On Tue, Jun 12, 2001 at 04:51:37PM +0100, Bernard Tyers wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Jun 2001, kevin lyda wrote:
> > > i disagree with that one.
> > > Americans (any I have had the pleasure of meeting) don't really understand
> > > sarcasm.
> > so where are you from in the states?
> the people's republic of waterford! long live Davy Mac!
> No disrespect ment Kevin, its just an observation I have made quite often.
ah, no worries. i am beginning to wonder if you have a different
definition for sarcasm however.
> Americans seem to take things at face value. Noone says "hang on your
> taking the piss"..must be the political correctness fetish (TM) [*]
i think that phrase probably relates to a different fetish over there.
kevin
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