dervast
Member
- Joined
- Feb 8, 2009
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Greek
- Home Country
- Greece
- Current Location
- Germany
Dear all,
I am Greek (and really proud to be) living and working outside Greece (actually in some other European country) and the number of insulting verbal attacks (against me and my country) has increased lately. Although I understand most of the time the others arguments against my county, I do not agree the way this is expressed + the generalization of everything (other believe to be) Greek on me.
Most of the times (well this is also cultural) the comments can be completely demeaning, insulting, discriminative and sometimes even racist.
I would like to have a formal way, keeping my respect to others at the same time, to make them understand that what they have said was interpreted as an insult by me.
What do you think a formal way to reply back kindly to such comments? If possible please give some alternatives from lighter ones to strongest replies, so to be able to use one depending on the situation.
I would like to thank you all.
B.R
Alex
I am Greek (and really proud to be) living and working outside Greece (actually in some other European country) and the number of insulting verbal attacks (against me and my country) has increased lately. Although I understand most of the time the others arguments against my county, I do not agree the way this is expressed + the generalization of everything (other believe to be) Greek on me.
Most of the times (well this is also cultural) the comments can be completely demeaning, insulting, discriminative and sometimes even racist.
I would like to have a formal way, keeping my respect to others at the same time, to make them understand that what they have said was interpreted as an insult by me.
What do you think a formal way to reply back kindly to such comments? If possible please give some alternatives from lighter ones to strongest replies, so to be able to use one depending on the situation.
I would like to thank you all.
B.R
Alex