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Please vote in the poll and say why you prefer the option you have chosen.
Thanks.
Zohar
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I say I'm HIV positive because it describes the state of condition I have -
I don't say "I am HIV" because I am not HIV --- I'm a human being who has HIV.
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I'm HIV poz
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I've never heard someone say "I am HIV" -- would you say "I am cancer"? No, if you don't want to say "+" you would say "I have HIV"
Otherwise I fail to understand the importance.
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The only option that can be true is that I am HIV positive. I am not a virus, so I cannot claim to be HIV.
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I'm not sure to understand the question. Did you enter the options too fast?
I say I'm HIV+, I have HIV or I'm seropositive.
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I'm not sure to understand the question. Did you enter the options too fast?
I say I'm HIV+, I have HIV or I'm seropositive.
No. That's how I intended the options to be.
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Huh?
Are you a native English speaker?
Never heard "I am HIV".
Heard "I Am Curious Yellow" however but that was a long time ago.
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Huh?
Are you a native English speaker?
Yes.
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No. That's how I intended the options to be.
Now I'm curious. Can you explain the story behind the question? :)
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Now I'm curious. Can you explain the story behind the question? :)
I will. But not just yet.
I don't want to influence people's responses.
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Whatever. Not a very generous argument to take up our time, however.
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I will. But not just yet.
I don't want to influence people's responses.
Anyone who speaks proper English, can only choose the first option. Nobody here is a virus.
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I'm on the edge of my seat.
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Good, good.
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I'm on the edge of my seat.
That makes one of us. ::)
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I'm sitting back in mine, waiting for my mojito to come. But alas, I don't have any waiter home...
And the ribs are still cooking in the BBQ...
But, what about you, Zohar? How do you phrase it?
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I'm on the edge of my seat.
you are the edge of your seat according to this thread .
I'm HIV positive or sometime if I'm asked to do something I don't want to do I have Aids .
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If this was a Will Smith movie it would be called I, HIV.
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Changing my name to HIV would definitely one up that guy with the license plate a few years back.
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I just say i'm positive. that seems to get the point across pretty well.
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I'm old school. I am GRID.
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The poll is weaksauce.
I have AIDS. HIV is for pansies.
MtD
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HIV, the virus formally known as GRID.
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HIV: it's like the 'flu but different.
MtD
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Sometimes I think certain software apps don't display the + sign consistently, so people type in HIV+ but it shows up as HIV.
Or so I've heard
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Why isn't "I have the gay flu" an option?
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you are the edge of your seat according to this thread .
if I'm asked to do something I don't want to do I have Aids .
That works quite well. I hate to admit that I've used this tactic.
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I' m confused. Who am I telling that I have HIV (or am HIV)? Why am I telling them?
I guess when I told my friends and family I said I've got HIV. When my doctor told me she said. Your test came back positive. Otherwise I'm not like Annie Lennox walking around town wearing a positive tee shirt.
Although thats an option.
Still confused
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Je Suis HIV
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Je Suis HIV
No habla espanyol.
This has got to be the most exciting poll EVAH. The only acceptable option would be I gots teh AIDS (or I am afflicted by the pooper flu when addressing the issue in a formal environment), everything else is a euphemism.
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This thread is not particularly enlightening, but it certainly is entertaining!
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I've heard "I'm HIV" in Detroit. I was presenting about HIV there and when I said I was positive, a guy said, "You don't look HIV." It reminds me of that computer commercial I can't stand in which the actors say " I'm a PC." and I think, the client paid for that?
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Je Suis HIV
You probably meant "Je suis VIH" ? ;D
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I guess when I told my friends and family I said I've got HIV.
Why don't you just mumble "buginme"?
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Why don't you just mumble "buginme"?
Now that's funny. :D
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I'm tired of waiting on the results.....me, my hiv and my aids are going to bed. I've been infected with tired.
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I prefer "I´ve been infected by HIV", in my case...
I hate "HIV positive", or "seropositive" and all that kind of terms that put you in a group...
