tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32538379.post7059474037741150332..comments2024-03-27T01:58:17.583+13:00Comments on Tongue Tied 3: jonjayrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363092874281160320noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32538379.post-88269837065453567432017-06-27T11:08:11.783+12:002017-06-27T11:08:11.783+12:00Food for though to those liberal pansies during th...Food for though to those liberal pansies during their 70's vietnam era and their MAKE FRIENDS NOT ENEMIES poppycock just what will you do if they dont want to be your friend?Bird of Paradisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32538379.post-58437618275412433482017-06-27T05:42:50.460+12:002017-06-27T05:42:50.460+12:00"It's all about me" and the egotisti..."It's all about me" and the egotistical sensitivities of the "victim" of the attempt at a friendly conversation. The person ought to be flattered that someone even wants to make conversation!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32538379.post-46742303262905948312017-06-27T00:19:16.144+12:002017-06-27T00:19:16.144+12:00We have now gone to taking offense at an attempt t...We have now gone to taking offense at an attempt to find common ground and perhaps common interests? A statement said to attempt to put someone at ease is now grounds for an entire article on the "horrors" of knowing someone from your ancestral home?<br /><br />Good God what kind of hubris does this take?Stan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431525171296921684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32538379.post-88825181733665509332017-06-26T18:47:00.103+12:002017-06-26T18:47:00.103+12:00I'm sorry but I'm an adult who has no idea...I'm sorry but I'm an adult who has no idea what is wrong with saying "I know some XXX people".<br />What exactly is wrong with that?<br />When I'm travelling overseas I have no problem with people saying "Oh, I know some Australians".<br />When my religion comes up I have no problem with people saying "Oh, I know some Mormons".<br />And when my ancestry comes up it doesn't bother me at all if people say "Oh, I know some Brit/Scot/Irish/Welsh/Channel Islanders".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32538379.post-65219053786629173662017-06-26T06:39:12.264+12:002017-06-26T06:39:12.264+12:00When I get asked where my last name comes from, I ...<br />When I get asked where my last name comes from, I respond and explain the name and it's roots and otherwise accept the attempt to break the ice and find a topic for discussion instead of take offense that someone dared ask my origins.<br /><br />What I see here in this story is a loss for the person complaining because regardless of how awkward the attempt was, it was not a reason for taking offense and clamming up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com