sorry for the double post didnt really mean too.....

:D proper english hey... i...i..shall give it a try...

Heh, heh! As you get older, you wear a lot of different "Hats". Variety is the spice of life!

Me? I'm a divorced single parent, part womanizer, part jaded bachelor, part sensitive guy, part cook, part muscle bound jock, part Army Sergeant, part redneck, part gentleman, part amateur mechanic, part science buff, part computer nerd, part geeky ham radio operator, part video game enthusiast, etc.

I don't specialize too well. I'm not an insect, you know?

By the way guys, don't be so hard on him. If he's as young as he sounds, he's just trying to find his "niche". Everyone does when they're young. It takes a while to realize that you're your own "niche" in the end! ;)

Kids, Kids, Kids...

I am pleased with the results of this 'interesting' post. I have been able to see the different attitudes of other forum folk...quite interesting indeed...

Rather than follow my formula, i ask you now to just tell me a bit about the people of the forums if you so desire..but if not can someone change the topic please! :D

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Well, you're the topic-starter, so change away. I guess only thread-posters can change the topic if the topic-starter agrees with the change, or if you're in the cafe, where pretty much anything is ok. Else you gotta start a new thread, it's as easy as that. But now what? You want us to tell about the real us, or about someone else of the board? I really think you'll be better of with PM or a search or do some profile checking, most of us have real info in there. Or make up a questionnaire and e-mail it to everyone so you have all the info right there!
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Stop calling us "kids" and we might treat you like a mate [img]tongue.gif[/img] It's stupid calling grown men and women "kids", I'd rather be referred to as "dude" than "kid" if it comes to that. As for image? Well I listen mainly to rap but don't dress like a thug or anything, heh...so basically you couldn't tell.

If you want to know who we all are, your easiest solution is to simply read the forums and get to know us over a little bit of time.

And I have to agree with Vaskie, calling us 'kids' sounds condescending, at best. Why not drop the affectation and just interact with us individually. *grins at the mere notion of calling Vaskez 'dude'*

Wow... double clouds... that's rare, even in the land of the cloudy skies [img]smile.gif[/img]

For the record, use of the term "kids" in American tends to imply that the speaker is in a position of authority over those spoken to, and those spoken to are not worthy of individual designation. Using "guys" (or guys and gals, for the PC folks) is much more common. I tend to use "folks" when I talk, largely because I'm talking to folks (there I go again!) older than me, and it feels more inclusive and homey. Not rap-homey, but down-south-homey.

I have worked with folks whose native tongue is not English, and depending on their teachers, slang and common usage may not have been well taught. For example, I remember cringing when a French-speaking guest of mine called for the waiter at a restaurant as "Boy!". While it's a literal translation, it's not a real translation.

Okay, I'm going to crawl back under my rock now. And when I come out, I bet the clouds will have shrunk in half ;)

*edit* Son of a gun! They shrunk before I even finished typing!

[ 11-07-2003, 01:22 PM: Message edited by: Bungleau ]

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This may sound silly, so please don't scold me: if you want to adresss a large group of people, you might refer to them as ...... PEOPLE!!! :D You people this, you people that, the people here are, why are people etc etc etc

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People works too, but it feels a little condescending to me. Probably because too many times have I heard people (there it goes!) refer to "THOSE people", implying that a particular group was beneath them.

Sheesh! You can overanalyze everything, and the beauty of the English language (and many others) is that you can convey your message in multiple ways.

Hmph. Wonder if this was ever a topic in a foreign language class... :D