  ::::::I come from a culture where truth and what you might call bluntness are regarded as virtues. Obfuscation and pretending to be or want something that's not true are not seen in a good light at all. I'm not likely to change. And in this environment, where words are all we have, we shouldn't beat around the bush. It will only lead to confusion. And I note that Mark Marathon is providing you with exactly the sort of opposition I predicted. So far, you've been lucky. A lot of people are still on a holiday break.   