What's wrong with Jimmy Buffett? - Beyond Tiki

T Tiki-bot Member Joined: Jun 24, 2002 Posts: 1345	T Tiki-bot Posted posted on Thu, Jun 23, 2005 2:18 PM On 2005-06-23 13:55, Geeky Tiki wrote: Being hoity toity about Tiki isn't very Tiki, ... I don't think there's anything wrong with being "hoity toity" about tiki. Just because someone sets their own standard for what is tiki doesn't mean they are actively disparaging someone's collection who doesn't meet their standards. One of the biggest mistakes people (and by "people" I mean "Americans") make is to think that simply discussing something entails automatically adopting opposing viewpoints. There will always be a "my stuff is better than your stuff" attitude here, but it's gotten so out of control these days. Why is is necessary to become defensive or adversarial about it when you should just be content with your own standards?

On 2005-06-23 13:55, Geeky Tiki wrote:

Being hoity toity about Tiki isn't very Tiki, ...

I don't think there's anything wrong with being "hoity toity" about tiki. Just because someone sets their own standard for what is tiki doesn't mean they are actively disparaging someone's collection who doesn't meet their standards.

One of the biggest mistakes people (and by "people" I mean "Americans") make is to think that simply discussing something entails automatically adopting opposing viewpoints. There will always be a "my stuff is better than your stuff" attitude here, but it's gotten so out of control these days. Why is is necessary to become defensive or adversarial about it when you should just be content with your own standards?

Post #167658 by Tiki-bot on Thu, Jun 23, 2005 2:18 PM