Hi,
On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 1:13 PM, Sergey Panov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've mentioned those two examples in the wain attempt to prove that some
> (many/most) of the "cultural" sensitivities are ridiculous to the point
> of being foony.
>
> When I saw "foot"(long, long time ago) as a "Gnome
Op donderdag 30-10-2008 om 13:27 uur [tijdzone +0700], schreef Theppitak
Karoonboonyanan:
> How is a foot interpreted in your culture? Do you have the same
> issue I have met? In my culture, showing foot is considered rude.
We have no problems showing our feet in our culture, it's not considered
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On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 3:48 AM, Andre Klapper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Am Freitag, den 31.10.2008, 09:56 +0700 schrieb Theppitak
> Karoonboonyanan:
>> How about this one?
>> http://linux.thai.net/~thep/shots/gnome-logo/gnome-ok.svg
>> (Sorry, this one is the real ugly.)
>>
>> Hopefully it's
On Sun, 2008-11-02 at 17:25 +0700, Theppitak Karoonboonyanan wrote:
> The problem I've met is a kind of barrier for new comers, as foot is
> considered the least respected part of the body in my culture.
> It's not that kind of disgust you explained. But it's a sign of strong
> disrespect. You shou
On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 9:51 PM, Petr Kovar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Theppitak Karoonboonyanan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Sun, 2 Nov 2008 02:10:32
> +0700:
>
>> On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 1:34 AM, Petr Kovar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > "Theppitak Karoonboonyanan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Sat, 1 Nov 2008
On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 1:26 AM, Murray Cumming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 2008-11-02 at 17:25 +0700, Theppitak Karoonboonyanan wrote:
>> The problem I've met is a kind of barrier for new comers, as foot is
>> considered the least respected part of the body in my culture.
>> It's not that
On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 10:50 PM, Tino Meinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Op donderdag 30-10-2008 om 13:27 uur [tijdzone +0700], schreef Theppitak
> Karoonboonyanan:
>
>> How is a foot interpreted in your culture? Do you have the same
>> issue I have met? In my culture, showing foot is considered r
>> Is showing a paw print in your culture considered rude?
>
> Not at all. That's normal.
>
Now, there you have your solution. Interpret the sign as a paw print
and not a foot. Tell all new users that the foot is actually a print
ant you have no cultural issues. Something similar was suggested few
