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Re: black hat .cn networks
From: Steve Sobol <sjsobol () NorthShoreTechnologies net>
Date: Wed, 09 May 2001 18:09:06 -0400
Jim Dixon wrote:
There is a strange assumption underlying what you are saying here: Chinese people can't learn English.
Is it "can't" or "don't feel the need to"? I don't think it's "can't." It is horribly USA-centric to expect everyone to speak English, get pissed when they don't, but not at least attempt to speak others' languages.
China's use of the Internet is skyrocketing. People in China understand that the common language of the Internet is English, and they are learning it.
But there is nothing that requires them to learn English. Your attitude, at best, smacks of provincialism.
In fact if you run down a list of RFCs, you will find that a remarkable number have authors with Chinese names.
I'm sure there are plenty of Chinese people who speak fluent English. That doesn't mean they should have to learn English to enjoy the Internet. -- Tired of Earthlink? Get JustTheNet! Nationwide Dialup, ISDN, DSL, ATM, Frame Relay, T-1, T-3, and more. EARTHLINK AMNESTY PROGRAM: Buy a year, get two months free More info coming soon to http://JustThe.net, or e-mail me!
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- Re: black hat .cn networks, (continued)
- Re: black hat .cn networks Jim Dixon (May 08)
- Re: black hat .cn networks Shawn McMahon (May 08)
- Re: black hat .cn networks Jim Dixon (May 09)
- Re: black hat .cn networks Adrian Chadd (May 09)
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- Re: black hat .cn networks Adrian Chadd (May 09)
- Re: black hat .cn networks Randy Bush (May 09)
- Re: black hat .cn networks dklindt (May 09)
- Re: black hat .cn networks Scott Francis (May 09)
- Re: black hat .cn networks Shawn McMahon (May 09)
- Re: black hat .cn networks Jim Dixon (May 09)
- Re: black hat .cn networks Steve Sobol (May 09)
- Common language? [was re: black hat .cn networks] Clayton Fiske (May 09)
- RE: Common language? [was re: black hat .cn networks] Deepak Jain (May 09)
- Re: Common language? [was re: black hat .cn networks] Scott Francis (May 10)
- Re: Common language? [was re: black hat .cn networks] Adrian Chadd (May 09)
- Re: Common language? [was re: black hat .cn networks] David Diaz (May 10)
- Re: Common language? [was re: black hat .cn networks] Clayton Fiske (May 10)
- Re: black hat .cn networks batz (May 09)
- Re: black hat .cn networks Shawn McMahon (May 09)
- Re: black hat .cn networks Michael C . Wu (May 11)
- foreign upstarts dare to use their own languages [was: Re: black hat .cn networks] Joe Abley (May 09)