Defining Pet Features and Essentials

[Richmond]

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.