hi to guys here

alexpeng711 · #1 (**permalink**) 01-19-08, 05:07

hi
i'm alex from China
good to see you all here
i wish you all enjoy your stay here
and i hope we can be friends

if anyone who want to know me
my QQ: 114600626
MSN: txyx8@sina.com

welcome everyone of you to contact in anytime when it is conevient for you

i hope we can build a bridge between two oversea countries.

thanky you all

georgev · #2 (**permalink**) 01-19-08, 14:13

Welcome to the forum Alex

rockingred · #3 (**permalink**) 01-21-08, 09:37

Pity us gals weren't included in your "Hi" title. I feel like I shouldn't even respond.

For future reference, if you want to say "hi" to everyone, and not just the male of the species, say "Hi Folks" or "Hi Everybody". Unlike "guys" neither of those two options is gender specific.

justicejayant · #4 (**permalink**) 02-09-08, 05:39

Hey alex, welcome to the board, you also enjoy your stay here.

Jay

sco08y · #5 (**permalink**) 02-09-08, 07:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by rockingred

Pity us gals weren't included in your "Hi" title. I feel like I shouldn't even respond.

Wow. What a welcome. BTW, according to most dictionaries, "guys" is gender inspecific.

rockingred · #6 (**permalink**) 02-11-08, 10:35

My hardcopy Webster's dictionary defines "guy" as:

A man or boy; fellow

Granted it does say guys can be either sex, but seriously it bothers me to be called a guy. Just say "folks" and then there is no possibility of annoying people for whom semantics is important. (Remember I am a female in a male dominated profession, it can be very tough at times.)