I am somewhat amazed by the fact that hardly anyone from the US community (where a lot of mappers routinely map abroad and should be able to empathize with Frederik being concerned about an area where he has no first hand knowledge of) seems to find it necessary to speak up against this. I cannot imagine someone coming to talk-de, getting a "Senseless Americans" in reply and this not being immediately rejected by many others - no matter how inappropriate or unfunded the original message might have been.
This is talk-us of course so you are free to be as hostile and dismissive towards Germans here as you like. Still i am watching the discussion with some bewilderment because in large parts (and in particular in statements from representatives of OSM US) it contrasts quite sharply with what i am used to in terms of American culture and communication styles. What saddens me is that those with constructive and reflective commentary (Rihards and Kevin) get caught in the rage against the "Senseless Germans". Side note: I also have my doubts if Bryan's German colleagues at work appreciate this kind of remark. -- Christoph Hormann http://www.imagico.de/ _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
