Does this make your blood boil?

Hi malamar, I know how you feel. I also see red when someone misrepresents the laws and ways of Canada. I did not see this particular discussion but I have encountered a person on Mylot who does this on a regular basis. When I see such a discussion I usually jump in and try to refute any untruths and misrepresentations. Like You I don't have an issue with Americans either.

Hi Malamar, I came across a discussion just the other day which made my blood boil totally. The poster had told a tale which was obviously complete fabrication about living in Greece and he basically came out with rascist homphobic sterotyping. I basically commented on what I felt were his warped fantasies and called him out on his rascism and then reported him. I was the only respondent and he hadn't answered any of his previous discussions so there was no potential arguement but it really riled me. Anyway his piece of garbage has now gone.

If I HAVE the facts, I'll post links to them. I'll post a very reasonable argument as to why what the poster has said is inaccurate. If they argue with me, I'll generally walk away. As to the discussion referred to in the above response, I don't believe the poster's intention was "to get a rise" out of people. It was to get a good discussion going. Now if I saw a discussion pointedly attacking a friend, that would make my blood boil.

Usually, I'll post a link with the correct info...and if the post is begun by anyone I know to be purposely contentitious, I just leave it alone. I won't feed into or add to the pleasure a trouble maker gets from...well starting trouble lol. Karen

will make some research to make it factual. i will link it to that post not in such a way as to argue but only to set things straight. besides i do mylotting to relieve me from stress so why would i spend my time being disappointed with it. if the discussion is not just about the flow of life but also informative, then we might as well give them the right one. if people will not believe my point after sharing the real one, i'm not at a loss. ü

Hi Yes I hear ya! I am not normally one to bother arguing but this is why I have got so involved in the whole health care debate. I have no problem with agreeing to disagree with someone of the opposite view to me. What I object to is the huge misrepresentation of my country , and to being told I don't know what I am talking about when I have in fact lived in both countries concerned and lived under both systems. And just in general being told things about my own country over here, that people 'know' because 'they read it somewhere' or 'everyone knows that' which are not true, but they are going to stick to what they 'read' despite someone who lived there 30 years telling them different!....lol

Hi malamar, it depends. If you think it warrants being reported to admin then by all means report it. If not then you could ask them to post a link to back up their "fact". Or you could diplomatically set the record straight and thereby call them a liar. This is what I would do if I was 100% sure they were posting lies. Some people seem to think it's ok to tell lies here but I'm not one of those people .

i guess what bugs me is how little americans know about us canadians (or care for that matter) we are pretty important when it comes to trade with the US and they dont seem to care. in fact, most americans have no idea what the capital of canada even is!

I usualy confront, lol. I get REALLY REALLY riled when this happens. I am a patriot by nature, I love my country, state and town. Here on mylot, it is usualy my country I end up defending, we are probably the most misunderstood nation on earth, despite being the most known and talked about nation on earth. //I have also spent a good deal of time defending my state here, even with people from my own nation, people who just don't understand the culture or way of life up here, it's a bit differetnt than a lot of the country and too many don't seem to understand that, so we are often judged by what the rest of the country lives and experiences.

That's basically a judgment call only you can make! If your in to confrontations, and willing to risk your star rating then have at it! What would you gain by doing this? Usually people like that don't last long on here, especially if others are already on to her! I myself would just move on, but remember who they are for future reference! LOL! Have at it! tdemex

Sometimes sonmething good comes out of idiocy. About three years ago I was playing pocker with six other people. -All of them barely said nh (for nice hand). One of them suddenly asked if we couldn´t talk of something and told he was canadian and started explaining about his country. I followed his lead talking about mine until a lady said that she had gone to Canada only to find everything expensicve and bad. I pitied her ( isn´t it a waste to go for vacations only to be miserable?), but that was the beginning of a very close friendship between Kent and I. The lady disappeared forever but I found a friend. Before I knew Kent, Canada was for me a great and cold country north of the US. Now I have seen pictures, postcards, I know about many things that have to do with how Kent lives. Probably we should thank theayt lady for our friendship. Happy posting

Maybe this mylotter member post to get some ratings but doesn't even care the accuracy and sincerity of his/her posted discussions.

it is really bad reading something that isn't true. one can argue about it but if nobody will believe better not waste time

yea thats def. an opinion. i guess it depends on your mood. do you wanna call her out or just walk away. if you do call her on the lies you have to be polite it. i understand how you would get upset and all.