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if by "different walk of life" you mean a minority, that is an awful comment to make. being a minority does not mean they are retarded and should act as such... do you have higher expectations of people "like you" than you have of people who are "different"?
I'll let that go since you don't know anything about me. My definition of "walk of life" has nothing to do with race/sex/religion etc in a stereotypical format. It means they've experienced different things than I. This does not make said person better or worse than me in any way shape or form.
It could include a different culture, different anything. Not everything is said to be negative. You should really be careful about trying to slam someone before you know what they are referring to. One of my better friends on this game is Singaporean. To me, he is another person. He's not a minority, he's not anything but a person that I enjoy conversation with. He's someone with a rather high intellect that mirrors closely with my concept of humanity.
He, however, did come from a different walk of life. Yes this does refer to his culture but in no way did this make me think any less of him. More than anything it intrigued me. That is a big reason I play this game, to meet people from different walks of life and learn from them.
Society as a whole gets very caught up in sterotypes and cliques so that they close their eyes and minds to what another culture has to offer. I, however, thoroughly enjoy seeing how much more is out there, how similar we really all are, and learning as much as I can from another that I often will not have the priveledge of conversing with. I think FFXI offers this on a grand scale and I commend SE for that.
In the case of Mobsta, he speaks in slang. So what. He struck me as a humorous, enthusiastic guy and willing to learn. He can be a bit hyper but so can many on this game. Does someone have to talk like they graduated from Harvard to hit my friend's list? No. Do they have to be American and speak perfect english? Of course not. All they have to do is be respectful. Anyone that knows me on this game knows that about me. I received no disrespect from Mobsta so he will receive none from me.