tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570650901763538889.post3017355146722014716..comments2023-03-24T02:53:47.071-07:00Comments on The Ride :: The Diary of a Young Entrepreneur: Long Live The Ride # 25CMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17923465078086760511noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570650901763538889.post-29228680913094961962009-11-19T11:32:31.529-08:002009-11-19T11:32:31.529-08:00Just a thought: it is a very British thing to take...Just a thought: it is a very British thing to take offence to a general statement. <br /><br />On first reading last week's article I sat there feeling rather insulted considering we had worked together and therefore I believed I had been a part of shaping your opinions of British women. But then again, perhaps I wanted to be offended just to hear you say that I was an example of the exception not the rule! A cunning way of gaining a complement one might think? To be honest, yes I think it was.<br /><br />The reaction to last week's article I think sheds light on how well us Brits react to criticism. We are not a nation which complements one another on a regular basis, we are more accustomed to judgement and criticism. Therefore on reading last week's opinions I think many just saw it as another insult thrown their way. <br /><br />Your opinion on Women in the UK certainly has been food for thought (do feel I have worked much harder this week as a direct consequence!), but I do not take it personally by any means! I do disagree with you wholeheartedly, I think British Women are formidable beings, but then again, I do believe I have an exceptional bunch that I am lucky enough to have as my friends.<br /><br />Look forward to the next installment!Mel Jenneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570650901763538889.post-40722414407493230722009-11-18T11:14:05.475-08:002009-11-18T11:14:05.475-08:00I have done plenty of back pedaling, wishing I had...I have done plenty of back pedaling, wishing I had not said or wrote things quite the way I did and also at times had no regrets for pissing someone off. I will never forget testifying as an expert in a trial where I was sitting next to the judge on the witness stand and I looked over at a small plaque at the edge of the judge's stand, angled just so the witness could read: Keep your words soft and sweet because you may have to eat them later...J Kwanhttp://www.perioscopyinc.comnoreply@blogger.com