After a day of watching the two-legs interact from within their midst, she was certain that they could talk as well as any wolf. Unlike wolves, however, they mostly used their mouths, a thing she found limiting. How could you tell someone to keep away from your food when your own mouth was full?
Jane LindskoldTag: wolf wolf-speaker cultural-differences
I thought," Shad said slowly, "that she was offended if you referred to Blind Seer or Elation as her pets."
"True," Derian assured him. "Absolutely the correct etiquette—to her face. However, well… When I first met Firekeeper, less than a year ago, her relationships with animals fell into pretty much two categories: those you ate and those you befriended. I remember that she thought we were pretty clever for bringing horses along so we wouldn't need to hunt our meat. It took me a while to show her they had other uses.
Tag: pets horses cultural-differences
Timothy Dunnigan: The kinds of metaphorical language that we use to describe the Hmong say far more about us, and our attachment to our own frame of reference, than they do about the Hmong.
Anne FadimanTag: cultural-differences
Often we may even smile or laugh at adversity, but all people share the same passions. They are merely manifest differently according to one's culture and conditioning.
Yasuo KuwaharaTag: humanity diversity cultural-differences
Сильные чувства — безнациональны. Уже одно это говорит в пользу интернационализма. Радость, горе, страх, болезнь — лишены национальной окраски. Не абсурдно ли звучит:
“Он разрыдался, как типичный немец”.
Tag: cultural-differences
We need no language to laugh
Janaki SooriyarachchiTag: life-lessons inspirational-attitude cultural-differences
Hillalum wondered what sort of people were forged by living under such conditions; did they escape madness? Did they grow accustomed to this? Would the children born under a solid sky scream if they saw the ground beneath their feet?
Ted ChiangTag: context cultural-differences
You have no tail!" said Brightspot. her own whipped suddenly forward; she stared, first at it, then at Wilson."How do you manage?
Janet KaganTag: humor observation cultural-differences
there is very little 'of course' when it comes to custom
Janet KaganTag: observation cultural-differences
Kagan's law of first contact,'You'll surprise you more than they will.
Janet KaganTag: humor cultural-differences quoting-the-obvious
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