Respecting others' opinions<\/p>\n
Very often I am attacked by some readers of The Jakarta Post,
\nbut four \"attacks\", all at once (The Jakarta Post Sept. 2, 1995),
\nrepresents an \"assault\".<\/p>\n
No problem for me. I'm a fighter and, overall, I'm sure to be
\nin the right. Here are my responses to the four attackers, one by
\none.<\/p>\n
Mr. Peter R. Cross: Isn't worth spending too many words on;
\nhis questions are rambling and my answers to him would be self-
\nevident truths. I'll leave him hoping that, the very first time
\nhe has the opportunity to go inside a stadium, he finds somebody
\nable to give him all dual information on the \"patchiness of the
\nEnglish grass\" and, moreover, on the \"skinniness of linesmen's
\nlegs\". Everyone has their likes.<\/p>\n
Ms. The Sioe Kek: She grants she \"doesn't know the first thing
\nabout soccer,\" therefore why does she venture on a field abstruse
\nto her? If Ms. Kek would have written a letter dealing with high-
\nfashion or teaching how to cook a chicken, I wouldn't dare to
\ncriticize her. Ms. Kek, chacun son role (to each his own), or,
\nif you like, Cuique suus.<\/p>\n
Mr. Giuseppe Arnosti: His letter is a clear display of
\ncontradiction. He suggested to me that \"people have different
\nopinions which would be respected also by me,\" but I cannot
\nunderstand why he doesn't respect my opinions. By the way, I
\nwould like to answer Mr. Arnosti's last question concerning my
\ninterference in Indonesian matters: I think that our \"real
\ncountry\" is the one in which we have decided to have our own
\n\"home\". It represents the difference between to \"live in a place\"
\nand to \"live a place\".<\/p>\n
Mr. Adrian Bulpin: I don't \"want\" but I \"would like\" that all
\nEuropean soccer matches should have an Indonesian commentary.
\nUnfortunately, it isn't up to me to decide such a thing. I just
\nwonder why Indonesian networks prefer to direct their sports
\nprograms towards the 10 percent of the audience instead of to the
\n90 percent of it. Mr. Bulpin, you are completely wrong in your
\nstatement: English commentary is neither made of a worthy
\nquality, nor are the players' names pronounced correctly, except
\nEnglish names, of course. German, French and Spanish players'
\nnames are pronounced in a strange way: Lombardo becomes
\n\"Lambaaado\" and, very funny indeed, the defender of Lazio's team,
\nChamot, becomes \"Sheeemo\" which in the Italian language means
\n\"stupid.\"<\/p>\n
PIERO RONCI<\/p>\n
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