Oh, I get it. I'm usually the one that initiates the banter. It's not worse in person because a misinterpretation is easier to avoid and doesn't devolve into a

Oh, I get it. I'm usually the one that initiates the banter. It's not worse in person because a misinterpretation is easier to avoid and doesn't devolve into a troll-fest (maybe a fight, but if someone lets it go that far, it's not playful banter, it's being an asshole.) > Oh, a funny American. Did you get that humor in a legal settlement? Sure, this comment might just be banter considering the way you misinterpreted the original comment but when you take it the way it was meant, it just looks like petty trolling. That's all I am saying. And I'm done here. I've made my point and people are down-voting.