Uhhh… you might need to work on your reading comprehension skills, or are you projecting something on to me?
Why would I be ‘salty’ about anything anyone does in Hanoi?
It seems clear that many people in Hanoi are benefitting enormously, which is pretty much a total positive, except for some possibility of inducing corruption elsewhere.
> In Hanoi, American officials, diplomats, and executives are rushing to wine and dine people who literally celebrate the defeat of ‘American force’ in public, on the record, every year.
I read that as that your are implying that the American diplomats should take the Vietnamese celebrating their independence as an insult versus the American diplomats.
This further implies that the American diplomats should be salty concerning the Vietnam War, to not lose face or something.
You said something that he found unclear (so did I). He asked for clarification. You refused to give it. And now you mock his reading comprehension? Since at least two of us couldn't be sure what you meant, maybe you should work on writing less cryptically.
Also, site guidelines call for charitable interpretation. When someone asks you to clarify, assume they need it clarified.
Why do you believe your opinion on this or that is more relevant than other passing readers? Is there some novel argument your preparing?
Since the comment in question doesn’t have a negative score currently and some time has elapsed, passing readers combined have already decided in a more credible way than a single individual can.
