Re: wiki "abuse"

> Hi,
>
> On Tue, 10 Aug 2010, Daniele Segato wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 8:08 PM, Johannes Schindelin
>> <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
>> > When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Going about in Rome, spitting
>> > everywhere, is rude, even if it is considered polite in your home country.
>>
>> This is racist.
>>
>> I'm Italian, I can't say I love my country or my people manners but
>> nowhere here "spitting everywhere" is considered polite, nor everybody
>> does that.
>
> You completely missed the point. You assumed that I said spitting
> everywhere is what Romans do. In fact, I said the opposite.
>
> And you missed the point even more completely: there are societies, where
> spitting is not considered rude. If you are there, and you consider this
> rude, you are in for trouble.