05-27-2018, 03:18 AM
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Originally posted by TomK
I've spent a lot of time in Australia and know many Australians. They seem to be very happy there and Sydney is, without doubt, my favorite city. I suspect if you run an advertising campaign telling them to get away from scary creatures and come and see lava instead they will see it as patronizing and insulting. Of course, people from Australia find the current activity fascinating, so do people from the rest of the world. And all this because you "reckon".
Tom, I have Asperger's syndrome, and I am unaware of what I have done, specifically, to annoy/piss you off. With that said, I know I did something, because I have Asperger's syndrome. I apologize for being ignorant or dickish, or possibly both, in however many instances that has occurred in the past. There's not a lot of people I actually respect online, and your education, combined with your work with the observatories, has earned my respect.
I also did not envision that campaign as either patronizing nor insulting. I respect the Australian people for being tough and real. I was raised in a trailer park in california, spent several years in rural Idaho, and spent most of my life in rural settings. I value tough and real as some of the core traits of existence.
I don't want to piss you off, you're an actually useful person who provides useful information and works a useful job. The vast majority, myself included, are barely useful people who barely contribute anything. All I was trying to do was amuse, and I apologize for being an idiot.
Aloha
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