Non-Western Math



Hello all.  I apologize in advance if this is an inappropriate place to
which to send this.  My app is GTK+ not GNOME, but I wasn't sure where
else to get this information.

I maintain a simple math puzzle game (Multiplication Puzzle -
http://mterry.name/gmult/ - you can see all that you need from this
screenshot: http://mterry.name/gmult/gmult-big.png) from which I am
trying to iron out any i18n issues.

I'm curious about how non-Western peoples are taught math.
Specifically, are they taught long multiplication in a similar manner to
the West?  What would need to change if not?  Should I allow the
characters and digits used to be translated as well?

Or is a game like this inherently untranslatable?

Thank you for your time and help.

-- 
Michael Terry
http://mterry.name/

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