Facebook Poking Could Create World War III
Yesterday I was speaking with a friend of mine, Eric Kuhn, about how the poke action on Facebook has a totally different meaning over in the U.K. then it does here in the U.S. I began thinking about it and ultimately there could be some substantial implications of the poke action as Facebook translates into a plethora of new languages. In the U.S. we consider poking a sign of affection or flirtation. Others find it completely annoying.
So what does poke mean in places like China or Japan where the cultures are even more conservative and physical signs of affection are frowned upon? Well, when a person who’s culture is not similar to the U.S.
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