Hi,
I've been a member here for a while now and do like the community (reason for being here). Maybe my post doesn't belong here and maybe it has been mentioned before but I'll post it in anycase because it is kinda important to me in trying to understand people around here...
In the last few weeks I've seen a lot of flaming/abrupt posts coming from all sides. I am sure that is not always the meaning behind them but they do read kinda strange from time to time.
What seems as an abrupt comment to me might look quite ok to someone else from the same or different background (country/language/culture/personality/mood/etc).
For me personally it is if things are sometimes on a knife edge around here (affraid to step to either side).
I am from SA and our sense of humor and for that matter everything will be different from other nations even the Dutch. Interpretations will also vary depending on how it is said, sentence structured etc. The other variable is words by read. It is extremely difficult to read/judge the deeper meaning of posts when you take all these factors into account. Yes, I know not everything have deeper meaning but that is not to say some people don't see it that way.
Not everyone is gifted when it comes to expressing themselves in an understandable manner not even thinking of making it neutral for other people to see it in the same light.
I am dyslexic so just typing this into some order is one hellava job although reading is a bit easier but most of the time people see things in the same spirit but breakdowns do occur.
My question: Can't we all be a little bit more tollerant towards each other? Can't we all not give that one inch extra when it comes to comment, chats, posts, spoken words, etc?
10/1 I missed a lot of points and have 90% of the words in the wrong order but that is not what is important but the meaning...
Make of this post what you want but it is meant in good spirit and me trying to understand other nations/cultures better and not to see confrontation in everything.
I do accept responsibility for grammer and spelling and no offense intended towards ANYONE
I've been a member here for a while now and do like the community (reason for being here). Maybe my post doesn't belong here and maybe it has been mentioned before but I'll post it in anycase because it is kinda important to me in trying to understand people around here...
In the last few weeks I've seen a lot of flaming/abrupt posts coming from all sides. I am sure that is not always the meaning behind them but they do read kinda strange from time to time.
What seems as an abrupt comment to me might look quite ok to someone else from the same or different background (country/language/culture/personality/mood/etc).
For me personally it is if things are sometimes on a knife edge around here (affraid to step to either side).
I am from SA and our sense of humor and for that matter everything will be different from other nations even the Dutch. Interpretations will also vary depending on how it is said, sentence structured etc. The other variable is words by read. It is extremely difficult to read/judge the deeper meaning of posts when you take all these factors into account. Yes, I know not everything have deeper meaning but that is not to say some people don't see it that way.
Not everyone is gifted when it comes to expressing themselves in an understandable manner not even thinking of making it neutral for other people to see it in the same light.
I am dyslexic so just typing this into some order is one hellava job although reading is a bit easier but most of the time people see things in the same spirit but breakdowns do occur.
My question: Can't we all be a little bit more tollerant towards each other? Can't we all not give that one inch extra when it comes to comment, chats, posts, spoken words, etc?
10/1 I missed a lot of points and have 90% of the words in the wrong order but that is not what is important but the meaning...
Make of this post what you want but it is meant in good spirit and me trying to understand other nations/cultures better and not to see confrontation in everything.
I do accept responsibility for grammer and spelling and no offense intended towards ANYONE
