I understand that you are new here. It's not difficult. The rules don't change. There is much more going on that you can't see. Over time you will understand what I'm saying.
Amen to that! Question: Is that a source of comfort for you? Not for me. I'm a "transparency junkie".
Life long blue collar beat your hind end realist here! God this talking like a darn choir boy is killing me. I’m used to a little rougher crowd I guess.
That's why we get along. I grew up in an EXTREMELY nasty inner city neighborhood where no sane person goes unarmed today. Through studying like a demon and hard work, my father gave us one "leg up" by getting us out of that hellhole, and my obsession for education has me rubbing elbows with people my father would have been petrified to talk with. It's the great American story. I respect most, but not all, people, but fear none.
Same here. I got a mouth like a dockworker. People have commented often that the f bomb is nearly every other word. Especially if I’m upset excited or had a couple drinks
Sorry for the "jack", but I think the OP's questions have been answered long ago. If not, my apologies on stilts.
That's admirable about you. Even though you're wrong every time you disagree with me, you at least try hard to tell it like it is.
One of the nicest things anyone ever said to me was, "You know what, Bellman? Even when you're being an {deleted, but the "an" rather than "a" is a clue}, you're usually trying to do the right thing."