[At-Large] Give it a break

[Izumi AIZU]

of course! we should not ignore the impact of british empire
be it wright or wrong...  ;-)

izumi

2008/2/19, Jacqueline Morris <jam at jacquelinemorris.com>:
>
> And the English speaking Caribbean! Don't forget the 21 of us
> countries over here!
>
> On Feb 18, 2008 9:46 AM, Izumi AIZU <iza at anr.org> wrote:
> > I would not say "American" - there are many pepple who's mother tongue
> > is almost English outside the USA. So I would rather avoid making it
> > "American", Veni, which may lead to misinterpretation and
> misunderstandings.
> >
> > I mean, Singapore, (some folks in India, but not all), Malaysia to some
> > extent,
> > Australia, New Zealand, Canada, oh and England, and some African
> > countries...
> >
> > Anyway, how to interprete silence is a difficult task and we do not have
> >  consensus on that, that I can say for sure.
> >
> > izumi
> >
> > 2008/2/18, Veni Markovski <veni at veni.com>:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > As another non-native English speaker, I agree with Izumi. The
> US-centric
> > perception that if someone is silent, then they agree with the American
> > point of view is just that - a perception, but not a reality. In many
> > cultures we'll stay quiet as a sign of disagreement.
> > >
> > > veni
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Feb 18, 2008 3:53 AM, Izumi AIZU <iza at anr.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > as an old time at ALAC, and non-English speaking people, I don't
> think
> > > > silence is agreement at all, and it never was the norm either unless
> > > > it was called many times for consent.
> > > >
> > > > often, I ignore the things that do not make sense or worth to bother
> > > > my precious time - and I know many of my colleagues have similar
> > > > attitude. unfortunate, maybe, but we are busy in doing our own work
> > > > in professional manners and those things go outside of our cotrol,
> let
> > > > them be.  we have no luxury of time to waste.
> > > >
> > > > izumi
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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           Kumon Center, Tama University, Tokyo
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