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I agree that it wasn't written in a formal, etiquette-laden tone, but I didn't find it to be malicious or insulting. I guess we'll have to agree to disagree.
by phaus 13y ago
I agree that it wasn't written in a formal, etiquette-laden tone, but I didn't find it to be malicious or insulting. I guess we'll have to agree to disagree.
- chris_wot 13y agoWe can certainly agree to disagree. But as has been pointed out, the following wasn't really necessary: > Before your pop your Macbook Air in a backpack, read my points. > Yes, you can live in a concrete block with plastic furniture and eat noodles on the street every day. > Once you're sick of your local noodle vendor you'll find food prices quite high as well. > If you can stomach the local swill (think Budweiser without the quality control) knock yourself out. > When you're sick of taking taxis and the BTS/MRT, have fun buying a car at 50% - 300% above US prices. > If you really want to fake it here it means constantly traveling in and out of the country. > To not do it properly means breaking the law in a country where you most likely don't speak the language. Have fun with that. > If it's not someone you've known for a decade then, well, good luck with that. I think it's worthwhile quoting the HN guidelines, because they are simple to follow and increase the quality if discussions here: Be civil. Don't say things you wouldn't say in a face to face conversation. When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names. E.g. "That is an idiotic thing to say; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3" can be shortened to "1 + 1 is 2, not 3." [1] 1. http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html