Should I have the 2nd jab?

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I have not "stereotyped" you ~ or anyone in this discussion ~ as being "poor at English". I merely sought to explain your error regarding an ironic British turn of phrase that you seized upon to claim that divegeester was "without a shred of empathy for less fortunate people".

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No. I did not. You are mistaken.

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I said that I had not seen the image myself and that I would never claim that I had seen it.

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"It nearly killed me" is a turn of phrase, Duchess64. Many people, including here in Indonesia, feel discomfort after a vaccination. To say "It nearly killed me" is simply ironic. It's an idiom. Here in the city where I live, the expression they would use that is closest in meaning would be "Mati saya!" which also means things like "I was shocked" and "I felt terrible".

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badradger exhibits almost limitless feebleminded animosity towards divegeester. That may explain it. You're better off taking advice about English usage from me than from a poster like badradger.

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What "cowardice"?

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What I said was, I had not seen the image but I believed drewnogal's description of it.

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You're trying FAR too hard, Duchess64.

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The explanation hasn't changed since I offered it 4 minutes ago.

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That's why he didn't use an Indonesian turn of phrase to refer to the discomfort of having a vaccination.

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What makes you say this?