It is also often used in other languages to define a sensitive and kind person. Probably there isn't a precise word, but I think that many participants at the AAO Congress in San Diego fully understood this concept when a large orthodontic company organized a party in a military base. The American Congress is a historical tradition of affluence in the world. In San Diego there were over 20,000 persons from all over the country. Many of them from Europe were hoping that the Balkan War would end as soon as possible.
Weapons are deadly instruments and their glorification is dangerous and embarrassing.
An example of bad taste, the opposite of savoir-faire. It is hardly appropriate to show the guests weapons of a running war instead of remembering the tragic and painful situations, especially in a cheerful and commercial manner. Showing positive examples of human ability in artistic or scientific fields and teaching how to appreciate them is surely more important than showing military power or machines of mass destruction. Not everything should be on display, especially when the only goal is financial. All rights reserved.