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Surely this is just variation #33481 on the old "meeting online friends physically is always a weird experience" observation.Actually, I was acting on advice that Miguel lives in france. But that's for defending the position, anyway.
You would ruin this perfect impression, wouldn't you?*sigh* Miguel, my patience is wearing thin on you. That you took what I said as racism exposes your view on the world. I don't "hate" the french. I was showing how interchangable my statement was with any people. Get it? Rodii was correct. Please Miguel, get it.
Thanks yourself for the racism, holloway. I see from the photo of yourself you chose to present to the world(in your user profile - quick, delete it now!)you are an admirable example of cleanliness and health, not to mention the Architectural Digest-style backdrop. Wow!but it's pretty plain to me that you're being a jerk here. Maybe because you felt attacked or defensive, but nevertheless, following it up with
How sad that when I want to express affection and ribbing, as one does with one's best friends, I'm always interpreted as being aggressive.You were being aggresive, and (I'd imagine) the aggression there is just as obvious to most readers as is the insincerity of the flattery.
Your command of English is above that of the average native speaker: you just say weird shit and then try to explain it away by saying it is a language issue or a cultural issue.IJust to add to sylloge's points, Miguel, your mother is English,1,2,3 if I am reading correctly, you were valedictorian (came in first) of your class when you earned your B.A. in Economics from Manchester University in 1978,4 and have lived in England for eight years,5 during which time you bought and read through "all the Sunday papers" by "three in the morning."5 To top all this English exposure off, you also own and use the complete 20+4 volumes of Oxford English Dictionary, "Cassidy's (and Hall's) Dictionary of American Regional English (D.A.R.E.) and Lighter's Historical Dictionary of American Slang."6 For someone with that much exposure to English and 'English-speaking culture,' where exactly is the language (and/or cultural) barrier? You have had more experience with English and The English than many at MetaFilter.
Are people in Portugal constantly engaging in over-the-top flattery? That would surprise me, since the Portuguese people I've met (admittedly not a large sample) tend to be straightforward and down to earth.II
There are about five or so sites I visit daily, or even several times a day, and U.S.S. Clueless is one of them.You have a core group of devout followers, who, in your site have found a voice and kindred spirit for their own thoughts:
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Your's is the only web log I read. I check out several others, but some were really dumb, others were unintersting, some were not updated as frequently... you get the picture.
-Andrew J. Brehm
Britain, which once stood astride the world, seems to shrink more and more every year into just another one of those European countries more concerned about welfare programs than defense. And whose idea was it to allow all those Muslims, who are now rioting in the streets and shouting "Death to whites" and going off to join bin Laden, to immigrate? What madness in the guise of tolerance and "diversity." I hate to paraphrase Hermann Goering, but whenever I heard the word "diversity," I want to reach for my pistol.You were recently linked by the "A" in A-list, Kottke. With all this success, why hold a grudge?
-praetor lex
Metafilter, my #1 source for new links,also happens to be the home of a political flat earth society...rabid, frothing at the mouth haters of western culture, especially American;Snarky little trolls who refuse to accept that left is a Position rather than a direction, and thus refuse to see any possible good coming out of the war on terror, or the need to validate their antiwar/antiamerican stand or to offer any sort of options.The first time 'Arab Terrorists'was used in the press, the owner of Metafilter posted a "the racism has begun"
post. It was upsetting to me until I realized that most of these folks are 'me too', wannabe liberals, their feet not firmly planted on the bedrock of any ethic which they can explain. Its really sad.
-Billybob
Any hints from our wiser and more costive friends? Cheers!
posted by MiguelCardoso at 9:45 AM on November 22, 2001