>>Terry,
>>
>>>>I'm still wondering about your problems.
>>>
>>>You suggesting I have mental problems? What is this - irritate Brits week in Germany?
>>
>>No. To both.
>>
>>>But I've already gone on about this way back.
>>
>>So why repeat?
>>
>>Just kidding. I know nobody who use those phrases except scientists.
>>
>>>This is all irrelevant.
>>
>>This is wath chatter mean?
>>
>>(^.^)
>
>Hi Agnes
>
>I've noticed (^.^) before. What does it mean.
>
>BTW I did have dealings with a German company and on thing they asked me to do was look at the english on their web site.
>They insisted on using datum for singular and data for plural and as they where paying thats what they got..

Friendly woman (Face, eyes wide open, mouth closed (aka: showing no teeth))
This is called emoji, japanese kind of emoticon or smiley
See http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoji#Japanische_Emoticons (german) for explanation

Datum translates straight to date in both senses (singular to data / Daten (german) and as "Calendar date" ).
http://dict.tu-chemnitz.de/dings.cgi?lang=de&service=deen&opterrors=0&optpro=0&query=datum

Agnes