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At 12:13 PM 7/29/97 -0700, Scott Wilson wrote:
>Our documentation team has gotten feedback that the "thumb's up" symbol
>used in one of our products is offensive in Australia. (If anyone can
>confirm or refute this, could you e-mail me privately.)
>
>I'm wondering if anyone has familiarity with William Horton's "The Icon
>Book", and, if so, does it address problems of this nature (symbols meaning
>different things in different cultures)?
Actually, in Australia the thumbs up is a good thing. As in "Bewdy
mate!" and "She'll be right!". I think the Greeks do have a problem with
it, though...
Regards...Ivan.
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