Linus Torvalds on the Google vs Oracle verdict

Re:Linus Torvalds on the Google vs Oracle verdict by DanBC on Wednesday May 23, 2012 @06:04PM (#4015555)

There may be cultural factors at work here.

In England when you say "Hello! How are you?" the answer is almost always "Very well thanks, how about you?", even if the person is not very well. This is considered polite. Other countries find this odd, and consider it lying.

(http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13545386)

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Re:Linus Torvalds on the Google vs Oracle verdict by arethuza on Thursday May 24, 2012 @05:09AM (#4017514)

I remember going in for a surgical procedure a few years back and just before the operation a non-British doctor told me "This is really going to hurt" - I was expecting "There may be some slight discomfort", which is the usual British way of saying "This is REALLY going to hurt".

I was quite concerned (i.e. British for "terrified") until they gave me the pre-med Valium.

And yes, it did sting a bit.

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Re:Linus Torvalds on the Google vs Oracle verdict by pjmlp on Thursday May 24, 2012 @02:31AM (#4017146)

In Portugal it is the same.

People don't really want to know the details how you feel, it is just a way of greeting.

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Re:Linus Torvalds on the Google vs Oracle verdict by jdhzzz on Thursday May 24, 2012 @05:48AM (#4017608)

My grandmother would say: "How are you (not that I give a damn)?".

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