I find it interesting that you see this as an "asshole tendancy". I don't believe most people in my country would take this as an insult. There are many people

I find it interesting that you see this as an "asshole tendancy". I don't believe most people in my country would take this as an insult. There are many people from many countries (and subcultures within those countries) with differing degrees of what they will take offense from. From my perspective, the developer perceived a slight incorrectly for sure.