Alea a couple of extracts from the posts I mentioned from p1
'Bit of a narrow outlook, but a good try at recovery after revealing a degree of ignorance regarding "Asian" or even your reference to Muslim family members.
2+2 does not equal 5.'
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'Sounds like snooping to me soontobe.'
I think you were one of the first to mention snooping, after which the thread escalated almost to hysterical levels with people talking of dossiers and feeling threatened and leaving GN.
I have been on GN for over two years and cannot remember seeing a thread before where the OP is quoting someone else's opinion and asking others what they think. I don't think it's fair to do that, especially when the opinion quoted is likely to attract hostile responses.
I agree that other posters were equally unpleasant.
As for your final comment, no I am not trying to cause trouble or dissent. There has been enough of that already. I just thought some things needed to be said.
Would you think it was odd if a younger person wanted to befriend you?



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