Americans always think there is only one world, the USA. They cannot grasp a world beyond their borders and so they complain about grammar and spelling errors as if we are all native English speakers.
Very lame.
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Hmm sorry but being
not an American, I still think you are a bit too stereo type here, some but definitely not all <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
I often feel like I want to say more. A few more options. larian can ask me

A simple format would do.
1: Funny reply
2: Righteous hero reply
3: Scared reply.
Hmm good idea, even to the point of making a stack of random generated replies, that are linked to 1: Funny reply
2: Righteous hero reply
3: Scared reply.
So that way you would only have too make say 20 -35 random replies per option to cover the whole game, and the player will get a laugh at what the character may come up with <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" />