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@the-gravedigger saidYou got to give him that as well as speaking English very well!
Just because you live in Indo China and speak Japanese.
English is one of the hardest if not the hardest language to learn.
-VR
@the-gravedigger saidMy Japanese only works in the royal court. It gets me nowhere if I want a hospital-themed soap massage.
This is a rubbish thread and you think yourself too clever by half. Just because you live in Indo China and speak Japanese.
@very-rusty saidSheer nonsense.
English is one of the hardest if not the hardest language to learn.
But what am I wasting my time with here, you're no tally poppy
@very-rusty saidfrom Wikipedia:
Whatever a tally poppy might be! 😛 🙂
-VR
The tall poppy syndrome is the cultural phenomenon of jealous people holding back or directly attacking those who are perceived to be better than the norm, "cutting down the tall poppy". It describes a draw towards mediocrity.
@ponderable saidThanks Pondy,
from Wikipedia:
The tall poppy syndrome is the cultural phenomenon of jealous people holding back or directly attacking those who are perceived to be better than the norm, "cutting down the tall poppy". It describes a draw towards mediocrity.
So fmf was insulting me in other words! Good to know.
-VR
@ponderable saidI posted a few years back about no one new posting in the Spirituality Forum because anyone that posts and sticks their head up just gets it hammered back down.
from Wikipedia:
The tall poppy syndrome is the cultural phenomenon of jealous people holding back or directly attacking those who are perceived to be better than the norm, "cutting down the tall poppy". It describes a draw towards mediocrity.
It strikes me this is similar to the definition you posted.