Whereas I believe the posting in 2004 with the subject title to be a sincere recommendation with perhaps some validity, I find it as worded to be quite offensive, and I believe any self-respecting web administrator would remove it.

My ancestors immigrated to the United States from the Tarnov area. They were far from "red neck," racist, or of the ilk which the poster implies that all of the less fortunate Poles who live there today. I would think that one who proclaims to master English would have the sophistication and professionalism to find a thesaurus and use a more mature term. This posting seems to me to be equally "ethnicist" and narrow-minded as the poster implies all from Tarnov are racist.

I respect the right of anyone to warn others of the hazards of ESCS in any and all regions of the world, but this offensive posting does nothing to promote the English language, and in fact, foments the incorrect perception of arrogance which much of the world has toward English-speaking nations.

I should like to be notified when the offensive posting is edited (my preference) or removed (less preferable, but desireable).