If that is what had happened, I would agree. If you did not find the tone of those responses sarcastic, arrogant and rude then perhaps Norwich is not the civilised sort of place Stephen Fry led us to believe it to be.

Forums are not good for emoting. No amount of little smilies will ever fix that. That's why a little thought is required as to whether, in real life, you would really talk to people in the way you have typed a message on here.

The socially-stunted have always found a home on the internet but some people are just rude.