From: samjay@kontu.cc.utu.fi
Newsgroups: sfnet.keskustelu.foreigners
Subject: sfnet.keskustelu.foreigners
Date: 9 Apr 92 18:50:11 GMT
Distribution: sfnet
Organization: University of Turku, Finland

In article <1992Apr8.210224.16659@cc.tut.fi>, jk87377@cc.tut.fi (Juhana Kouhia) writes:
> 
> In article <1992Apr8.214600.1@kontu.cc.utu.fi> samjay@kontu.cc.utu.fi writes:
>>                                             
>>>  p.s.: I hear the punch there is grrreat.  True?  Where
>>>  can I procure some liters of the stuff?
>>
>>You and your friend should make yourselves clear;
>>what really does s/he want to procure?
> 
> The sentence you pointed out wasn't the most important thing in the
> article. You used here the quote marks ">" rather strangely, what you
> mean by that?

  I was not too particular about this sentence but to the posting as a whole.
  I just expected to read discussions on topical issues in Finland and
  essentially as regard to the foreigners therein, at least in this newsgroup.

> 
> I'm not good in English language, but I read the sentence so that
> fellow netter think that some algoholic (is the punch alg.) thing
> is here great and he would like to get it from somewhere.
> It's clear to me, why not to you?

  While it seems perfectly normal to solicit other people's (foreigners')
  perspectives when one gets a request such as this from an outsider, do 
  you really think most respectable foreign people would take it upon
  themselves to advise over the net on where to buy alcohol in Finland?
> 
> Now please read what else the fellow netter wrote and try use your
> imagination; I'm afraid that there's some missing...

  I did read the whole thing sir, but I'd rather use my imagination on more
  worthwhile discussion. 
> 
>>> Thank you for reading it.
>>  
>>	Thank you too, but next time try contribute better articles
>>	to this newsgroup.
> 
> My article was okay, but I'm not sure about your...

  Mine was okay too in the sense that it called for 


news 
>>	By the way, your names suggest that you are a Finn.
>>	Shouldn't you know Finland better than the readers
>>	of this newsgroup who are supposed to be foreigners?
> 
> Nope, the readers of this group are also Finnish people.
> Also, I wanted to give the description for the Finland as it is seen
> from the foreign people.
> 
> 
>>	If you think our newsgroup is too dry you could post
>>	anything here.......forget it! Better leave it empty.
>>	Please take this kind of posting elsewhere, to
>>	sfnet.tori or sth like that.
>>
>>	NO OFFENCE INTENDED; JUST MY OPINION!!!!!!!
> 
> Mr. light head, I think you should behave better.
> Of course, it's only your opinion, but you may cause that people
> doesn't reply to my article as I expected them to reply.
> 
> I posted the article as it is because I think it's better to not set
> exact questions, so that people will only answer to them and not write
> whatever they would like to. I'm sure the fellow netter doesn't know
> what the punch exactly is, so it's hopeless to try give you better
> question on that.
> 
> Your article was quite surprise; I will show it to the fellow netter,
> so that he can see how people act if they live in Finland too long
> time.
> 
> Good night,
> 
> Juhana Kouhia
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