Why We Are So Rude Online

[Fjordmonkey]

Originally Posted by raaaid

yeah in your job as an f16 maintenance guy...

youre so brave insulting people who will get fired or when behind the screen

why dont you say what you think to a hooligan calling moron a handicapped doesnt show the big balls you think

If you had paid attention, raaaid, you would have seen that I have WORKED as F16 groundcrew. I never said that I still did. And when, pray tell, have I said that I'm insulting people that gets fired?

As a matter of fact, I actually have called hooligans morons straight to their faces quite a few times. And guess what! Nothing happened apart from that the muppet walked away.

Originally Posted by bzc3lk

I work with a few people who subscribe to that rule. Works in theory , but on many occasions in the real world they are the "blithering fools" themselves but cant see it.

It actually works quite well in practice too. The trick is to tell people directly but not to be cruel about it. And explain why you actually say it. Which is quite possible, at least in Norwegian. And am I a blithering fool? Yep, I am, quite often, and when I am people tell me directly and straight to my face, and give a reason for it.

That's the difference.