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Re: Article: "EXCLUSIVE: Help Wanted -- 'Arrogant Americans' Need NotApply" AND THIS IS FOR A TECHWRITER
Subject:Re: Article: "EXCLUSIVE: Help Wanted -- 'Arrogant Americans' Need NotApply" AND THIS IS FOR A TECHWRITER From:John Posada <jposada99 -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> Date:Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:00:33 -0500
The term "ugly American" has been around for years. It didn't come out
if thin air, yet people get their undies in a bunch when they're
called on it.
On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 12:59 PM, Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> wrote:
> I didn't have the same impression of "discrimination by national origin" that
> the commenters in the article expressed. The client's stated requirement for a
> candidate who would be respectful of the culture of the intended audience was a
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John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
NYMetro STC President
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