Comments for Wandering the World... http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog Blog of P. Clint Rogers, PhD: Culture, Training, and Technology Specialist Thu, 17 May 2012 22:53:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 Comment on Finnish Etiquette in Public Situations - What does it mean? by Hemlock http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2007/09/13/finnish-etiquette-in-public-situations-what-does-it-mean/#comment-5668 Hemlock Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:33:02 +0000 http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2007/09/13/finnish-etiquette-in-public-situations-what-does-it-mean/#comment-5668 Just came across this website and I thought I'd post my impression. I'm of Finnish and German decent living in Northern Minnesota. Most comments I've seen regarding how the Finnish people are (like quite and reserved, standoffish, cold etc.) remind me of my Finnish relatives. I moved to Wyoming recently, and asked about a sauna and I had to explain to people out here what one was. All the health clubs in my area in MN had saunas, and so did all of my relatives houses. Heck, even all of the summer camps I went to had a sauna house. And I busted up laughing at Fia's comment...since I've often thought the same thing when I moved to other parts of the US..."Why are these people smiling at me? I don't know them. What do they want from me?" "Why are they standing so close?" "Why are they so loud?" "Why are they touching me when they talk to me?" I've had lot's of what I thought were 'creepy stranger moments', but realized it was just a difference in how I grew up and what the social norms in my area of the country were compared to others. Just came across this website and I thought I’d post my impression.

I’m of Finnish and German decent living in Northern Minnesota. Most comments I’ve seen regarding how the Finnish people are (like quite and reserved, standoffish, cold etc.) remind me of my Finnish relatives. I moved to Wyoming recently, and asked about a sauna and I had to explain to people out here what one was. All the health clubs in my area in MN had saunas, and so did all of my relatives houses. Heck, even all of the summer camps I went to had a sauna house.

And I busted up laughing at Fia’s comment…since I’ve often thought the same thing when I moved to other parts of the US…”Why are these people smiling at me? I don’t know them. What do they want from me?” “Why are they standing so close?” “Why are they so loud?” “Why are they touching me when they talk to me?” I’ve had lot’s of what I thought were ‘creepy stranger moments’, but realized it was just a difference in how I grew up and what the social norms in my area of the country were compared to others.

]]> Comment on Finnish Etiquette in Public Situations - What does it mean? by Fia http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2007/09/13/finnish-etiquette-in-public-situations-what-does-it-mean/#comment-5666 Fia Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:47:57 +0000 http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2007/09/13/finnish-etiquette-in-public-situations-what-does-it-mean/#comment-5666 Hi Clint! I'm from Finland and I can tell you're right. We don't smile or say hi to strangers. But I think it's just a part of our manners. As you know, we really respect our privacy and expect to other people do that, too. It's polite to leave people alone and let them do whatever they are doing without "disturbing" them. I guess that we are so used to hide our emotions in public that even a friendly smile can be very confusing. Moreover we are quite simple in a social situations; we don't actually use small talk or say things that we don't mean. So in Finland, smiling to a stranger is the same as "Hi! How are you?". Then we look at back thinking: "Who the hell are you? Do we know each other?" Then we go home and tell that this creepy stranger smiled us today. :D Hi Clint! I’m from Finland and I can tell you’re right. We don’t smile or say hi to strangers. But I think it’s just a part of our manners. As you know, we really respect our privacy and expect to other people do that, too. It’s polite to leave people alone and let them do whatever they are doing without “disturbing” them. I guess that we are so used to hide our emotions in public that even a friendly smile can be very confusing. Moreover we are quite simple in a social situations; we don’t actually use small talk or say things that we don’t mean. So in Finland, smiling to a stranger is the same as “Hi! How are you?”. Then we look at back thinking: “Who the hell are you? Do we know each other?” Then we go home and tell that this creepy stranger smiled us today. :D

]]> Comment on From Ghana - Top 7 Reasons Why Most ICT4D Projects FAIL by Clint http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2010/09/08/from-ghana-top-7-reasons-why-most-ict4d-projects-fail/#comment-5662 Clint Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:53:49 +0000 http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2010/09/08/from-ghana-top-7-reasons-why-most-ict4d-projects-fail/#comment-5662 Hi Julie, Thanks for your interest in posting the video to your forum. Due to the very helpful work of Michael Weber, Giacomo Rambaldi, and others -- the video has now been translated into several languages (either completed or in progress in French, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili, and Italian so far). I recommend you embed the version of the video that has the multiple translations - so more people can benefit and discuss it. For the version with optional translated subtitles, here is the embed code: <iframe src="http://dotsub.com/media/1f2752b3-e7ce-4445-801d-5ccd5d7ccd88/e/m" frameborder="0" width="605" height="377"></iframe> And here is the link: http://dotsub.com/view/1f2752b3-e7ce-4445-801d-5ccd5d7ccd88 Also - some minor points, the summit was held in Winneba, Ghana - not South Africa. And the embed code you used made the video too big for your site - but if you use this translated version - it should work well - just change the width and height dimensions as needed. Best regards, Dr Clint Rogers Hi Julie,

Thanks for your interest in posting the video to your forum.

Due to the very helpful work of Michael Weber, Giacomo Rambaldi, and others — the video has now been translated into several languages (either completed or in progress in French, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili, and Italian so far).

I recommend you embed the version of the video that has the multiple translations - so more people can benefit and discuss it.

For the version with optional translated subtitles, here is the embed code:

And here is the link:
http://dotsub.com/view/1f2752b3-e7ce-4445-801d-5ccd5d7ccd88

Also - some minor points, the summit was held in Winneba, Ghana - not South Africa.

And the embed code you used made the video too big for your site - but if you use this translated version - it should work well - just change the width and height dimensions as needed.

