I found this online. It's a real conversation a bookstore employee apparently had with a Twilight fan. It didn't happen to me. I found it funny, thought あなた guys might too.
(A customer in her late teens approaches me in the bookstore.)
Customer: “Hey, do あなた guys sell the Twilight books?”
Me: “Yes, they’re right over there.”
Customer: “Have あなた read them?”
Me: “Yes, I have.”
Customer: “Didn’t あなた just 愛 them?!”
Me: “Well, actually, they aren’t really my type of book, so–”
Customer: *suddenly furious* “Are あなた f***ing serious?! These are the best 本 ever written! I’m going to tell Edward to come and bite あなた and drink all your blood!”
Me: *backing away* “Have a nice day, ma’am…”
(A customer in her late teens approaches me in the bookstore.)
Customer: “Hey, do あなた guys sell the Twilight books?”
Me: “Yes, they’re right over there.”
Customer: “Have あなた read them?”
Me: “Yes, I have.”
Customer: “Didn’t あなた just 愛 them?!”
Me: “Well, actually, they aren’t really my type of book, so–”
Customer: *suddenly furious* “Are あなた f***ing serious?! These are the best 本 ever written! I’m going to tell Edward to come and bite あなた and drink all your blood!”
Me: *backing away* “Have a nice day, ma’am…”
People making claims about Twilight is really beginning to grate on my nerves D; Not statments of opinion; the kind of claims I'm talking about don't begin with "I think". They are claims, stated as fact.
An example of a statement of opinion might be "I think Twilight is awful". An example of a claim might be "Twilight is awful". Or, conversely "I think Twilight is perfect/Twilight is perfect".
The problem with these kinds of claims is that they are completely subjective. あなた can't make an objective claim like "Twilight is awful/perfect" based on opinion, it doesn't make sense :(
So the amendment I propose is simple: begin statements of opinion with "I think", または whatever variation on this is appropriate (if any). Is that fair enough? :) I know many of あなた already do this, but just as a reminder to the few who don't.
An example of a statement of opinion might be "I think Twilight is awful". An example of a claim might be "Twilight is awful". Or, conversely "I think Twilight is perfect/Twilight is perfect".
The problem with these kinds of claims is that they are completely subjective. あなた can't make an objective claim like "Twilight is awful/perfect" based on opinion, it doesn't make sense :(
So the amendment I propose is simple: begin statements of opinion with "I think", または whatever variation on this is appropriate (if any). Is that fair enough? :) I know many of あなた already do this, but just as a reminder to the few who don't.