I wonder if some perceived vicious criticism stems from cultural differences. 1/2
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Replying to @xenia_sch
It's possible (I never quite learned to deal with Dutch directness,for example) but some words are just plain awful, eg terrorism
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Replying to @chbergma @xenia_sch
also what difference would it make really? It would still hurt me if somebody from my culture was rude to me in English
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I wonder if some are unaware of these diffs. For someone who never left US "you're wrong" might be construed as personal.
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Replying to @xenia_sch @chbergma
it's kind of personal. "that's wrong" is a tiny bit better. But in general I'd avoid myself.
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Replying to @o_guest @xenia_sch
Sometimes (Often) saying "there's a mistake in the paper" is already seen as "you're wrong" so no right way to criticize
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Replying to @o_guest @xenia_sch
In the column or the responses? Weird how terrorism = islam these days anyhow.
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