Oh, quick comment about Madison...


The internet is a big place and us native english speakers have a tendancy to think everyone else speaks it fluently and understand the nuances of the language. We're being arrogant/ignorant.


People need to stop and consider the possibility that they are communicating with someone from the other side of the world. I 'speak' (i.e. internet communication) to people from other countries regluarly and, my little soap box post here aside, I make the mistake sometimes too, even with people from the UK. While they are obviously english speakers, even the differences in our languages can cause offence.


It'd be nice if, in forums, people posted their location and native language tho. Would help stop the misunderstandings.