Hello Goodman!
I know you don't like the 'highlighted style' that I use, but that's the way I write! I'll explain it beneath the relevant highlight in the post!
If
what you said is true, then as the previous Anonymous poster had said “you
ought to be proud" and complimented.
Thanks for the appreciation! But I would like to make it
clear that I don't like your expressing doubts about my identity.
To be
honest with you, I lost interest in your first post halfway because of the tone
you used in the blog piece. I thought it was wordy and boring. Nothing
personal, that how it sounded to me.
So it was that bad! You could have said as much in your
first post on the thread!
If
you are truly writing as a seventeen year old living in a small town in India,
my hat is off to you!
Once again, thanks for the compliments! But that 'if' takes
the shine off it.
From gathering the bit and
piece, I detected a strong personality and eagerness in you to excel. That “tone” is recognizable and you
definitely know how to set it.
It's not like I do not know how to set the right for my words, but it's just that I cannot do it every time I write and for every emotion I want to express. Sometimes (as in your case) things that I don't actually mean are conveyed and then I find myself writing half a dozen posts defending myself!
I was raised in a different generation when
respect, humbleness and appreciation were taught from the elders. When
we asked others for help or learned a skill from a master, we were
taught to ask in a humble and respectful tone and never to rebut the
answer or question the master despite of uncertainty to the answer.
This was the “tone” I was referring to.
1. Let me make it clear that I did not know that my tone was not humble and respectful. I think you understand that by now! It would be very kind of you if you could tell me how you would have asked those questions.
2. I don't think questioning your master or not accepting his/her answers because of uncertainty about them is a bad thing at all. Questions are the fountainhead of all human knowledge. I don't think I did anything wrong by asking Mister Micawber to explain why 'school life' was wrong. If I don't ask, I'll never learn. I have been raised in a different (Indian) genertion when students are encouraged to question their masters, debate their answers and, if required, challenge them as well. If all this is done in an appropriate manner, nobody takes offence.
And since I cannot always sure about 'the appropriate manner' while using a foreign language, it's quite possible that I'll make mistakes, isn't it?
And if you are trying to tell me that asking extra quetions seeking clarifications isn't quite appropriate, then please say so and I'll take care not to ask them in the future.
The “high lighted” style you used in your response, to me signifies a challenge. I don’t know if others see it the same way.
The highlighted style that I use is a common practice on Indian websites. It's not meant to 'signify a challenge'. It simply makes one's posts look more attractive, better organised and easier to read - at least that's what most Indians think.
Does the India
education system use English materials in their high schools? In some
other countries, even mandatory English high school does not produce
students with your level of English. I presumed you are in high school, aren’t you?
Yes, I'm in high school. Most people send their children to English-medium schools where the medium of instruction is English. But that does not prove to be of much help, as most teachers speak grammatically incorrect English and no one really knows that they speak wrong English. Hence, you'll find many Indians who'll speak English confidently and fluently but not grammaticallly. English is a mandatory subject for every school student in most education boards in the country, but it's such a big farce that you can't even begin to imagine!
See you!
PS - I am quite sure that I have committed quite a few mistakes in this post. I shall be ever so grateful to you if you could kindly tell me the mistakes.