5 Sep
2015
5 Sep
'15
8:46 a.m.
On Fri, 4 Sep 2015, js at cimmeri.com wrote:
culture re what is offensive. His
remarks did not bother me because
they were "typically German." Maybe
me saying that will offend Holm...
lol...
On 9/5/2015 5:40 AM, Christian Corti
wrote:
Hey, they weren't "typically
German"... we don't want to make
generalizations, do we?
[Johnny B wrote:]
I agree. And I'm Swedish myself, but
living in Switzerland. And traveling a
fair amount. I prefer to not make
generalizations based on ethnicity or
background. If people freely and
voluntary spend their time
helping, I also try not to be sarcastic.
Christian
I knew right after I sent it that
the Politically Correct police would
soon show up on that remark of mine.. ;-)
What I meant to say, is that the
*manner* in which he spoke -- and not
the exact words themselves -- in my very
limited but still partial experience of
the wonderful German people (I'm not
being sarcastic), and having attended a
German school from grades 4-8, that the
manner of speaking was *typical* of
German culture -- in this case, meaning
a bit blunt, a bit sarcastic, and a bit
impatient.
Like it or not, different countries
have differing styles re communication.
If you've ever at least been to France
or Belgium and spoken with enough people
to form an impression, you can't deny
this reality. I'm not passing a
judgement here.. it's neither good nor
bad.. it just is what it is.. and I
think it quite lovely.
Like it or not, I stand by this
opinion. :-)
- John.