Dear Max, I do apologise for probably sounding a little direct, but perhaps you might like to 'bear with me' on this one, mate (and yes, you don't have to be on first name terms to call someone 'mate' in Oz).
From what I have been able to interpret from your rather 'Holier than thou' attitude and rather belittling tone of prose that you have elected to use in your diatribe of what virtually bordered on abuse to CS, I see what appears to be a certain 'small town USA' mentality that was quite present when I travelled through parts of the south 15 years ago. No, I wasn't born in the US, but I am lucky enough to have seen many years of change in many different countries around the globe.
It is a good thing to see that not much has changed in the south, and nor is it likely to in the immediate future from what you so eloquently portray. I did also notice that you went to great lengths to point out that you were in fact 'married to a black person'. Why do you feel you had to bring that up? I'm sorry, was that just the slightest bit of insecurity coming out? I probably don't have to remind you of what are, for want of a better expression, 'mainstream' fringe dwellers such as the KKK etc etc which still run amok behind the very farce of 'free speech' to which you seem to be so proud of!
So why didn't you just quietly suggest in a more friendly way that perhaps the 'guy' ( American slang, not mine) might like to do a little bit of research on his facts and the various different 'ways of life' that abound in what is for the most part, a land of great opportunity for most.
On the subject of slang, it is, unfortunately a rather large part of both American and Australian societies as a whole, and it really is a sad day when a person such as yourself chooses to lambast a person for making what is a harmless enquiry for information.
Obviously you have a very intollerent side to your very nature. I wish you a very Merry Xmas and if the abbrieviation P****s you off then let me try and think of a couple of words that seem to have eminated out of your oh so perfect mouths ;
Ya jerk, Ya dick wad, (again American slang, not ours) jeez I could really get started on you people but I'm afraid that I might not stop for a long, long time.
I am proud that I have many American people that I can legitimately call my friends ( gee, I think the American is 'Pals'). Please do not take this the wrong way, but I trully believe that more slang and corrupted language has come out of the US than any other source
Goodbye - oh sorry LATER DUDE!!!!!!!
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She might have a shirt jam-packed with goodies, but if she's your sister it's still illegal !!!