On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 11:38 AM, V G wrote: > Not one person gave me a "correct" answer with respect to how to handle t= he > situation. I had to pull various bits and pieces out of all their theorie= s > and experiences as well as from my own and formulate my own "answer" to m= y > "problem". > I am not sure you expressed your problem here, but I can give you a general answer to everything: Just behave and respect others. If you do that, other= s will respect you too. You need to learn the life not only from your perspective -- so for example if you have a questionable relation to someone, and you do make jokes, make sure first that the other one knows what you are talking about (especially if the subject is not part of the general knowledge, as you cannot expect others to googling on every single joke or comment you make). Also make sure he knows your intention (for example if that was a light hearted joke only to ease your relation to him)= , and make sure you know him (aka you have to be sure that the content of you= r communication is not hurting others in any way ) Anyway, you do not need to answer or reply, just start thinking why these things are more complicated than it seems. Tamas --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .