I had a feeling that it said something pertinent, but I couldn't tell as I don't read Arabic.
I suppose my question is that if I posted something in French or German, would your reaction be the same? I am not accusing you of anything good or bad, I'm just curious about the societal construct at work here.
The truth is that I assumed it was spam, because why would somebody who actually reads my blog and therefore presumably speaks English and knows I don't speak some random language post a comment in that language if it's not spam? It makes no sense to me.
Also, just so you know, the person above was being funny. It was most definitely not a love note to me in Arabic, which was also obvious by the fact that the text was a hyperlink. I decided to translate it and it is a link to some voice chat site in Saudi Arabia.
Arabic speaker here. The comment is indeed a spam. The person nick name is madness in madness. The comment apparently contains links (or just names) to different Arabic chat rooms.
maybe you're being recruited as a jihadi bride....
ReplyDeleteit actually says I love your blog and the books you write. keep up the good work
ReplyDeleteI had a feeling that it said something pertinent, but I couldn't tell as I don't read Arabic.
DeleteI suppose my question is that if I posted something in French or German, would your reaction be the same? I am not accusing you of anything good or bad, I'm just curious about the societal construct at work here.
The truth is that I assumed it was spam, because why would somebody who actually reads my blog and therefore presumably speaks English and knows I don't speak some random language post a comment in that language if it's not spam? It makes no sense to me.
DeleteAlso, just so you know, the person above was being funny. It was most definitely not a love note to me in Arabic, which was also obvious by the fact that the text was a hyperlink. I decided to translate it and it is a link to some voice chat site in Saudi Arabia.
Delete:) do keep up the good work though I enjoy your blog
Deletehappy thanksgiving
Arabic speaker here. The comment is indeed a spam. The person nick name is madness in madness. The comment apparently contains links (or just names) to different Arabic chat rooms.
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