Android Style Guide - Cultural Differences
Posted: August 6th, 2014, 3:26 am
I am reading the Android Style Guide to help design my dating app when I came across this:
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Words to avoid
Don't use: please, sorry, thank you
Attempts at politeness can annoy the user, especially in messages that say something has gone wrong.
Exception: In Japanese, "please" is mandatory and imperative verbs should be localized accordingly (turn on -> please turn on).
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I thought that is hilarious, the only culture left that expects one to say "please" is Japan.
In general the Android Style Guide is yet another illustration of the decline of modern culture. Another example is their insistence on replacing WORDS with hieroglyphics.
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Words to avoid
Don't use: please, sorry, thank you
Attempts at politeness can annoy the user, especially in messages that say something has gone wrong.
Exception: In Japanese, "please" is mandatory and imperative verbs should be localized accordingly (turn on -> please turn on).
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I thought that is hilarious, the only culture left that expects one to say "please" is Japan.
In general the Android Style Guide is yet another illustration of the decline of modern culture. Another example is their insistence on replacing WORDS with hieroglyphics.