Peruvians Lang Issues, ... Options

[Saints]

I think it's ridiculously immature of everyone who makes fun of peruvians lack of proper english skills. Jesus christ, he's trying, isn't that enough? In any country besides america when people attempt the speak the native language, they are always encouraged and helped along with it. I think it's shameful, arrogant, and downright irrational to continually belittle peruvians use of english.

[Bargod]

I know this is an international gaming community. And Americans (at least us US-ers) suck at speaking English, and as I understand it, most people of the world don't speak their native language well. When Lithium was new to TLD I made a post that made fun of his use of English. I did not know that it wasn't his native language. I just thought he was another one of us ignint murcans. I think I played it off well, cuz I am a well meaning asshole, as I think you all know. But, when you disagree or are upset with somebody the easiest way to attack them is where they are weakest.
Pernoobian can be very controversial and sometimes arrogant in his posts. So people have a couple of choices. They can take a logical arguementitive approach and try and put him down that way, or they can crack on his poor use of English. Clearly one way is easier than the other. As ML points out, it's not so much that people are offended by his use of English as by what he says. So, it's easier to insult him in that area than take the time to explain why his comments are stupid.
That makes sense, right?
Not that it makes it right, just looking at the logic behind it.

This post has been edited by Bargod: 07/10/05 5:14am