> Trying to make everything as generic as possible is bland and boring. This is subjective. On the other hand going with a generic choice helps create a well

> Trying to make everything as generic as possible is bland and boring. This is subjective. On the other hand going with a generic choice helps create a well defined universal language. This makes scientific cooperation across cultures easier. Sample difficulties of going with culture-specific naming: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_the_imperial_and_US_customary_measurement_systems https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_the_imperial_a...