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As opposed to the word “new?”

Sam’s comments often sound like something Avalon might say.

You quoted the exact thing I was going to quote.

Indeed, you are. And the escort in question told you as much. That, sir is the definition of faux pas. You do not get to choose if you made one, the other party does.

If the escort in question decides to give you advice on how to be a better doctor, please share. I am sure your graciousness will be beyond compare.

Going online to find a poorly-written ad and then lording your oneupsmanship like some sort of trophy is not your finest hour. And conversely, some of Marylander’s posts of late have encouraged me to write the following: I owe you an apology. And I am glad that we seem to stand on common ground on a number of topics that are far more important at the end of the day than most.

And yet... the escort seems to be the classy one here.

I can sense the sarcasm in your statement, but let me officially state that my comments above are meant to be direct rather than kind. If you are going to post obnoxious comments about your dislike of other cultures and couch your comments as some sort of faux concern about the “dumbing down” of our country, then you should prepare to read some alternate viewpoints. Especially since you may not be aware of the cultural backgrounds of other posters on this forum, and what sort of personal hurdles they and their families have had to overcome to be considered “American.”

You should abandon this spurious concern sooner, rather than later. It is doubtful a movement to replace exit signage will occur anytime soon, nor shall we start using prams or lorries. But you can always personally address your concern with the “dumbing down” of America by taking a second or even third look before you post about some of the topics you find so fascinating.

For someone so concerned with language, both of your posts are awkwardly written. And self-serving.

What is the point of resurrecting a thread from nearly eighteen months ago that already died a natural death? Did you not make your point the first time? We get it, NYC is expensive.

How insightful of you.

You must first legitimize the post by tying the question to a television program, a Wikipedia article, a book, or some sort of cultural event to which Avalon has been exposed sometime within the distant past or the last five minutes.

I do not know if I could have lived a meaningful life without knowledge of the strawberry tree.

Good luck to you, and good for you for making real changes in your life. Many suggestions made on the board are too often met with excuses.