On 05/23/2008 02:42 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote: > 2008/5/23 Michael Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> We do need to make allowances on an international mailing list, abusing >> people for not understanding something they have probably not come >> across before doesn't help. You have to remember some people on the list >> may not have even visited a non-English speaking country (that would be >> me). >> > > Exactly. Americans enjoy an extremely low border-length/area ratio, > and are thus exposed to very little outside culture. Add that to their > very diverse landscape, and they have little reason to travel outside > their own country for pleasure. That is why Americans do not > understand different spellings, numerical and date formats, > measurement units, and the like. I say this as a complement, not as a > criticism. > > Dotan Cohen
I think that your myopic views (and this thread) are more appropriate on [EMAIL PROTECTED] Before I hit the "K" key for this thread, I will add: I live in the San Francisco bay area and the demographics for my city are incredibly diverse. Our local high school has: <quote> About 130 ethnic and national minority groups are represented. A total of 1,414 students have a primary language other than English. More than half of the students are of Vietnamese and Filipino American descent. Other Asian Pacific American (APA) groups in order of population include Chinese Americans, Indian Americans, Korean Americans, Japanese Americans, Polynesian Americans, and Hmong Americans. 40% is of Asian (non-Filipino) descent, 20% is Filipino. Almost 17% of the student body is Hispanic American, about 15% is white, and approximately 4% is African American. </quote> I have 3 passports; 2 expired with many added extended foldout pages, and at last count I think that I have visited close to 30 countries. I lived in Japan for over 5 years, Australia for 2, Singapore, Korea, Hong Kong, etc. I am American. Now, off to find that "K" key... --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
