by pchela » Mon Jul 12, 2010 4:12 pm
Instead of a rolling eyes smilie and a short, terse response, I think a carefully worded, kind reply would have a much better effect. The eye rolling and short response come across as holier than thou and that tends to make people throw up their defenses right away rather than open them up for a friendly conversation on the topic that might actually have a chance of swaying them. This is especially true for a foreigner who has trouble with the language, let alone picking up on sarcasm. If we want to help educate people, we need to approach them in a friendly, open manner.
That's my two cents!
"I bet the sparrow looks at the parrot and thinks, yes, you can talk, but LISTEN TO YOURSELF!" ~ Jack Handy ~ Deep Thoughts