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the phrases "I've got HIV" and "I've got AIDS" have been interchangeable, and boringly routine, for me after nearly 20 years now. Which one I use really just depends on how much shock value I'm looking for with my disclosure. ;)
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If "I am HIV" then I have nothing to worry about coz I am rather cute and innocuous. ;D
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I've never heard someone say "I am HIV" -- would you say "I am cancer"? No, if you don't want to say "+" you would say "I have HIV"
Otherwise I fail to understand the importance.
Lots of people say "I'm hiv". I've seen it here in the forums many, many times. There used to be a character on the UK soap opera who had hiv and used to say "I'm hiv" and I've heard it other times on telly shows and in films. My bf used to say "I'm hiv" when we first got back together until I talked to him about it. He understood what I was getting at and stopped using that phrase.
And you're right, it doesn't make sense and you never hear people say "I'm cancer". Why it's done with hiv has always been a mystery to me.
I suppose in real life I usually say "I've got hiv" more than I say "I'm hiv positive", but thinking about it, I probably use the latter more than the former when writing online, or I just say "I'm positive" or "I'm a pozzie".
Semantics. They make life so much fun! ;D
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I think one choice is left out from the vote. That is HIV was f**king my azz and now I am back f**cking the HIV. 8)
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Ann, is that British, then? Maybe it's a kind of British grammar. :-\
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Years ago (when I was still neg) a friend told me that he "was HIV". Even then I thought it was incredibly sad that he thought of himself in those terms.
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Now I'm curious. Can you explain the story behind the question? :)
I will. But not just yet.
I don't want to influence people's responses.
We're still waiting... ???
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I just say "I have fucking AIDS"
edited to add "What's up with the fucking grammar police?"
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I've heard people say "I'm HIV". It's a bit jarring. I guess it's a shortening of "I'm HIV positive". Like it's too much of an oral hassle to finish pronouncing the "positive" part.
I usually just say, I have HIV.
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I'm just gonna start telling people I have hives minus the e.s. I know that's stupid..but oh well, who said I was smart anyway...
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I will. But not just yet.
I don't want to influence people's responses.
Well that's good, seeing as you're the most influential person around here.
MtD
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I prefer "I´ve been infected by HIV", in my case...
I hate "HIV positive", or "seropositive" and all that kind of terms that put you in a group...
Your choice would still put you in a group, namely: the group "infected by HIV" ;)
Don't you say in Spanish: "Soy infectado CON VIH" instead of "POR" ?
Personally I've allways said that I am HIV positive, I have AIDS or as up till 9 years ago I have Full Blown AIDS.
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Ann, is that British, then? Maybe it's a kind of British grammar. :-\
Nope, if it is any kind of British grammar, it's bad British grammar. I've heard it from Americans as well as Brits.
edited to add "What's up with the fucking grammar police?"
I wouldn't call it a grammar issue so much. It's just weird that someone would tell you they have an illness in such a way as to sound like they are the illness. Like it's been said previously, you never hear someone say "I'm cancer", but it's not uncommon to hear people say "I'm hiv". It's just weird.
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I'm just gonna start telling people I have hives minus the e.s. I know that's stupid..but oh well, who said I was smart anyway...
I don't think it's stupid. I like it. "I've got HIVes, take a few letters." Takes longer to say it, but if you want a person who's quick on decoding vs a blank stare then you've got a brand-new people filtration system.
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Lots of people say "I'm hiv". I've seen it here in the forums many, many times. ... My bf used to say "I'm hiv"
So just like others, your bf was not also correct.
;D
I'm Just kidding...
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My new phrase when I drink too much white zin is; I'm hangover poz.
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I will. But not just yet.
I don't want to influence people's responses.
How can you do that?...most people here have a mind of their own and are not easliy influenced, so that's no excuse.
We're still waiting... ???
Don't go holding your breath Joe.
Jan
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I'm hangover poz.
rofl ;) :D
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Well that's good, seeing as you're the most influential person around here.
MtD
Someone has to be. ;)
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Someone has to be
I couldn't agree more.
So, when will you share your lofty opinion with we mere members of the AIDSmeds rank-and-file?
MtD
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I simply state I'm H.I.V positive, saying I'm HIV sounds very foreign to me. I mean it's llike you are not a person but a walking virus.
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I seroconverted last night, where's my answer ???
