In Reply to: Im with sarong girl posted by bah lee on Friday, 27. February 2009 at 19:15 Bali Time:
a number of forumites know you enjoy a good meal & beverage but I am not sure if you would say you would die for the sake of having either of them.I also doubt that I ever would as well.Personally I would say either yummy or delicious but the poster absolutely feels different or more expressive words are needed.
The fact is everyone expresses themselves differently & while many of us may disagree with the language,grammar & style of the way someone else writes or posts on BTF,it's really not that important in the big picture.
I am sure that you understand that what I am saying is a general post & certainly not directed peronally at anyone including yourself.I am sure that we all are aware of the fact that not everyone that posts here is an Aussie,a Canadian,British or American & that for many that English is not their first language.For heavens sake many here rely on Toggletext,an Indonesian > English / vice versus dictionary or a Lonely planet phrase book for their limited Bahasa Indonesian.Is our incorrect language,grammar or way of expressing ourselves really any different ?
Sometimes we all need to think about being a bit more tolerance,patience & having some empathy for the person the other side of the keyboard.After all I am sure that very few of us here are 100% perfect or are English Professors!