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Ummm . . . no. Most people know that Jim is short for James. I don't know anyone who would assume that Jim is a full name.
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"ummm...no"? That's pretty rude.
I'm not just making it up. Do you even know where I'm from? I started the whole post with That's interesting because where I'm from it's the exact opposite
Your reply is pretty narrrow-minded. Jim and James are not seeen as the same name here and most people would not know it's a nickname for James. And then you can say that I'm wrong as many times as you like, it's still the way it is.
I'm not just making it up. Do you even know where I'm from? I started the whole post with That's interesting because where I'm from it's the exact opposite
Your reply is pretty narrrow-minded. Jim and James are not seeen as the same name here and most people would not know it's a nickname for James. And then you can say that I'm wrong as many times as you like, it's still the way it is.
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Where are you from?
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I'm from Sweden.
Maybe it's just me but I usually look at a poster's profile before replying if I know that what we are discussing could be something that varies from country to country (or culture.)
I think it was pretty clear that I'm from a country where nicknames and the original full names are no longer associated with each other and if she then replies by telling me that I'm wrong I think she either didn't really read my reply or just doesn't acknowledge that things could be different elsewhere.
Or maybe I'm overreacting...
Maybe it's just me but I usually look at a poster's profile before replying if I know that what we are discussing could be something that varies from country to country (or culture.)
I think it was pretty clear that I'm from a country where nicknames and the original full names are no longer associated with each other and if she then replies by telling me that I'm wrong I think she either didn't really read my reply or just doesn't acknowledge that things could be different elsewhere.
Or maybe I'm overreacting...
This message was edited 5/29/2009, 7:34 AM
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Okay, so that wasn't the best opening on my part. I apologize.
I do feel that you are overreacting. To say that I am narrow-minded, intolerant and disrespectful other culture just because I think that most people would recognize a nickname is going a bit far. "Where I'm from . . ." doesn't necessarily indicate another culture (You could just be from Wisconsin or something) so I didn't feel the need to check. A simple "That's how it is in Sweden" would have been enough and I would have accepted that.
I do feel that you are overreacting. To say that I am narrow-minded, intolerant and disrespectful other culture just because I think that most people would recognize a nickname is going a bit far. "Where I'm from . . ." doesn't necessarily indicate another culture (You could just be from Wisconsin or something) so I didn't feel the need to check. A simple "That's how it is in Sweden" would have been enough and I would have accepted that.
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It's not another culture, but things do vary from state to state, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin could be totally different in that respect. I know that Upstate New York and the Raleigh area of North Carolina are totally different with names, though I wouldn't say that the culture is different at all.
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I never said you where intolerant or disrespectful of other cultures. But, yeah, I did call you narrow-minded which probably was a bit of an overreaction and not the best way to phrase what I wanted to say.
I owe you an apology. I'm sorry. Truce? :)
I owe you an apology. I'm sorry. Truce? :)
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:)
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