Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard Hemingway wrote: <<<I have heard that some LUGGERS have been complaining about English language usage by LUGGERS who are writing in English, which is their second or maybe their third or fourth language. This is intolerable.>>>>> Dick, I can't agree with you more!!!!!! I haven't been paying too much attention this past week, but if there are members who are crass, nay despicable, to make comments about members of other nationality who do not converse in the English language equal to those that it is their mother tongue, that quite frankly is quite intolerable! We do not have room in this International group of photographers for anyone who isn't intellectually astute to accept there are people who do not converse correctly in English. Those of us who have traveled extensively through out our careers understand the difficulties of managing in other languages. The LUG is not the place to show we have people without an understanding of the "Nationalist connection" this group has. Look, we are all family under the name of "LEICA"! No one is better than the other, colour, race, creed or nationality! If you see another member who is struggling with the English language, for heavens sake be kind and helpful! Don't bad mouth the person or persons because they don't speak our mother tongue. We English speaking are probably the dominante language, that doesn't mean we have to belittle those who use another! I've said my piece, I trust this puts an end to criticizing those of another language! ted