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I just prefer I'm HIV positive, or I have HIV. I'm not the frigging virus... so "I am HIV" sounds silly to me (in spanish is even worst "Soy VIH"....WTF, I'll never say that).
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I'm just gonna start telling people I have hives minus the e.s. I know that's stupid..but oh well, who said I was smart anyway...
Clever yes...stupid no......
It takes a bit of the 'potential sting out of it'.....
Now if we could just find out why Zohar asked the question in the first place........
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I take the direct and honest approach--for me. I say that I have AIDS. Or sometimes when I want to add a bit of lightheartedness to it, I say I have THE AIDS ;D
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I take the direct and honest approach--for me. I say that I have AIDS. Or sometimes when I want to add a bit of lightheartedness to it, I say I have THE AIDS ;D
When I want to be light-hearted about it, I usually say "I got the Lurgy".
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I admit I'm too lazy to even look. Did we ever get the big reveal from the OP or not? 8)
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No, of course not
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I admit I'm too lazy to even look. Did we ever get the big reveal from the OP or not? 8)
He's over in Questions about Treatment castigating people for following the advice of their doctors rather than Thinking For Themselves.
MtD
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66 post and Zohar has posted 5...so I'm guessing it's just another poor sod looking for attention, and we have engaged him and played his little game, and I'm also guessing he will be getting some of the usual advise via PM's.
Jan
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the phrases "I've got HIV" and "I've got AIDS" have been interchangeable, and boringly routine, for me after nearly 20 years now. Which one I use really just depends on how much shock value I'm looking for with my disclosure. ;)
Bahahahhh... I love this one
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***bump***
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FLUSH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a giant BM
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In Spanish, and Portuguese many times portador (carrier) is used...
Portador do HIV, Portador del VIH
http://www.cat-barcelona.com/faqs/view/diferencia-entre-ser-portador-del-v-i-h-y-estar-enfermo-de-sida
Which is funny because they treat the infection as if it were a genetic disease, like Haemophilia (''carriers'' in this case can pass the gene, but can never themselves get sick ).
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In Spanish, and Portuguese many times portador (carrier) is used...
Portador do HIV, Portador del VIH
http://www.cat-barcelona.com/faqs/view/diferencia-entre-ser-portador-del-v-i-h-y-estar-enfermo-de-sida
Which is funny because they treat the infection as if it were a genetic disease, like Haemophilia (''carriers'' in this case can pass the gene, but can never themselves get sick ).
You can also use the same in French, "porteur -- porteur du VIH". But I would be surprised to see how HIV+ people would use that to talk about themselves. It's usually found in articles about people who have the virus, and even more so if it concerns criminal charges. It sounds dehumanizing... As if you are just a body carrying a virus, bleh...
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Well since I believe there will be a cure in my lifetime, I don't mind the imagery of "carrier".
I feel like medicine fights a great battle with HIV and it's really not winning much ground in my body, so carrier sounds OK to me.
There are probably all sorts of virus's I am "carrying" and not really effecting my daily functioning.
For instance, I had the HEP B vaccine way back in the early days. When I arrived in Switzerland I had lots of blood work (I was not HIV+ at the time) and the doc said I had the antibodies produced by HEP B vaccine and by contact with "real" HEP B virus. I figure I am a carrier of all kinds of beaten viruses. But then I'm not so up on virology so maybe my imagery doesn't pan out scientifically.
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What bothers me with that particular term, porteur/carrier, is the situations it is mostly used for (articles on individuals who infected someone else, and are dealing with criminal procedures). It feels like this word is often used to talk about HIV+ people in that situation, in a way that constructs and objectifies a negative identity. As if their body was then considered overall as a weapon. There also was an article or blog post on poz.com recently about the use of "the HIV monster'' in a recent case, and these kind of words end up cristallizing stigmas and, also, bad understandings of infection risks and prevention, IMHO.
So, where's the original poster, now? :D
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So, where's the original poster, now? :D
Off having a reaction of unknown status to being asked about this thread, I imagine.
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So, where's the original poster, now? :D
How can I help?
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How can I help?
I'm sorry, I was talking about the original poster, not you.
Oh, wait, Zohar, you are the original poster, sorry! You've been away for so long, I couldn't recall it.
