> From: Steve Holden [SMTP:sholden at holdenweb.com] > > Nope, you English sod, that was sarcasm, a uniquely American tradition. > > Well, being from Yorkshire, the only possible reply to that one is > "bollocks". Sarcasm is the primary humor back home, and when I moved to > the > USA my use of it was interpreted as agression. I found Americans tended to > dislike conversations along the lines of "I can't understand why my > program > doesn't work", "That's because you're as thick as a plank". I have since > learned to handle the fragile American ego a little more gently :-) FWIW, those of us from the south of England can find the typical Yorkshireman's sense of humour a little, uh, brusque, too. At least they know how to spell 'humour', though. <Ducks and runs...> Soft-southern-shandy-drinking-ly yr's Simon B. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. TriSystems Ltd. cannot accept liability for statements made which are clearly the senders own.
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