Today no exercise

I agree with you 100%. I'm sorry I didn't know she was writing from another
native background. I can see how my interpretation of her words was
misunderstood. I didn't realize she felt he was out of place for the area
and for running. I thought she literally didn't like this man's looks. My
bad and I'm sorry Estella, I'll definitely remember this in future postings.

Sincerely,

Scary looking guy Paul ;)

"That T Woman" wrote in message
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"Paul" wrote in message
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Hello Estella,

I'm surprised at you. First I commend you on taking precaution, but
how
can you blame that man for your leaving. He didn't make you leave, yet
you
posted a little ways down that your angry with him for making you leave.
As
far as not liking his face, isn't his fault either. God gave him the
face
he has and as far as you know the better looking man might have been the
one
to be worried about, and the one with the face you didn't like might
have
just saved your life by being there. Think about that.

I don't think you would like my face or presence either if we were
alone
in a park, but I can guarantee you I wouldn't harm you, and I'd back you
up
if someone attacked you.

Forgive me if I am making this a bigger issue than it is, it's just I
think people who are prejudice against others because of their looks
aren't
being fair and show ignorance that shouldn't be there.

Paul


Estella is not a native English speaker. I interpreted what she said
about
not liking the look of his face to mean she didn't like his facial
expressions/demeanor and body language. She said, IIRC, that he looked
wrong for being in the park. He may not have been dressed in the workout
or
casual clothes that a person there to walk or run would wear. I may be
wrong but all of us women folk have to depend on our instincts to keep us
safe. I agree that her anger is a bit misplaced. She opted for safety
and
did not choose to risk finding out whether the guy was a real threat.
Therefore, she shouldn't be mad at him for her choice. She should be glad
that she's able to exercise another day.

Tonia
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On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 17:17:40 -0600, "Paul"
wrote:

Hello Estella,

I'm surprised at you. First I commend you on taking precaution, but how
can you blame that man for your leaving. He didn't make you leave, yet you
posted a little ways down that your angry with him for making you leave. As
far as not liking his face, isn't his fault either. God gave him the face
he has and as far as you know the better looking man might have been the one
to be worried about, and the one with the face you didn't like might have
just saved your life by being there. Think about that.

I don't think you would like my face or presence either if we were alone
in a park, but I can guarantee you I wouldn't harm you, and I'd back you up
if someone attacked you.

Forgive me if I am making this a bigger issue than it is, it's just I
think people who are prejudice against others because of their looks aren't
being fair and show ignorance that shouldn't be there.

Paul


Uhm. Why am I pretty sure I would not consider you a danger if I met
you somewhere?
That man had an evil look in his eyes.
I cannot explain you why, but I felt he was out of place in the park
and that he was NOT exercising.
I felt SCARED to be alone in the park with him, so I left.
As a seller, I am actually used to judging people at first look.
It is part of my job.
Even in my job, I sometimes had the same feeling, and at least twice
in three years I preferred to lose a business instead of dealing with
some people.
---
I bought the newspaper today because I saw that in the first page
there was the news of a woman robbed of her car, money and telephone
by a 35 yo man.
I live in a small town in Italy and these news are unsual.
There was no description of the man, but this happened in the area
near the park two hours later my failed exercising.
I could scan the news if someone wants.

On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 18:28:57 -0600, "JMA"
wrote:



I wouldn't take the comments personally Paul. It's probably difficult being
a scary looking guy, but as a woman I can tell you that it pays to err on
the side of caution. When you're out running you're in a vulnerable
position. Estella noticed someone that appeared out of place in an area
that she is used to and made what I feel is a wise decision. If I was out
running on a trail and saw someone that didn't look like they belonged
there, I'd also avoid them. There's no guarantee that I won't someday run
into some freak in running attire out on the trail but you can't avoid every
bad situation that life has in store for you.

Sadly while *you* are not harmful, there are plenty of people out there who
are. I've been robbed at gunpoint on a city street and was nearly assaulted
on another occasion (in a public area). Nowadays I live in a rural area
with more property crime than personal crime. The biggest threat to my
safety while running is coming across an overly friendly loose dog, a pack
of bear hunting hounds, or a bear.

Remember that Estella is also not a native English speaker and her word
choices may not be as precise as you're used to.

Exactly.

On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 18:40:54 -0600, "That T Woman"
wrote:


Estella is not a native English speaker.

Do you mean, my English is too bad to be understood?
:-(



















(Just a little joke, I would be PROUD if someone did not realize I am
a not-English speaker.).

On 24 Mar 2004 23:48:21 GMT, Ignoramus26794
wrote:


In article , estella wrote:
On 24 Mar 2004 17:30:50 GMT, Ignoramus26794
wrote:

one day of running won't make a difference in yur shape...

There is no way to moan a little in this support group, isn't it?
:-)

your relatives will be moaning real soon when they see you... how much
have you lost?

i

I decide to ignore the scale, which says I am still in the 72 kg
range.
I decided to ignore it beacuse I see in the mirror there are great
improvements and that trousers I wear are loose (which is great news
because they are already one size smaller of the ones I had before I
started this).
I like myself in the mirror, I simply could not watch myself three
months ago.
I know everybody says I must lift weights, but I can see and feel
strong muscles in my legs now.
I do weight lifting now and then, but have not yet managed to do an
habit out of it.

"estella" wrote in message
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On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 18:40:54 -0600, "That T Woman"
wrote:


Estella is not a native English speaker.

Do you mean, my English is too bad to be understood?
:-(

No, I understood what you meant. But it helps to know that you aren't
familiar with the common expressions that someone in the USA would use to
describe the situation. He gave you a bad vibe. The evil eye description
worked, I think.














(Just a little joke, I would be PROUD if someone did not realize I am
a not-English speaker.).

Actually you do better than a lot of people I read on usenet who are just
too lazy to type out whole words and use expressions like l8tr (later) and
bfn (bye for now.) You do a wonderful job at proper capitalize and
punctuation. I may be a PITA (pain in the ass) about it but I really think
that it reflects on the level of seriousness that a person takes in the
subject.

Take care,
Tonia
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