[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Jose interpreted my Legal Notice as a "threat", which is a gross
> exaggeration, as the word "threat" suggests extremely negative consequences.
> I have noticed this tendency to call even the smallest hint of negative
> consequences a "threat", but although I have seen this many times, I have
> only seen it coming from US citizens. Hence the observation "you're
> American, aren't you?".

Adding a 'smiley' or '<grin>' to that remark would have made it clear you were
knowingly using a stereotype in a friendly way. At least it would have prevented
a dozen or so messages from being send unnecessarily and it would have saved you
the bother of having to defend yourself against  a dozen or so attacks.

Sonja
GCU smileys are our friends

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