12-09-2020, 01:54 AM
Other than a couple of "stupidests", I don't see that anything in this thread rises even close to my definition of shaming. The language barrier is a problem for the OP since his translations are coming off in an absolutist sort of way - "The bike IS boring..." as opposed to "I FIND the bike boring...". I don't know about others, but when folks talk in this manner, it makes me defensive of my own subjective opinions. However, he also did add in the original post "What do you think?" and, in my opinion, that opens the discussion up to rebuttal.
"Absolutist" may not be the right word, but I don't have a better one and this is my native language. We all speak that way at times, though; "Sushi is terrible" instead of "I don't like sushi", "Harleys stink" instead of....oh wait, that's not a great example (LOL), "The CB1100 is too small" instead of "I don't fit well on the CB1100". Most of us, I think, try to avoid these more absolute statements on this forum because we understand that the reader doesn't always "hear" the typed words the way that we hear them when we type them and that they are typing their opinion instead of facts.
This is definitely off-topic, but it might be a good time to remind ourselves that we should be just a little more careful about what we type on the screen.
Oh...and the bike fits me just fine, has enough power for me, runs like a top, and I will own my CB1100 until I can no longer ride a motorcycle. I did replace the seat, though.
"Absolutist" may not be the right word, but I don't have a better one and this is my native language. We all speak that way at times, though; "Sushi is terrible" instead of "I don't like sushi", "Harleys stink" instead of....oh wait, that's not a great example (LOL), "The CB1100 is too small" instead of "I don't fit well on the CB1100". Most of us, I think, try to avoid these more absolute statements on this forum because we understand that the reader doesn't always "hear" the typed words the way that we hear them when we type them and that they are typing their opinion instead of facts.
This is definitely off-topic, but it might be a good time to remind ourselves that we should be just a little more careful about what we type on the screen.
Oh...and the bike fits me just fine, has enough power for me, runs like a top, and I will own my CB1100 until I can no longer ride a motorcycle. I did replace the seat, though.