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Talking about stupid/lazy. That's a tough one, because I'm not a very patient person by nature, and stupidity or laziness irritates me. But what Steven said about the definition of "stupid" comes into play as well; what is stupid? To me, mentally retarded people are not stupid -- they are mentally retarded. Stupid people do things that defy common sense. It can be pretty subjective, but I think common sense is the lowest common denominator, and if you can't even meet that standard, you're in trouble. To me, a stupid person is someone who does something without thinking, without using common sense. They don't use their brain to think, to consider things on a case-by-case basis. I don't think there are many truly stupid people around. And the kind of stupidity that I'm talking about is quite closely linked to laziness/irresponsibility.
I agree with what you said mostly. But I think stupid is more of "inability to think" rather than "not using their brain to think". But "inability to think" vs "not using their brain to think" are quite hard to distinguish in real life. People may misunderstood someone as stupid just because this person is lazy to think. I guess that's why in TVB series, you often see someone saying "So stupid, please use your brain!"
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Some people pretend to be stupid, because they are actually lazy. It's someone who finds an excuse not to do something just because it's too difficult or too much trouble or takes too much time.
I believe lazy and stupid are not mutually exclusive, but they are different traits.
"Some people pretend to be stupid, because they are actually lazy." - I believe this kind belongs to smart but lazy.
When someone knows how to pretend and doing a good job at it, this person must be smart. Like Steven said, smart people know to slack off.
An example of difference in smart and stupid person when trying to get out of job:
- Smart and lazy: comes up with a good excuse that are not easily found out by others.
- Stupid and lazy: comes up with a bad excuse that everyone knows this person is lying to get away from his duty.
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I don't see people who spot questions in exams as being lazy; they are being very hardworking indeed actually! It takes brains to figure out how to get the best results in the shortest amount of time.
Thank you. But I still regard this spotting questions in exam COUPLED WITH using the extra time left by spotting questions to watching TV or sleeping as an act of laziness. It actually doesn't take a lot of thinking for me to spot questions in exam because it usually come as obvious to me. But even if a little thinking is required, the work is nothing as much as having to learn for all the parts. Besides, studying shouldn't be about getting marks but about acquiring knowledge, in an ideal sense. I'm just taking the shortcut route, it will reach my destination (of graduating), but I will also miss some in my journey. Not necessarily saying it's a bad thing because I still think it's the most efficient and effective way, but eh, I don't see any diligence about it.
But if tamaya spot questions and using the extra time left to learn about the not-so-likely-coming-up questions, then she is very hardworking indeed.
Seems like everything gets more complicated once we dig into it.
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I agree that natural is best, and that a life partner should be able to contribute something more than just looks.
I also find what Steven said about life partner should be accomodating each other's dream, that he should be able to help her realising her dream and vice versa is especially meaningful.
But with him and the women he know, spending time on their make-up. I think it has to do with their occupation, because Tavia has said she is never a person who likes to wear make-up or dress-up. This is evident in her appearances before DB. But due to occupation requirements, she is forced to make a change.
Wow, it seems as if this page is moving so quickly, hard to keep track of where I left off in reading. Nice to meet everyone here! I'll check back very so often, but real life may be getting busier again due to graduate work.
, I've been listening to his songs pretty constantly right now. He has such a nice voice, very melodic and can reach both low and high ranges well...
Hereafter, will use that on my pedantic elders and i]friends[/i] who chide me for “taking the shortcut route” on exams….therefore missing out on my “schooling journey.” 
At least there's a hope at the end of SITS while there wasn't any in LOW.