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In article 7eo@usenet1.sjc.in.sel.sony.com, howeird@netgate.net writes:
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>I speak English, Thai and Hebrew, and can guarantee you that I think 
>differently, and actually have a markedly different personality depending on 
>which language I am operating in. Granted, part of this is cultural, since I 
>learned each of these languages in the context of the culture in which it is 
>spoken. But I'm a much quieter, more polite and diplomatic person in Thai than 
>in English, and I'm downright offensive in Hebrew. I don't want to be that way 
>- Hebrew just doesn't have all the tools for speaking politely which Thai and 
>English have. 
>
 
Hey, waitaminute. Hebrew doesn't even have *curse* words, for Ghu's 
sake. It's perfectly possible to speak politely in Hebrew. It may not 
have as many obfuscations as Thai and English, but it certainly has 
polite terminology like "please," "thank you," "excuse me," and other 
civilized expressions.



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