Well, then, you might want to refresh your memory by reading your thread again, by answering the question regarding the reasons that motivated you to ask such an interesting question. Why would someone, in your humble opinion, feel the need to say "I am HIV" instead of "I am HIV+"?
I am certain you will be delighted to logically explain the wonders that made you elaborate such a pleasant poll. Because, as you just asked, you do want to help us, right?
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So, where's the original poster, now? :D
How can I help?
You can help by explaining why you posted this poll in the first place, like you said you would two and a half weeks ago. We've all been waiting....
Now I'm curious. Can you explain the story behind the question? :)
I will. But not just yet.
I don't want to influence people's responses.
Influence us already! Anyone who was interested in putting their $0.02 in would have by now.
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You can help by explaining why you posted this poll in the first place, like you said you would two and a half weeks ago. We've all been waiting....
Influence us already! Anyone who was interested in putting their $0.02 in would have by now.
This shall remain as one of the greatest mysteries in the history of humanity. They will write books and scholarly papers about it.
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I am headache.
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I am HIV. I use to be HIV Unknown. It sounds so ridiculous I had to type it out. If I told friends/family/strangers that, they would think I was a complete idiot. Now lets get back to more important threads where the OP isn't an attention seeking..well you can fill in the blank.
Have a good one,
Joe in NYC.. who was hiv- and now hiv+ .....end of story.
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I am headache.
We know! ;D
Joe in NYC.. who was hiv- and now hiv+ .....end of story.
You used to be hiv minus and now you're hiv plus? Cool! 8)
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You can help by explaining why you posted this poll in the first place, like you said you would two and a half weeks ago. We've all been waiting....
::taps fingers::
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You used to be hiv minus and now you're hiv plus? Cool! 8)
I like that.. "Hi I'm Jan and I'm HIV plus"
::taps fingers::
You can stop now Miss P, you are just wasting your time and damaging your nails.
Aroha
Jan :-*
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I will. But not just yet.
I don't want to influence people's responses.
I repeat my original observation. Your conversation skills are not generous. Ask a question and I answered. People ask you questions and you hide, avoid or delay.
Well your loss because we all have your MO now.
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I'm holding off my reply until Zohar, the OP, posts his answer to the poll. I'm sure he would agree that he wouldn't want my answer to influence him. ::)
I find it seriously annoying when someone posts a question to others, but refuses to answer the question themselves. Especially when it comes to HIV. It makes me wonder if they are trolling for information, or if they are just a troll.
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I like that.. "Hi I'm Jan and I'm HIV plus"
Would having an aids diagnosis mean that one is hiv plus plus? (http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/dash1293_2010/Emoticons/blink.gif)
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Would having an aids diagnosis mean that one is hiv plus plus? (http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/dash1293_2010/Emoticons/blink.gif)
HIV double plus quick wise.
MtD
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HIV double plus quick wise.
MtD
'zactly!
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'zactly!
It's true. I have Zactly's Disease. :(
Mah face looks Zactly like mah ass does.
MtD
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It's true. I have Zactly's Disease. :(
Mah face looks Zactly like mah ass does.
MtD
Maybe you should shave one or the other so as to not confuzzle people.
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Maybe you should shave one or the other so as to not confuzzle people.
Balancing my arse on my shoulders is effort enough. Now you want that I should shave too?
Feh!
MtD
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Balancing my arse on my shoulders is effort enough. Now you want that I should shave too?
Feh!
MtD
That's what your houseboy is for, amongst other thangs. Or don't you trust him with a razor? Maybe you should treat him with a little more kindness.
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That's what your houseboy is for, amongst other thangs. Or don't you trust him with a razor? Maybe you should treat him with a little more kindness.
An Indonesian houseboy? Shirely, you jest! Those fellas are Muslamaniacs and their pagan god Allah requires that they don't shave.
So murderous intentions to one side, they simply don't know how to wield a razor. Safety or cut throat.
Frankly I'm thinking of sending Wahid off to the stables and getting myself one of those Hindoo fellas from darkest India.
