Originally posted by: Vigo

Originally posted by: lordjedi
Good job Vigo, now we have two ignorant posters. Maybe next time you'll simply point out to the spelling nazi that it's not spelled that way in your country. At least that way you won't make yourself look just as ignorant as the other guy.

I wouldn´t dare calling someone a Nazi for this reason. You know what a Nazi is? You know what Nazis did to people? I hate it when people use this word so lightly, as if Nazis were just "overly correct", fun spoiling people.

You see, it´s easy for anyone to make oneself look very ignorant.

I'm very well aware of what the nazis did Vigo and I don't take the term lightly. I used a common internet term to illustrate a point. I personally can't stand it when someone goes out of their way to correct spelling and grammar when they know what the intent is behind the message. I've seen enough "nazis" in my lifetime on the net to know that those people are very annoying. Most people either let themselves be corrected or they go out of their way to make spelling/grammar mistakes so the other person will just give up.

Anyway, it looks like I touched a nerve and I'm sorry for that. My intent was to point out that you assumed a "lazy american" didn't know anything. Well, this "lazy American" has been beyond his country's borders (Japan and Mexico, I don't usually count Mexico). And no, I didn't look for a McDonald's when I got to Japan. This "lazy American" enjoyed your post, but I didn't enjoy your generalized attack on my nationality.

Now that I've read all the messages, I can see that you're not the only one with an axe to grind. I'll put my comments about Germany's dark past on hold. Maybe you should educate yourself on some of the "international treaties" that we're "violating" and not just watch the nightly news in your country.

This is 4 years old (I'm looking for current statistics right now), but it's still interesting http://www.pbs.org/now/science/fit.html

For the record, the original reply was simply "wow". Obi Jeewhyen is the one that provided a correction along with an explanation of his correction. He also provided a polite request for correction if he was indeed wrong. No attack was necessary on anyones part. Now that this thread has been completely derailed, it should be locked.