Among Friends

[Malcontent]

While this QVC forum is English speaking, many on this forum are not natural English speakers. Sometimes when we are translating from our natural language to English…it can all get… well… lost in translation.

Recently I was trying to pay compliments to some women here on the forum and some others took my compliments as rude. That certainly was not my intention at all. In fact just the opposite.

I do hope that the women I was ‘attempting’ to compliment understand all this.

[Group 5 minus 1]

Really don't think it is needed. 

[just bee]

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@Malcontent wrote:

While this QVC forum is English speaking, many on this forum are not natural English speakers. Sometimes when we are translating from our natural language to English…it can all get… well… lost in translation.

Recently I was trying to pay compliments to some women here on the forum and some others took my compliments as rude. That certainly was not my intention at all. In fact just the opposite.

I do hope that the women I was ‘attempting’ to compliment understand all this.

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@Malcontent 

I clearly understood the compliment.

And I can't tell you how much I enjoy your posts.

[CAcableGirl2]

@Malcontent  You are very thoughtful to think about how others may feel when you were giving them a compliment.  Some people will find insults and negativity in anything they choose to, so don't worry about upsetting or offending others.

We had a crew once at once of my jobs that was so miserable and ungrateful for everything that was done for them, I said once that if I gave them a $100 bill for doing a great job, they would have complained that it was too hard to break a $100 bill, and why couldn't it be $20 bills.  People will find negativity if they want to find it. 

Have a great day, and I appreciate your posts!

[just bee]

@Malcontent 

I suspect that some might have difficulty understanding your highly developed and thoroughly delightful sense of humor.

It seems to be a common problem these days.

[Malcontent]

@just bee 

Yes, that’s it. My Italian 'highly developed sense of humor' lol that apparently some need a secret decoder ring to understand.

Perhaps QVC could sell them.

Figure out what that Italian is saying with Secret Italian Decoder Ring for only $19.95 and 5 easy pays.

[River Song]

@Malcontent 

Ignore the naysayers, your posts make me laugh.  A lot of people do not understand subtle sarcasm and humor.   This is hard to get across in written form since we can't see your facial expression or tone of voice.  Plus you're translating from another language.  But I certainly understood what you were trying to get across. 

[just bee]

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@Malcontent wrote:

@just bee 

Yes, that’s it. My Italian 'highly developed sense of humor' lol that apparently some need a secret decoder ring to understand.

Perhaps QVC could sell them.

Figure out what that Italian is saying with Secret Italian Decoder Ring for only $19.95 and 5 easy pays.

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@Malcontent 

Delightful, indeed.

I grew up with this type of humor.  My mother's parents were from Abruzzo.

[Imaoldhippie]

@Malcontent .............Thank you for the eye opener.  I did not even think about posters on here that English is their second language.  I am sorry for my thoughlessness.  I will certainly be more aware now.

[Sooner]

@Malcontent It's nice of you to apologize. When you are learning a language that is not your original, the subtltities are the most difficult as I understand it.  So it is all part of the learning experience and kind of you to explain and apologize.

I had a dear dear friend who spoke five languages fluently and could get by in a number of others.  He and I had some good laughs many times.  He had been speaking English a very long time, and still some of it escaped him.  He was always ready to laugh and apologize.