At least they're vegetarians. :)
MtD
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HORRIFYING IMAGE OF BABY SUFFERING FROM OP THREAD ABANDONMENT
(not for sensitive eyes):
(http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy8/phildinftlaudy/abandonment.jpg)
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Frankly I'm thinking of sending Wahid off to the stables and getting myself one of those Hindoo fellas from darkest India.
At least they're vegetarians. :)
MtD
ha ha, did I hear that correct ? Us vegetarians are a superior race!
PS- I love my piece of "meat" though ;)
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ha ha, did I hear that correct ? Us vegetarians are a superior race!
PS- I love my piece of "meat" though ;)
Well what can we expect from a fella who bows down before an elephant headed god that rides on the back of a rat? Whilst you may not have a future in the afterlife I'm confident you'll find a place in the US House of Representatives.
But we need look no further than Book of Genesis to dismiss the heresy of vegertarianism.
The first two sons of Adam (Cain and Abel) made offerings to the LORD. Cain offered up a selection of garden fresh vegetables which, unsurprisingly, infuriated God who preferred the prime cut meat tray that Abel had on offer.
Presumably the LORD requires comestables which will stick to his Holy Ribs.
In any event, Cain was so angered that he murdered his saintly brother and frankly things have just gone down hill from there.
MtD
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(http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k521/inwales101/Ganesh.jpg)
I call upon Lord Ganesh to bless this cursed thread and everyone who says "I am HIV"
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(http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k521/inwales101/Ganesh.jpg)
I call upon Lord Ganesh to bless this cursed thread and everyone who says "I am HIV"
Bal Ganesh was so good they made 2 of them. The feel good film of the year.
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Bal ganesh = Baby boy Ganesh.
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I going to wait one more day for that Zohar to answer the riddle .... after that I am going to ask the HIV Stork what he wants us to call it .
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I going to wait one more day for that Zohar to answer the riddle .... after that I am going to ask the HIV Stork what he wants us to call it .
I'm pretty sure the HIV stork is any guy high on meth at your local bathhouse/listing himself on manhunt.
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I'm pretty sure the HIV stork is any guy high on meth at your local bathhouse/listing himself on manhunt.
Be cynical if you must but I believe . Its either believe or go read that lessions section of the forum I have been avoiding since 08 .
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Be cynical if you must but I believe . Its either believe or go read that lessions section of the forum I have been avoiding since 08 .
Reading, that shit is for the birds. I'm with you, it must be an HIV stork. We should cross post this to Am I so they'll all know how infection happens.
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Reading, that shit is for the birds. I'm with you, it must be an HIV stork. We should cross post this to Am I so they'll all know how infection happens.
Ahh ... I tell ya what , go ask Ann what she thinks :o
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I going to wait one more day for that Zohar to answer the riddle .... after that I am going to ask the HIV Stork what he wants us to call it .
RARE PHOTO OF HIV STORK
(http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy8/phildinftlaudy/stork.jpg)
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Ahh ... I tell ya what , go ask Ann what she thinks :o
(http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/dash1293_2010/Jokes/6252.jpg)
As for anything Hecky says...
(http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/dash1293_2010/Jokes/Full-Head-1-1-2in-Red-Ball-Gag-SPL0.jpg)
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(http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/dash1293_2010/Jokes/6252.jpg)
As for anything Hecky says...
(http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad174/dash1293_2010/Jokes/Full-Head-1-1-2in-Red-Ball-Gag-SPL0.jpg)
You said you much prefer pussy.
This is the best I could do:
(http://tool.shagnasty.net/wiki/images/c/c6/1232234417250lf5.jpg)
MtD
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I like that.. "Hi I'm Jan and I'm HIV plus"
You can stop now Miss P, you are just wasting your time and damaging your nails.
Aroha
Jan :-*
How 'bout if I just rub Norvir-induced fecal mucosa all over this shitty excuse of a poll/thread instead? I've spent all day doing laundry with stain removal. Well, that and the delicious slice of Red Velvet Cake I just had. OK, since I'm a svelte Queen I only had HALF a slice.
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I don't have anyone to talk to about it or that even asks, so my first reply to the title of this thread is that "I don't".
I have had a few people recently say to me that I was so positive, so I was thinking I could use that with a nice big smile on my face
"I'm SO positive."