[Theforum] culture-differences (was: Roll Call - Madhu)

spinhead evolt at spinhead.com
Tue Oct 30 15:48:59 CST 2001


I work in a very international office (located NOT very internationally in
San Diego, CA, USA) and even though I'm very aware of cultural differences,
I still find myself being 'american' sometimes. I can only hope that you
folks will 1) catch my gaffes and point them out and 2) be patient - I'm
immersed in this culture, and some of it rubs off.

On the other hand, I've noticed on this list more than any other, an honest
attempt to avoid americanisations, likely because those of us in this
country ARE aware that this is an international group (heck, we got folks
from TEXAS and that's not just another country, it's another PLANET.)

spinhead


----- Original Message -----
From: "Javier Velasco [mantruc]" <javier at msm.cl>
To: <theforum at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 1:26 PM
Subject: [Theforum] culture-differences (was: Roll Call - Madhu)


>
>
> Madhu Menon wrote:
>
> > >What has been your experience with evolt so far?
> >
>
> > The bad:
>
> > 2) The US influence seems to be a bit heavy. I suppose this is because
many
> > members are American, but still...
> > When someone makes a cultural reference, I'm sometimes at a loss to
figure
> > out what he or she means. For example, a reference to, say, Starbucks.
> > Assuming that everyone knows what Starbucks is/sells isn't a wise move.
(I
> > used Starbucks as an example because they're very well known.)
>
> i agree with Madhu, i also hate it when "americans" take for granted
> their culture as being the world's default, it's very passively rude.
>
> and if you ask me why i quote the word... because america isn't a
> country, it's a contient full of countries.
>
> for the record i got no clue what Starbucks is about (don't care
> either).
>





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