[IxDA Discuss] Interaction Design in Europe

[Jorge Arango]

On Apr 18, 2008, at 7:18 AM, David Malouf wrote:

> Alternatively, should we start creating, not regional lists, but
> language lists?


My dos centavos, FWIW...

Most of the language-specific lists I've been on lag sadly behind the  
main English lists. They have some value, but it is limited by scope  
and reach.

I've been a longtime advocate of getting folks from different cultures  
together to help foster the growth of the profession. There is much to  
be gained by having diverse points of view represented in this and  
other online conversations. Because of this, I feel strongly that  
balkanizing conversations by language is the wrong way to go about this.

The cost of entry to the global professional community is to learn to  
read / write / speak English well. Get used to it... English is the  
lingua franca of our world. (This may change in the future, but for  
now it holds.)

I have very little sympathy for people who are uncomfortable with this  
notion because of nationalistic or culture-centric POVs.

Cheers,

-- Jorge