2011/1/13
> I think maybe people need to remember that although we are all speaking the
> same language we use the words in different ways!
>
>
And from different languages as well ... ;)
Rogerio
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Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] !politeness
Quite. English people are often seen as being very rude too.
I have certainly been quite rude to quite a number of good people in here but
not received any criticism for it yet. I try to mitigate my r
3 January, 2011 9:41:17
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] !politeness
"Politeness" is also a function of culture. What one group of people
consider to be polite may seem quite rude to others.
Email is a notoriously difficult medium in which to indicate "tone" in
one'
"Politeness" is also a function of culture. What one group of people
consider to be polite may seem quite rude to others.
Email is a notoriously difficult medium in which to indicate "tone" in
one's speech, especially when combined with the cultural differences.
For example, David's use of lots of
Hi
Computer geeks are famously bad at dealing with people. Often you have to
choose between getting someone good at the work or getting someone that can be
friendly about it. So far we have been mostly lucky in getting people that are
capable of both.
That is not to excuse rudeness as eve