Re: [TML] Rules for fleshing out balkanized worlds? Phil Pugliese 03 May 2014 17:02 UTC
-------------------------------------------- On Sat, 5/3/14, Carlos <carlos.web@gmail.com> wrote: Subject: Re: [TML] Rules for fleshing out balkanized worlds? To: tml@simplelists.com Date: Saturday, May 3, 2014, 9:25 AM ObTrav: It is sooooo easy to offend local sensibilities when you land on an unfamiliar planet... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This reminds me another RL incident. I had the same direct supervisor at work for about 21 years (incl time as a 'student-aide'). He was fully bilingual (spanish/english) & had some relatives who lived in Mexico. One day he told me about a distant cousin who had visited Spain (he made a point of the fact that this guy had attended a very prestigious University if Mexico). Apparently he was engaged in some friendly, idle conversation w/ some of the locals, when all of sudden, one of them went berzerk & tried to attack him. my boss: "he said that a bunch of guys had to hold him back"! my boss: "he said, I don't know *what* I said that could've gotten him so mad"!