OK. I have finished crying now. I would like to second Reverendratbastard's suggestion that we play the ball, not the person.
Could we not descend to snide comments and casting nasturtiums on the intellectual and moral judgements of others? That would be so much nicer. Neriana and Kish, you both need to go to the thinking chairs, and calm down. Neriana, you are right, contradicting others is not snotty and rude. It's the other statements that are the problem. I have had to speak about put-downs before this, and how they are unacceptable. I hope I am not going to have to hand out another behaviour proforma. That would be so disappointing. Ashara, you may want to consider carefully before you ascribe beliefs to others that they do not actually hold. Alarielle, your statement is unfinished. Please say why you think that. It would be so much more interesting.
Thank you Cliffette, for understanding my point. Yes, that is what I was saying. It's my opinion based on my experience. I expected the conversation to continue along the lines of "I think you are wrong. This is my experience, and it contradicts yours." Which is how I thought we conduct discussions here. After all, aren't we here to discuss our different viewpoints?And not to slag others for holding a different view?
Rev, you are making DANGEROUS statements about Australian culture there. Troublemaker. Luckily, there appears to be only two people whose hackles can be raised by your inflammatory comments. You may think I am going to refer to our vigourous arts and drama communities- ha! ha!- I most certainly am not. How can you say that when we have Kath and Kim? (Completely off-topic, I know, but the off-topic has a fatal lure for me. And given the necessity for cigarette label-type warnings on this thread, perhaps it's a good thing.)