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C6REW · 09-21-2008, 05:44 PM

Hi Ricky,

Not sure that you have entered into the spirit of my post. I have tried my best to explain that it would in general be accepted as amusement. Please don't go on about injury etc. I fully understand that. Just learn to back off once someone has explained that they did not originally understand our cultural differences.

I am somewhat bemused by your continuing slur on my character which is founded on ONE thread. I would have thought that this is the mind of a very immature person, but I cannot possibly make that as a factual statement as I don't know you and feel obliged to suggest that we should end this nonsense right now.

Unless of course you are keen to keep this sort of discussion going. Perhaps that is what this about?

I must say it does remind me a little of school debates where the whole point was to keep the conversation heated and going for as long as possible!

So how about we call a truce and just let this one die a death. I have learnt not to post a joke on this forum again. And hopefully you have learnt that we are different. However, whatever you decide to do, please don't attempt to slur my character again. It is unfitting for this type of forum.

Hi Patricia,

Where in South Wales? Lived there for 13 years and learnt the lingo! You will find that some people have decided it is not worth getting into a debate like this. For what it is worth I have received a number of calls from people who know me and are shocked at the statements that have been made.

You may also be suprised to hear that on the other forums where I have posted this story, which are UK based, a good number of people have found the story amusing. Of course, they have not had the benefit of hearing how difficult these type of claims are in the US. We who have followed this thread can now see that the amusement is short lived and very regional. If I had realised this at the time I would most certainly not have put the article on this forum.

I have a reputation of being a kind and generous person who means no one any harm. To have this sort of thread go very sour is not good. As important, is for people not to judge others by something as trivial as the inclusion of an article in a forum. However bad the original story now appears to the average person from the US.

This reminds me of 'The Plague Dogs' by Richard Adams. The dogs escape from the hospital where they are being experimented on. The warden who was on duty on that night is in front of his boss. He thinks to himself, 'oh I wish life was like a game of chess and I could knock the King over and start again'!

But hey, I am a wiser person for the inclusion of this thread, so something has been gained.

Best regards

Chris

09-21-2008, 05:44 PM	#42
C6REW Connoisseur Posts: 91 Karma: 83 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Devizes, Wiltshire, UK Device: PRS-505, PRS-600, Kindle Voyage, Kindle Oasis 1	Hi Ricky, Not sure that you have entered into the spirit of my post. I have tried my best to explain that it would in general be accepted as amusement. Please don't go on about injury etc. I fully understand that. Just learn to back off once someone has explained that they did not originally understand our cultural differences. I am somewhat bemused by your continuing slur on my character which is founded on ONE thread. I would have thought that this is the mind of a very immature person, but I cannot possibly make that as a factual statement as I don't know you and feel obliged to suggest that we should end this nonsense right now. Unless of course you are keen to keep this sort of discussion going. Perhaps that is what this about? I must say it does remind me a little of school debates where the whole point was to keep the conversation heated and going for as long as possible! So how about we call a truce and just let this one die a death. I have learnt not to post a joke on this forum again. And hopefully you have learnt that we are different. However, whatever you decide to do, please don't attempt to slur my character again. It is unfitting for this type of forum. Hi Patricia, Where in South Wales? Lived there for 13 years and learnt the lingo! You will find that some people have decided it is not worth getting into a debate like this. For what it is worth I have received a number of calls from people who know me and are shocked at the statements that have been made. You may also be suprised to hear that on the other forums where I have posted this story, which are UK based, a good number of people have found the story amusing. Of course, they have not had the benefit of hearing how difficult these type of claims are in the US. We who have followed this thread can now see that the amusement is short lived and very regional. If I had realised this at the time I would most certainly not have put the article on this forum. I have a reputation of being a kind and generous person who means no one any harm. To have this sort of thread go very sour is not good. As important, is for people not to judge others by something as trivial as the inclusion of an article in a forum. However bad the original story now appears to the average person from the US. This reminds me of 'The Plague Dogs' by Richard Adams. The dogs escape from the hospital where they are being experimented on. The warden who was on duty on that night is in front of his boss. He thinks to himself, 'oh I wish life was like a game of chess and I could knock the King over and start again'! But hey, I am a wiser person for the inclusion of this thread, so something has been gained. Best regards Chris