More on the decimal sign

More on the decimal sign

I disagree with David Tucker's opinion outlined in "Your
Letters" in The Jakarta Post on Dec. 15. Supporting a different
decimal system in Indonesia just because it is a custom is not
practical and has no cultural merit.

"Modern progress" (for want of better words) in this ever more
integrated, borderless and technical world in which Indonesia
deserves its rightful place, most assuredly involves overall
standardization of using the decimal sign.

A monetary decimal system that is out of tune with the rest of
the world has no meaningful place in this country's beautiful
art, culture or customs.

RUDY G. SCHOUTEN

Jakarta