graduation and respect for British culture

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Brian: 
There is no reason whatsoever to suggest that Hogwarts has a 
graduation.  To impose an American institution on a British school 
without firm evidence that it existed and simply because nowhere does it explicitly say that there is no graduation (why would it?) is simply cultural disrepect.

Janelle:
I just want to point out that, personally, I think this is taking things a little too far.  Questioning whether or not Hogwarts has a graduation ceremony and wondering how the school might differ from tradition British schools is not necessarily "cultural disprespect."  No one ever said that there is anything wrong with not having a graduation ceremony.  Many Americans (myself included) probably didn't even know that British schools don't have them, and assumed that they did because they are such a large part of our culture.  Not knowing everything about British culture doesn't make us disrespectful.  Wondering about aspects of our culture that are missing from the books doesn't make us disrespectful.  One of the great things about this list is that we can learn about these differences in a respectful way and not be ridiculed for not being familiar with something.  JMO.