Burnout/not excusable language

[Greg Newell]

Maria,
    I feel compelled to weigh in here. I really don't know why. Thank
you for your calm a rational approach to the over reaction that you were
subject to. I hope this doesn't stop you from joining these discussions
in the future. We Americans can be an arrogant bunch never really seeing
that things are different in other places of the world. Even so your use
was not habitual but a casual and matter of fact statement of the
condition or quality of a given instrument. As I said before, an over
reaction took place. I hope we can all put this behind us now. Welcome
to the list.

Greg Newell



maria.arnelof@spray.se wrote:

> Im terribly sorry guys but....have I
> missed something here? There
> seems to be someone out there that
> has reacted to my "bad language"
> (the word "shitty" is the only thing I
> know of at the moment). Also that I
> have been reported (?) for this word
> to some list moderator?!? Oh dear! :)
>
> 1. I come from Sweden and english
> is therefore not my native tounge.
> This is not an exuse but simply an
> explaination and a fact to my
> missspelling, wrong grammar or
> use of a wrong word.
> 2. I, as a Swede, have many times
> found myself in a little embaressing
> situation when I have understood
> that my last sentence or word to
> someone who has english as a
> motherlanguage has suddenly
> become quiet and started to smile at
> me, then explaining that I used some
> word that is not really correct (ask my
> American friend whos visiting me
> here right now and living with me
> 24/7...she has several times started
> to laugh and then tryed to shrug her
> shoulders thinking that "Oh well, she
> didnt know what she ACTUALLY
> said!"....therefore forgiving me.)
> 3. My grandmother was English (God
> bless her!) and I have understood
> there are some differences to this
> languages´s vocabulary and the
> American one. Yes, belive it or
> not...there ARE words that are the
> same but not interpreted the same.
> Americans sometimes, as I see it
> (correct me if Im wrong here) seem
> to use really bad language at the
> same time as they condemn others
> for using minor bad language.
> American films are full of foul
> language, violence and nonloving
> values, yet...when someone uses a
> tiny word in public (in a joking way)
> its "the end of the world". This I...and
> many sweeds find quite hypocritical!
> 4. When I wrote the word "s***tty" I
> was in a humorous mood and
> imagineing what it is like to sit and
> tune and going nuts because of the
> monotony and therefore starting to
> think bad stuff in frustration. Im most
> sure everyone has been in that
> situation once or twice, however
> "pure" they claim to be in other
> situations. I wrote with sympathy
> towards this guy in the list that had
> second thoughts about his
> careear...NOT thinking of trying to
> offend anyone out there. If I have...Im
> sorry. Though,  I do not regret
> anything that I wrote because...I
> wrote it with good intentions. If there
> is anyone out there that cant see
> this...well, there is nothing I can do
> about it. I just feel sorry that life
> seems to be so small to them that
> they cant see through it and smile
> intstead. Life is TOO short to get
> nervous about a tiny word that is said
> in a joking manner on a list, dont you
> think?
> 5. If I happen to "make a fool of
> myself" again (God forbid!)....plz tell
> me in PERSON before you involve
> list moderators, you see...i find that
> more honest and mature.
>
> Take care!
> Best regards,
> Maria
>
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