Just to say hello

[Mark]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Selamat datang Pak Wayan!

Pak Wayan, I wish to complement you upon your most excellent English.

Although I have a 40 year association with Indonesia, never have I met any Indonesian who writes English as well as you do.

My guess is that you you have spent considerable time in an English speaking country? Possibly you went to university in Australia?

When next I visit Indonesia, I promise I will let you know and perhaps we can meet up.

I hope you enjoy your stay as a member of this Forum.

Actually, he's an American ex-pat, as I understand it (I expect this was your subtle way of pointing that out, but I'm a pretty unsubtle guy ). I probably shouldn't be wasting the bandwidth on him, but given recent "unpleasantness" it seems to me important that its very clear what was going on.

It reminds me of an exchange long ago on another forum about a katana with a polish that "shone to the heavens," and its seller who blustered about offence to his ancient family honor, etc., when someone noted that it was a Paul Chen with a so-so polish. Turned "he" was a woman living in (I think) New Jersey.