Best regards,
Dr Clint Rogers

]]> Comment on From Ghana - Top 7 Reasons Why Most ICT4D Projects FAIL by Julie Levy http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2010/09/08/from-ghana-top-7-reasons-why-most-ict4d-projects-fail/#comment-5660 Julie Levy Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:03:34 +0000 http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2010/09/08/from-ghana-top-7-reasons-why-most-ict4d-projects-fail/#comment-5660 Dear Clint, We have placed your video on our communication for development website, located at: http://www.comminit.com/content/top-7-reasons-why-most-ict4d-projects-fail along with a summary. If you have any additions/corrections, please feel free to contact me. All the best, Julie Levy Dear Clint,

We have placed your video on our communication for development website, located at: http://www.comminit.com/content/top-7-reasons-why-most-ict4d-projects-fail
along with a summary.
If you have any additions/corrections, please feel free to contact me.

All the best,
Julie Levy

]]> Comment on From Nepal: Meet a 21st Century “Yoda” by pratikshya kherwar http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2009/08/29/from-nepal-meet-a-modern-day-yoda/#comment-5653 pratikshya kherwar Sun, 17 Jul 2011 12:21:25 +0000 http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2009/08/29/from-nepal-meet-a-modern-day-yoda/#comment-5653 wow granpa you are the best guy in the world. i like your talk too much and its awesome. wow granpa you are the best guy in the world. i like your talk too much and its awesome.

]]> Comment on How does current money/economic system control your life & this world in ways that are systematically unhealthy? by Rody http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2011/02/03/how-does-current-moneyeconomic-system-control-your-life-this-world-in-ways-that-are-systematically-unhealthy/#comment-5652 Rody Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:13:05 +0000 http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2011/02/03/how-does-current-moneyeconomic-system-control-your-life-this-world-in-ways-that-are-systematically-unhealthy/#comment-5652 To Sean S: The idea of inviting the scientists to get more involved at the level of governance is good. But one has to think well about the very basics of democracy. Democratic governments work under the assumption that Man can decide about his destiny and is NOT AN ANIMAL. He has the freedom of choice. Scientists seem all to agree that Man is an animal and should understand better how to fit in the animal world picture. If scientists were to take the lead, this scientific position would certainly change a lot the idea we have about democracy, wouldn't it? Scientocracy ? To Sean S:
The idea of inviting the scientists to get more involved at the level of governance is good. But one has to think well about the very basics of democracy. Democratic governments work under the assumption that Man can decide about his destiny and is NOT AN ANIMAL. He has the freedom of choice. Scientists seem all to agree that Man is an animal and should understand better how to fit in the animal world picture. If scientists were to take the lead, this scientific position would certainly change a lot the idea we have about democracy, wouldn’t it? Scientocracy ?

]]> Comment on From Ghana - Top 7 Reasons Why Most ICT4D Projects FAIL by J. Willson http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2010/09/08/from-ghana-top-7-reasons-why-most-ict4d-projects-fail/#comment-5638 J. Willson Sun, 08 May 2011 20:29:10 +0000 http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2010/09/08/from-ghana-top-7-reasons-why-most-ict4d-projects-fail/#comment-5638 Seriously i do not understand why only African projects are considered to be failing, the same counts for S-America, SE-Asia etc. Furthermore a rough 60% of all ict projects in the 'west' are considered #fail. But anyway nice to remind us. Seriously i do not understand why only African projects are considered to be failing, the same counts for S-America, SE-Asia etc. Furthermore a rough 60% of all ict projects in the ‘west’ are considered #fail. But anyway nice to remind us.

]]> Comment on Resources and Articles on Web Analytics in Education by laura http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2009/01/11/resources-and-articles-on-web-analytics-in-education/#comment-5627 laura Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:03:10 +0000 http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2009/01/11/resources-and-articles-on-web-analytics-in-education/#comment-5627 I am interested in looking at analytics from a staff point of view. For example, looking at workload planning, staff involvement. Has anybody a reference or suggestion concerning looking at the amount of time staff spends on learning spaces (wikis) and creating a workload map of discussion forum entries etc? Thanks Laura I am interested in looking at analytics from a staff point of view. For example, looking at workload planning, staff involvement. Has anybody a reference or suggestion concerning looking at the amount of time staff spends on learning spaces (wikis) and creating a workload map of discussion forum entries etc?

Thanks
Laura

]]> Comment on 7 Days of Silence — India by Clint http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2010/09/01/7-days-of-silence-india/#comment-5541 Clint Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:24:34 +0000 http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2010/09/01/7-days-of-silence-india/#comment-5541 Hi Lisa, I'm sure there are many places you could go -- this place was great though. It is located in Surat, India. Called the Hari Om Ashram. Very loving people. Here is one of the email addresses for someone who may be willing to help you have an experience if you are interested. Sometimes they are booked years in advance, but perhaps he can help: navnit62 (at) yahoo.com Hi Lisa,

I’m sure there are many places you could go — this place was great though.

It is located in Surat, India.
Called the Hari Om Ashram.

Very loving people.

Here is one of the email addresses for someone who may be willing to help you have an experience if you are interested.

Sometimes they are booked years in advance, but perhaps he can help: navnit62 (at) yahoo.com

]]> Comment on 7 Days of Silence — India by lisa http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2010/09/01/7-days-of-silence-india/#comment-5539 lisa Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:23:59 +0000 http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2010/09/01/7-days-of-silence-india/#comment-5539 Hi Clint, sounds great , where did you do that retreat? can you send me the website or contact? Lisa Hi Clint, sounds great , where did you do that retreat? can you send me the website or contact?
Lisa

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