--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Hakan Falk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > Thank you for helping me to see how others have MIS-perceived our > >intents. US perceptions of cultural differences may have contributed > >to the tension, but perhaps misunderstandings based on cultural > >differences are not all one-sided? > > For sure not and if you deal with experienced educated people it does not > normally happen, in some parts of the world some of them would even > understand the custom of handshaking with the right hand. He would > probably still think that foreigners are a dirty bunch, but he would shake > your hand and try to not think what it have been used for. I think there are many Americans that will not understand the reference you made to hand-shaking as a Custom to prove that one hasn't got a weapon to attack. > > > >If a dinner guest at my home were > >to refuse to eat the same food served to the rest of my family, I > >would have to assume he wasn't very hungry after all. If I heard > >later that he was angry about the fare offered, I seriously doubt if > >I would offer another dinner invitation to him. I would also be less > >than tolerant of any future hunger complaints from him. > > If you offer a nice ham to a true Muslim or a Jew, they are for sure not > going to accept it. A polite refusal, and an explanation would suffice. Anger, without the explanation, would be rude! > > > This may be perceived as arrogance on my part, but life is made up > >of choices. I would not support any further corn shipments to them. > >They will have to eat corn or starve. > > They do eat and feel humiliated, not much choice. Would an apolgy for our ignorance be accepted? I don't believe any deliberate insult was intended. > > > > Well, let us only help educated people, who at least have read about the > funny habits of the Americans. It would be cheaper also, because it is not > so many of them. Ignorance can be cured, but only if the people are still alive to be educated. I have tried to learn more about other cultures, and I can see that there is a perceived problem with genetically modified crops also. > > > > Hakan Respectfully, Motie ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Sell a Home for Top $ http://us.click.yahoo.com/RrPZMC/jTmEAA/MVfIAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
