"Cute" is a problem too since it is read one way by people from the U.S. and another by those in England and probably Australia, etc. The first time my new mother-in-law told me I looked cute, I stormed off to my room and changed my clothes. I was 28, not 2. So, my reaction to "cute" is "yuck".

Which is all to say that I'm agreeing with others that we are a group of, often dramatically, different people with one thing in common that keeps us bonded together. I have to tell myself that posters who simply say something generic in response are being kind and sociable, and truly appreciate their response. Being me, I'd rather get one heartfelt response or none at all. I crave information, getting it and creating thoughtful responses, that's what I'm looking for here. That makes me a poor poster to many others on the forum because I won't simply respond to a thread to show that I read and appreciated it - sorry, but we must all be true to ourselves. Long live diversity!