Linus Torvalds apologizes for his behavior, takes time off

Re:Linus Torvalds apologizes for his behavior, takes time off by ksec on Monday September 17, 2018 @10:26AM (#18006195)

>Have certainly experienced much more direct communication styles, e.g. in Holland, than are the norm in say UK.

I would say UK are quite far on the opposite spectrum. And Cultural differences in coomunication are vastly amplify on the Internet.

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Re:Linus Torvalds apologizes for his behavior, takes time off by noir_lord on Monday September 17, 2018 @04:13PM (#18009602)

My boss says I am very direct though not as a bad thing.

After I eviscerated a vendor in a meeting.

My partner is Hungarian and she's about as direct about things as me which I find incredibly refreshing.

Nothing festers and the air is cleared straight away.

Not really sure where the UK falls on the direct/indirect spectrum, I know I am on the more direct side for the UK though.

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Re:Linus Torvalds apologizes for his behavior, takes time off by ksec on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @03:52AM (#18013351)

It is interesting may be this as a shift in culture as well in UK.

It used to be "That is not quite what I have in mind" which translate to "What the bloody hell is that".

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