Snappy Comebacks

[kavanaru]

Originally Posted by Tindomul

I will admit when I make mistakes. My deepest apalogies. I did not forsee such a reaction. I didnt realize it would offend people from other nations, only that it would help us feel proud of ours.

Tindo, of course every country has things to be proud of them and thing we would prefer to forget. And it is also true, that (maybe human nature) we tend to see the good things in our country and the bad in the others... Jokes are jokes and theay are normally understood like they are... however, in places like this, where we have so many international members and we cannot see faces but only read some lines, it is very sensitive to make certain jokes or place some comments of any kind... and some people can be offended and even react very agressive against other (You know other threads have been closed exactly because of that... ). You, for sure, know what the reaction of many of your/my fellow countrymen would be with similar comments... Even if I love USA (really enjoyed my time living in California) and appreciate the good things of this country (without neglecting the bad ones and same as I do with Spain, Venezuela, Germany, France and Switzerland, to mentioned the countries I have lived in, or all the countries I have visited due to business or academical reasons) I would be a bit more precautious with some comments in front of other people, especially if those comments put them in a bad position...


just my two cents ...