On Thu, 25 Nov 1999, Greg Clow wrote:
quoted 8 lines Not to point fingers, but it really amazes me how insular people can> Not to point fingers, but it really amazes me how insular people can
> be when it comes to stuff like this. Americans are particularily
> notorious for this sort of thing, but I've seen similar attitudes in
> people from other countries as well (including right here in Canada):
> the assumption that everything in the rest of the world is exactly
> like it is at home, so doing something like sending out greetings
> regarding an American holiday to an international forum seems totally
> normal to them.
well, i've seen this thread come up nine billion times, and i suppose i
still don't get it. i wouldn't get upset if i were accidentally wished a
happy guy fawkes day, or queen margerethe's birthday, or bastille day, or
chinese new year, or whatever.
i suppose that the deal behind it is that americans think they own the
planet so they always say happy thanksgiving or fourth of july to
everybody else who doesn't care. i say, rest of the world, start sending
messages to mailing lists wishing the whole planet a happy whatever local
holiday you want. the americans will probably pick up a little
multiculturalism at least.
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