Thread: Inappropriate comments

Originally Posted by welshwizard

What many of us often forget is that besides speaking different languages, there are also major cultural differences. What may be deemed acceptable behaviour in one part of the world would definitely not be in another. When all is said and done it is the World Wide Web. Even in the English speaking world there are wide variations in attitude to what constitutes good manners. In the UK and I am sure the USA also, age and family background has a marked effect.

I don't buy into that notion! I really don't. I have taken social anthropology classes, lived in a few places, and ultimately have come to the conclusion that being a man in a gentlemanly manor is pretty much a universal condition. Morals aside, and how people communicate face to face may be different - but no so much when it comes to typing...

Though I have to admit some cultures are more direct than others - it doesn't mean they are necessarily more Juvenal or prone to being aggressive or "potty mouthed" lol .