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If you write something in another language (and it is not a right thing to do in a international board that obviously use English as only language) at least tra
by yulaow 12y ago
If you write something in another language (and it is not a right thing to do in a international board that obviously use English as only language) at least translate it to make others understand.
- rdfi 12y agoRough translation: He doesn't understand why those people don't leave the country and go to England or Germany.
- rcarmo 12y agoHe hasn't been paying attention, then. I've written about what happened in Portugal a while back: http://the.taoofmac.com/space/blog/2012/08/24/2240 http://the.taoofmac.com/space/blog/2012/08/24/2240 (HN thread here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4437887 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4437887)
- marcocampos 12y agoAnd after 738 days we still haven't learned a thing. A large number of my friends and acquaintances in the "tech business" have already left or are planing to do so...
- phillmv 12y agoI don't really understand this sentiment. I'm clearly targeting fellow portuguese speakers on a low traffic thread. It feels… weird to be policed for my choice of language. Can you explain why it feels rude to you?
- rcarmo 12y agoWell, I'm a fellow portuguese speaker and it felt weird as heck, but then again this is HN, and it's been weeks since I read or wrote anything but English :)
- phillmv 12y agoOra, precisamente porque tirei a oportunidade de desenferrujar a escrita. Vê-lá tu, para mim fazem anos e anos desde que escreva em português :P. Regresso com frequência (tenho que marcar viagem mas em princípio daqui a duas semanas…), mas como emigramos enquanto eu era catraio não tenho network nenhum e é-me difícil ficar acompanhado com as notícias.
- S4M 12y agoIt's rude to all non Portuguese speakers not to conform to the official language here - English. if you want to address the Portuguese community here, just say your comment in English, and add "By the way, I am from Portugal as well, feel free to contact me." or whatever.
- pimentel 12y agoBecause if everyone starts doing that, no one will understand anything in this community.
- GFK_of_xmaspast 12y agoI wish the bad posters here would start writing in another language. Maybe Klingon.
- vlod 12y agoFYI Not everyone found it rude. Copying-pasting into google translate wasn't that hard for me.
- rdfi 12y agoIf it's in the first page (and it got to number 2) it definitely has a lot of traffic. Also, the article that is linked is in English