On 12/02/14 21:04, J. Landman Gay wrote:
On 2/12/14, 6:48 AM, Ender Nafi Elekcioglu wrote:
you should know that calling someone as a dog is a very, very, VERY,
VERY harsh, petty, offensive insult in my language & culture.
I think it's easy for westerners to forget that, since over here a dog
is just another animal with no special significance. Our insults tend
to be more sexually-related, which goes to show how juvenile our
culture is. Genitalia are insulting, which has always puzzled me a bit.
As for Richmond's manners, well, he has his own. But I'm pretty sure
he was oblivious to the cultural insult. His insults are far more
universal in nature, though still mostly unintentional.
Once I met him in person I understood. He's a pussycat (cultural
clarification: "pussycat" is a harmless, playful person, even though
the first half of the word could be construed as a sexual insult.
Americans are strange.)
I did, actually send Ender a private message, and I'm sure that he can
vouch we are the very best of friends: hence his volte face in the
Use-List.
Richmond.
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