----- Original Message ----- From: "J. van Baardwijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 9:56 AM Subject: Re: And here we go again. (L3)
> At 09:19 04-05-2002 -0500, Robert Seeberger wrote: > > > > When making such statements, however, you should take into consideration > > > the fact that not everyone on this list is from your part of the US and > > > thus might interpret the statement differently. > > > >I think most Americans would "get" the humor and recognise it as such. > >"Disagreeable Cuss" is sorta archaic and stands out in that sense. > >Any Americans from out of my region think I was being antagonistic or > >anything like it? > > Let me rephrase my statement. > > When making such statements, however, you should take into consideration > the fact that not everyone on this list is from your part of the US or even > from the US at all and thus might interpret the statement differently. > > Got to explain *everything* to them Yankees... <grin> > By the same token people should not be so quick to take offence and should ask for clarification or perhaps challange a questionable statement before going straight into feeling insulted. xponent Two Way Street Maru rob
