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Subject:Re: Re cultural differences affecting techwriting From:Gord Deyo <DeyoG -at- ITLS -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 17 Jun 1998 14:11:00 -0400
Yes, indeed. I have found myself doing the same thing from time to time,
especially when my ADD kicks in. With regards to software, you might
figure out the basics of the GUI this way, but most of the time you will
never learn to use the application to its full potential without going
to the docs.
Gordo
> << They say that the Japanese expect to be led by hints and
> anecdotes to discover for themselves how to do things, rather
> than to be told directly. >>
>
>
> Having just worked on a localization project for Japan, I can say that
> this
> seems to be the case, er, sort of. Our "man in Japan" informed us
> that so
> far, the end-users have ignored the documentation entirely and prefer
> to play
> with the equipment/application until they figure out how to make it
> work.
>
> That being the case, I think I must be "turning Japanese" to quote and
> 80's
> pop song, since that tends to be the way I approach each new product.
>
> BJ
>
>
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