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> I now consciously avoid the site while America is awake. Is this one of those troll comments to which we should respond by saying something nice? Because if
by StevePerkins 10y ago
> I now consciously avoid the site while America is awake.
Is this one of those troll comments to which we should respond by saying something nice? Because if it were an American making a similar comment in reverse, then it would be buried as jingoistic/xenaphobic/racist/etc.
You look great today.
- Mithaldu 10y agoSerious answer: Cultural differences DO exist. I come from a place where, confusingly, passive-agressiveness is preferred over direct confrontation, AND sarcasm is used very seldomly and only very obviously. Both of these things put me on edge with americans who, on average, despise passive aggressiveness and use sarcasm as if it were the salt of conversation. The result is that i have to think in a completely different mindset to talk to US people, to avoid misunderstanding them or having them be disgusted by the way i talk.
- eivarv 10y agoI don't see how an American wanting to avoid comments from another continent would make them afraid of a warrior princess. On a more serious note, I too have noticed a shift in the comments on this site; I really enjoyed the fact that HN was a more "serious" place for sober discussion, where most comments were useful (larger signal-to-noise ratio). This culture made me reconcider my own comments on a few occasions. EDIT: Not saying that this is a huge problem - just a development I don't enjoy.
- lmm 10y agoI suspect, though I don't know, that the difference I perceive is more a factor of what kind of moderation happens in which timezones than a difference in regular users.