|
^^
That was fascinating. Thank you!
I find people who do not know where they are on the earth frustrating to deal with, but I would not want to have to describe my position in the cardinal directions every time I say "hello" like those Aborigines do.
We've lived here for over 5 years and my wife still doesn't know that the field is on the south side of the house and the creek is on the north. She knows the sun rises in the east, and knows what side of the house the sun rises on. But doesn't know which is the east side of the house without thinking about it. I can't imagine what it must feel like to just BE on the earth with no idea where you are relative to anything out of sight.
The language constructions over accidents is interesting from a legal standpoint. The construction in Spanish that "an accident just happened" vs in English "someone caused an accident" isn't just for English. How often will someone will say, “You insulted me.” And the perpetrator will say, “I’m sorry if you were insulted,” instead of, “I’m sorry I insulted you.” All of a sudden the perp changes from the English "someone did this," to the Spanish, "something happened."
__________________
.
|