Well, Chris,
> your name-calling style _belies_ your self-proclaimed interpersonal and > communication skills. If you would have these skills indeed, you > could have > expressed criticism of me _without_ resorting to insults and personal > humiliation. Don't think of it as insult and personal humiliation; think of it as mere technical description. > Concerning your comments on "the [sic!] Swiss": It's so generous that > you don't extend your vilifications of me to all my fellow citizens. > But if you indeed have "dozens of close Swiss friends", I do wonder > why you were so uninformed about the history of Geneva and Switzerland > and about the Swiss health-care system. Perhaps that was just another > unfounded boast of yours. Well, uh, yes of course; everyone's Swiss friends would have nothing better to do than discuss the Swiss health care system and old Genevese history. But we see again your penchant for making assertions about things of which you are ignorant, instead of asking for information and then arriving at an informed judgment. So I will respond as I did before: if anyone wishes to know how I calculated that I've had dozens of close Swiss friends and hundreds of casual ones, please query me off-list and I'll be happy to explain how it came about, as well as describe the amount of time I've spent in Switzerland, my activities there, and the rough number of times I have been there. You will readily be able then to judge whether my description of Swiss friends, etc., is accurate or not. But we'll leave Chris in the dark about this as well, not that he'll spend much time wondering about what he would have heard had he only asked before leaping to his conclusions. > Considering your style, it may indeed be best to ignore you. I agree. Please do so! > Fortunately there are others on this list who actually have to say > something (and happen to assess my intelligence differently). I haven't challenged your IQ Chris. I only wish you would use it more competently. And I am glad that you have found some friends here on the 'Net. Again, good luck to you. Lawry
