Misunderstandings on MyLot - and international communities

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I have seen a few discussions on MyLot recently where someone has responded to a discussion saying there were shocked or offended by what the question was about. However, it seemed that they had completely misunderstood what the person starting the discussion was asking. I know sometimes the languagae barrier can cause problems - not all people on MyLot have the same level of ability, but is it the cultural divide too hard to overcome for a community like this? Are we so different in our views and values that we will always struggle to respect each others views. For example - in a recent discussion about rape - it was mainly men from Asia who said that it was the fault of the woman. People from Europe and the US were more likely to say that it was not woman's fault. The discussion grew very heated but with such entrenched views can we ever agree?