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attacksattacksPosted Dec 20, 2011 14:09 UTC (Tue) by rsidd (subscriber, #2582)In reply to: attacks by boudewijn Parent article: Razor-qt 0.4 released
Thanks both of you (boudewijn and Cyberax) for setting an example!
As an aside -- Cyberax seems to be of Russian origin and boudewijn, I assume, is of Dutch or Flemish origin. The Dutch are among the most polite people I've met. The Russians I know are polite to me, but I've seen Russians talking to one another (in English, because others were present), and the aggression is staggering -- it seems like any moment they will come to blows. Yet there's nothing personal in it -- it's just a vigorous argument, Russian-style. I suspect a lot of personality conflicts, especially online, are merely cultural issues and could be resolved if the people involved met in real life (or, as in this case, made an extra effort to listen to each other).
Apologies if the stereotyping was incorrect in this case.
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attacks Posted Dec 20, 2011 22:37 UTC (Tue) by jospoortvliet (subscriber, #33164) [Link]
Boudewijn surely is a hugbear - I can say he and his wife Irina are two of the sweetest people I know.
Otherwise, the dutch aren't always so polite - and being one, I know.
We're notoriously arrogant, especially when on holiday. Not sure why THAT brings out the asshole in us... I tend to not have holidays so for me it's hard to say :D
attacks Posted Dec 21, 2011 11:30 UTC (Wed) by mpr22 (subscriber, #60784) [Link] I tend to instinctively think of Dutch people as chiefly "very tall" and "very direct". The holiday thing doesn't exactly surprise me, since English and German people also have at least a bit of a reputation for being disagreeable holidaymakers.
attacks Posted Jan 2, 2012 20:21 UTC (Mon) by jospoortvliet (subscriber, #33164) [Link]
Direct, arrogant, what's the difference? ;-)
attacks Posted Dec 21, 2011 4:15 UTC (Wed) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523) [Link]
As usual, that depends on person. In the OfflineWorld(tm), I'm a much milder in person than on the Net.
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