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It was an example, and I picked Laos because it is small. People get defensive if I name their country, instead of thinking rationally, and because Laos is smal
by sliverstorm 12y ago
It was an example, and I picked Laos because it is small. People get defensive if I name their country, instead of thinking rationally, and because Laos is small most people reading my comment will not be from Laos.
- seanmcdirmid 12y agoThere is a large Laotian community in the bay area, many in the computer industry and would be in the audience of hacker news. You should have picked Bhutan or maybe New Zealand, it's hard to offend kiwis (they are so laid back).
- jrmurad 12y ago| should have picked... New Zealand, it's hard to offend kiwis (they are so laid back) Did you just do what you've been accusing others of? (Suggest a discriminated course of action based on a generalization of a certain nationality)
- seanmcdirmid 12y agoIt's called sarcasm.
- MikeCampbell 12y agoNot when you say 9/10ths of us are suspect we aren't. Unless you're talking about Aussie immigrants. :)
- GoodIntentions 12y agoMay I suggest Elbonia for such uses? http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2009-10-30/ http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2009-10-30/
- sliverstorm 12y agoGood call, I will have to remember that.