Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar

[Doriane]

Susan wrote : 

> I have to say that there is an awful lot of reading between the 
> lines going on which is causing undue stress *IMHO*.
> (...)
> several of you have forgotten that sometimes what someone has 
> posted is simply what they think.  Period.  No hidden meanings.  
> Nothing implied.
> 
> "Even Freud said, Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar..."

Del answers :

I couldn't agree more. Please people, let's not get into a "hidden 
meanings game". I live it every day, and it's not fun. French people 
*revel* in irony and hidden meanings, we call it "humour" 
and "piques". But when it's *all the time*, when you can't know 
anymore if people mean just what they say or if they mean more 
(sometimes even the opposite of what they actually say), when you 
can't even stand receiving a compliment anymore because you're not 
sure the person is not actually making fun of you, the game isn't fun 
anymore.

I lived in Western Canada for a year. At first, I thought they were 
naive, and they could learn some irony from us French. But after a 
while, I started to cherish their lack of irony. It is so restful to 
know people mean what they say. No more mind games, no more worries, 
no more tension. And I had a VERY HARD time going back to France...

I don't want this kind of atmosphere to develop here. Please.

Del