Important notice from the GRAMMAR POLICE. Plz read. This means you.
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: Roflganger on 2009 July 20, 12:29:59
What I think many South Africans forget is that from some perspectives, South Africa *does* have wildlife roaming in the streets. There's the aforementioned bush babies in my yard, the baboon that your brother in law saw, or the one that I saw a few months ago. There are sections of road nearby where meerkats will gleefully run in front of your car to see how hard they can make you swerve.
Yeah, but that's really no different from many parts of North America. Over here, we have bears that break into people's houses and raid fridges, raccoons that rob trash cans, the everpresent roadkill possums, deer that habitually mangle cars in collisions, bobcats and coyotes that make off with small housepets, and bats. Just because some Americans are more used to these animals doesn't make them any less wild! It's just as valid to say by these standards that Americans ALSO have wildlife roaming the streets.
Quote from: Roflganger on 2009 July 20, 12:29:59
Even with that yardstick in play, even the worst Americans are no worse than the worst citizens of any other countries, so everyone should still end up on fairly equal footing. It's the people who compare the worst of one country with the best of another and (unsurprisingly) come away with unfavorable conclusions that I would like to see DIAF, is my point.
Humans all suck. I say we kill them all. Although I do have to say one thing: Violent thugs in South Africa are generally a lot less pleasant than the ones in the US. On the other hand, the authorities complain less when I incinerate them with flamethrower, so I call that a win for South Africa. A man gets a lot less hassle for simply defending his own ass, and frankly, I consider South Africa a safer place to be. Sure, there's a lot more crime and violence, but no one complains if you do something about it.
Quote from: Audrey on 2009 July 20, 11:04:20
Can I please stop being the butt of conversation around here? Don't you have somebody else to play with?
Jelenedra:
I can't believe you guys forgot the stereotype where there is a violent regime change once a month.
maxon:
Quote from: Audrey on 2009 July 19, 17:59:29
Quote from: CheritaChen on 2009 July 19, 16:10:19
Cut that shit out, or I'll have to beat you over the head with Fowler. Watch out, because even my paperback copy weighs a good two pounds.
And I would have to counter beat you over the head with my hardcopy Oxford Dictionary which surely beats your Fowler. ;D
Ummm ... I think you missed something there. Fowler is the standard guide to English grammar for the, eh, English. Oxford is good but Fowler is generally better when it comes to English usage with Fowler being specifically a book on usage and the other being a dictionary.
spaceface:
Quote from: Jelenedra on 2009 July 20, 13:37:28
I can't believe you guys forgot the stereotype where there is a violent regime change once a month.
That's not South Africa. We have general elections where the guys who hand out the most T-shirts win, fair and square. Then the media complain that the T-shirts were made in China. ::)
Jelenedra:
Oh, well, thanks for taking that in stride, then. =D
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