Bit unfair to say BGH was being nasty

quite the opposite given he was making the suggestion that people might want to think for a moment before judging the bloke

You don't need to have met XXL to come to a similar conclusion to BGH - there are enough clues from the years of him posting here, his behaviours and mannerism and expressions.

And 'special needs' are your words, by the way. There are all sorts of personality traits and flavours of behaviour that fall far short of what people would lump into that category. I think all BGH was saying is that people should be mindful that not everyone is like us.

As an example (and for the avoidance of doubt I'm not drawing any direct parallels here at all) more people should look out for and watch Chris Packham's recent documentary on how he copes with and has been affected by his aspergers. It's fascinating. Some people are just wired very differently to the rest of us and it doesn't make anyone 'normal' or 'not normal'. But it does sadly mean people can be perceived as being something that they are not.

I don't for one moment think XXL is ungrateful or has a sense of entitlement. I do, though, suspect he has trouble expressing himself and his emotions in the same way that the rest of us do (plus throw in the language barriers, and printed text being a s**te form of communication for getting across nuanced thoughts and feelings etc etc).

It is undoubtedly the case that he derives a completely different type of pleasure from following Norwich than the rest of us do. And our inability to relate to that is 'our' problem and not his.

Posted By: CWC, Oct 27, 11:55:54