From: Marion Gunn (mgunn@egt.ie)
Date: Wed Dec 27 2006 - 10:41:25 CST
On 22 Dec 2006, at 21:20, scríobh Jony Rosenne wrote:
>
> It isn't enough to localize text, characters sets and directionality.
> Attached is part of the current Google home page in Hebrew. If one
> uses
> culturally loaded images, one should mind what they mean in various
> cultures.
As we are being bombarded every day with culturally-loaded images not
our own, Jony - compared to which an image of Oz animals celebrating a
(ny) winter festival in the sun rather fetching.
mg
>
> The image has no meaning to me and I suppose to most Hebrew speakers,
> although I can guess it has something to do with the American
> concept of
> Christmas.
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Marion Gunn * EGTeo (Estab.1991)
27 Páirc an Fhéithlinn, Baile an
Bhóthair, Co. Átha Cliath, Éire.
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