With those words, a member of the President's official family has catapulted herself to online infamy. The words she posted on her Twitter account (which was deleted since) were for her boss, the Presidential Spokesperson, to tell him what she thinks of the liquor being served during the state dinner hosted by their host, the President of Vietnam.
She also have other comments about the country which hosted her for two days. The same government official also posted for her Twitter friends that the country has a severe lack of good looking men and that one can easily die there by just crossing the street.
For many of us, the anonymity that sites like Twitter and Plurk bring is heaven sent. Now we have a venue to express our thoughts and feelings that were not available before. We couldn't care less whether we have an audience or not.
But with such freedom comes some form of responsibility. So some people came up with a form of netiqutte. One cannot post just about anything anymore. For most people, work related and office affairs are off limit topics.
My friends say that what the official posted was her personal opinion and in the age of Internet and Twitter, it's her right to say what she thought of wine, men and death. I would not mind if she was a tourist on vacation but she went there as part of our government's delegation. I also assume that she used a diplomatic passport to enter the country and therefore accorded the courtesy reserved for state guests.
Her superior apologized for what Ms. Presidential Staff did and told the media that the official must have been excited because this is her first time to join a state visit. Maybe it would be better for every one to leave her behind in the coming trips of the President.
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