Where is the sportsmanship????

If I win or lose, I always say good game or well played, or whatever. Even in defeat, 98% of all people I have played has not even had the class to say 'good game.' And before some of you say 'well maybe it wasn't a good game, maybe you suck'....I KNOW I suck, but I do have some class. Win or lose. I love this game, but I'm finding a lot of the people who play chess are just jerks. Thoughts? Where is the class? 

Many people don't speak English... And really, who cares? I don't usually say it after games (unless the opponent played particularly well).

I have taken the non-english factor into consideration clunney. It's way too many people (either USA or Canadian flags) for it to be that. Every now and then, certainly I can understand that. I don't know, I guess it's just me. I like to congratulate an opponent on even a good move. I also take into consideration that people don't like to 'chat' because of the time clock. I understand that, but it wouldn't kill people to be a little more respectful. 

I find it is more like 80% of folks who won't even bother to say 'hi' or 'gg'.  I find it doesn't seem to matter whether it is from an english or non-english speaking country.

Most people are on here just to play chess, I rarely say anything in games unless someone does something amusing or interesting, or unless someone says something to me. But it's not really a matter of sportsmanship... This is chess on the dark reaches of the internet, not in the noble establishment of FIDE or the USCF. Nobody is expected to congratulate someone after a win!

In Spanish, you can say "tt" instead of "gg".  It's not a literal translation (which would be "b.j.") but any native Spanish speaker will instintively understand the "tt".

What do the two ts stand for in Spanish? My curiosity has been piqued! I would usually say buen partido or juego.  Thanks!

Tremendo Trabajo

I found weird the "tt" stuff :S ... I usually hear, read and say "Buen juego" , "Bien jugado", "Buena partida" but "Tremendo trabajo" is just weird for me. 

It's more of a Cuban/Caribbean spanish thing brah.

Good to know. I'm playing with a Cuban right now so maybe I'll say "tt" when the game finishes :) 

Google Translate gave me "Tremendous Job."  Presuming that's a literal translation.

             Now THAT, I'd have to agree with. 100 bonus points to chessmicky for clear thinking.

chessmicky, were you speaking to me? Or about me?

Suggestion: everybody should read all the 2000+ posts on this thread before posting here.

bouncing_check.... got it. Won't be posting here anymore. 

The guy does have a point. Not sure why a board game makes people so petty and squeamish.

OK I have another perspective.  I have permanently disabled my live chat setting for two reasons:

1.  I don't wanna ever chance encountering rude people, which unfortunately I do quite often.  I don't wanna hear insults, trash talking, etc. 

2. To be honest with you, it totally breaks my concentration to chat.  I am not terribly smart, so when my opponent starts talking, I feel totally disoriented, so I don't wanna chance that (so I disabled chat).  After a game, if I feel that my opponent played a very good game against me, I leave a message on their profile congratulating him/her. 

Nunca escuche la expresion "tremendo trabajo", asi que no podria haber sabido que significa "tt", asi que no es verdad que cualquier hablante nativo de español podria saber instintivamente que significa "tt".

La frase usual es "buen juego".

The usual phrase before or after a game in spanish is "buen juego". I would have never known what means "tt", and I´m an spanish native speaker.

I try my best to say "good game" after everygame, regardless of whether or not I win or lose, or if my opponent says it. However, it does not ruin my day if my opponent does not say it.