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== Mary, CZ articles are not written just for American readers == | |||
Imagine that you are, for example, a citizen of Sri Lanka, China, Croatia, Turkey (especially Turkey), Morocco, Peru, Iran, Malaysia or Ghana: | |||
* What is Thanksgiving? | |||
* What is a turkey ? | |||
* What is a stuffed turkey ? | |||
* What is stuffing ? | |||
* What is defrosting ? | |||
* What are leftovers ? | |||
* What are degrees F ? | |||
* What is a pound ? | |||
* Who or what is the USDA ? | |||
Mary, please remember that you are writing for a much wider audience than a small town in the desert area of Southern California. Just as one example, we are the only nation in the world that still uses the degrees F to measure temperature and pounds to measure weight. Also keep in mind that the are many, many people in the world who don't have access to frozen foods (and would not know what is meant by "defrosting") nor would they have access to grocery stores that sell "stuffing". | |||
This article, as it now stands, is an excellent example of what is called an "ethnocentric" article ... and that is not good. [[User:Milton Beychok|Milton Beychok]] 02:30, 12 October 2010 (UTC) | |||
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Mary, CZ articles are not written just for American readers
Imagine that you are, for example, a citizen of Sri Lanka, China, Croatia, Turkey (especially Turkey), Morocco, Peru, Iran, Malaysia or Ghana:
- What is Thanksgiving?
- What is a turkey ?
- What is a stuffed turkey ?
- What is stuffing ?
- What is defrosting ?
- What are leftovers ?
- What are degrees F ?
- What is a pound ?
- Who or what is the USDA ?
Mary, please remember that you are writing for a much wider audience than a small town in the desert area of Southern California. Just as one example, we are the only nation in the world that still uses the degrees F to measure temperature and pounds to measure weight. Also keep in mind that the are many, many people in the world who don't have access to frozen foods (and would not know what is meant by "defrosting") nor would they have access to grocery stores that sell "stuffing".
This article, as it now stands, is an excellent example of what is called an "ethnocentric" article ... and that is not good. Milton Beychok 02:30, 12 October 2010 (UTC)