Re: [eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee] Re: EclipseCon sitelooks

[Peter Kriens <peter.kriens@xxxxxxxxx>]

I had not thought about this, but I agree as a European I definitely  
recognize myself in your description :-)

Kind regards,

	Peter Kriens

On 26 okt 2008, at 04:48, Mike Milinkovich wrote:

> > Hmm, so these pictures are what "cool" is?
>
> I would like to point out to all that I have noticed a striking  
> cultural
> difference between North American and European attitudes towards these
> attempts of "cool". What seems to be accepted in N.Am. as either  
> "cool" or
> at least "humorous" appears to be, well, ummm, somewhere between  
> childish
> and just plain stupid to the Europeans. It's a pattern I've seen  
> repeated
> several times in the past little while.
>
> I'm not saying this to impact whatever decision the program  
> committee makes.
> I'm just trying to raise awareness of what appears to me to be
> culturally-based differences of opinion.
>
> And given that about 40% of EclipseCon attendees have historically  
> been
> European, a little cultural sensitivity would not be misplaced ;-)
>
> I promise to shut up now :-)
>
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