sociopaths is estimated to be pretty much the same per 100,000 people anywhere in the world.

but yeah. yeah. you know.

it's not like europe doesn't have weirdos, it's more like weirdos keep their weirdness private rather than using it as something that makes them so special? i don't know.

REWARDING.

you should love this:

http://www.george-orwell.org/Decline..._Murder/0.html

in the us they seem to say a serial killers full name rather than just the regular first and last.

a) food.
b) buying shit: records, books... more food.
c) dinner out with whoever happens to be tolerating me at the time; a half-assed need to be vaguely celebratory.

the only thing i enjoy 100% any more is food. food what tastes good. fuck everything else. it's a wonder i'm not just a blob.

yes, but let's not forget that the British invented serial killers (Jack the Ripper) and also the world's most successfull serial killer was also British (Harold Shipman)

omg jerk haha I wasn't trying to say anything bad about your beloved country by my statement btw, rather saying you seem to have a better support system for ppl with issues.

I've never had anyone really tell me smthing is "not proper" in the context symbol guy provided, so I don't believe his conclusions are true, although I can see where yr coming from.
Anyway, what's conformity and social controls to someone who needs psychotherapy?

Maybe I just need a better reward system. :D

this is a good thread.

a) short-term rewards

a glass of scotch, an evening on a couch watching Discovery Channel or ocassional PC gaming. A good dinner with girlfriend out in a restaurant is never a bad idea either.

b) medium-term rewards

a booze-soaked session with friends. i don't do that frequently, though sometimes my brain needs a restart.

c) long-term rewards

usually, a vacation somewhere far from Europe (mostly Asia). it's pricey, yet very rewarding.

i now realize much of my reward system includes alcohol. I should do something about that.

yeah, my short-term system involves food, coffee and alcohol. Surely that can't be good, but what can I do?

in the middle i'll think of dinners out and buying shit.

and long-term is always traveling, just like yours. it works.

highfive

I could not make it to asia tho. but i will.

$50,000 - Dead or Alive



beer with friends after work from the convenience store on the way home


a night out on the weekend

pillz???
not a surprise huh?

if you need an advice or something, drop me a PM, will give you info.

If you come to Korea, you can visit me in Jeollabuk-do.

I'll need advice once I have money.

I wanna do the whole thing at once. Tokyo first, Hong Kong, Seoul, EVERYTHING. Ok there's my motivation now.

I believe that yr actions should produce their own rewards.

there is no rewind button.

enjoy what you are doing and why.

I'll enjoy what I'm doing because I'll go to Tokyo.
I need a reward system, Pavlov.
I am my own bitch trainer.

Tokyo itself is not that exciting, to be honest, at least if you have too high expectations (as I had). There are far more captivating places in Japan, like Kyoto or Miyajima. Still, Tokyo is a must see, that's a fact.

I normally picture Tokyo as the strangest place on Earth. I even dream about it sometimes.

I'm so like, vulnerable. I should have never watched Akira.

I really enjoyed my brief time spent in Tokyo. Hope to visit it again one day. Would much rather go back to Okinawa, though. Place was beautiful.

a) sex - don't rule out vibrators, dolls or porno

b) a professional massage - someone you pay to work your muscles over minimum is 1 hour maximum 2 hours or 1 whole day at the Spa with all the goodies

c) definitely a vacation - as simple as a day at the beach, a hike up a mountain or an amusement park those are short term fixes obviously the long term fix is a place you've never been

I'd get depressed if my vacation was limited to an amusement park visit.

well i'm kind of allergic to porn so that won't do.
sex i'll do whenever there's some free time (yeah, it's that sad)

now on massages. GOD. There is something that irritates me so much about strangers touching me, but I did get a massage ONCE. And I ended up in the hospital 12 hs later taking some morphine based shit because my back was THAT fucked. It was really, really painful. So I'm kind of traumatised.

I vomit whenever I spin so amusement parks are not for me.

It's odd my only idea of fun now is drinking champagne and having someone read poetry out loud to me.

But my friends wanna go to the beach, I might try that, I haven't seen a beach in years. I think it'll be more about beer and not so much about poetry, but might be nice.

One of my friends always suggests a random road trip with no destination for a few days, it sounds like an awesome idea but doesn't seem to be feasible when you have to work.

THISSSSSSSSSSSSS

road trips are fantastic. I just wish I'm able to stay for more than 2 days....fucking work. I need to do another one. Driving is the only time when I'm at total peace. I love it.

road trips rule

slavo, yr vacations involve trips to Korea and shit! an amusement park is cheap bananas compared to that shit!

exactly. i'm lucky if i get two days off even.
and i can't drive, so i guess that'd be kind of unfair on my friend?
she does enjoy driving tho.

i know i know, i sounded like a dick. but i remember being in the US in a family that I lived with, and for them it was the greatest honor to take me to a damn amusement park on my highly anticipated day off (that I could otherwise spend shopping for records or just looking at the wall with a can of beer in my hand). what a DULL day that was !
nothing against them, of course. they're the nicest family in Baltimore, for sure.

You have to REALLY be in the mood for an amusement park.

one of the few truly american ways of family entertainment, isn't it?

Blame disney

amusement parks have eben around before Disney but they were just that, PARKS, with maybe a ride or two. Disney turned it into a destination, instead of a nice place to spend a few hours chillin in an afternoon.

everyoe took that shit and ran with it. The huge Six Flags organization that runs like the 25 biggest amuzsement parks in the USA really sucks the money out yr pocket. $40 tix to go somewhere and spend another $50 on sub-par fast-food,a nd bullshit mementos?

I stick to water parks.
more bang for the buck.

too old to ride rollercoasters without getting raging headaches.

No more than anywhere else.

I haven't been to an amusement part since 8th or 9th grade. Thinking about going to Six Flags this Halloween though, maybe.

yeah....they're fun...but I still haven't gone to one in ages. I do like some rollercoasters though...just a hassle to go through a bunch of shit just for a minute of fun.

not here. here we go to football games and fight.

amusement parks are boring unless you're 8 years old.

i am fucked.

We do that here, too. It's just not nearly as intense. :(

we go to football games and drink and eat.

not much fighting at all.

I want to visit the uk, barcelona and amsterdam. One day it'll happen if I can get ryan on a plane.

amusement parks are great place to meet girl when yr in High school! at least it vwas that way in Houston before they raze our astroworld.

Rollercoasters r great

I need a reward RIGHT NOW and all I have is a chicken sandwich.