Hi PAXboy,
I wasn't having a go at you, nor did I mean to infer that you were the one whinging so sorry if it caused offence. I should have written:
I understand where you're coming from but if one isn't prepared to stand up for oneself, stop whinging!
What I simply meant was that individuals either need to do something about their situation or bight their lip. Raising problems is great if it leads to action. Raising problems and doing nothing, perhaps hoping someone else will fix it, is worse than not raising the problem in the first place.
Cheers,
LP