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Re: my proposals for a philosophical language

From:Bryan Maloney <slimehoo@yahoo.com> <slimehoo@...>
Date:Wednesday, January 22, 2003, 18:34
--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Pavel Iosad <edricson@T...> wrote:

> I daresay 'sounds nice' is determined individually, and culture has > almost nothing to do with it. Certainly your lámatyávë is to an
extent
> shaped by your native language, but that doesn't make it dependent
on
> cultural conventions or whatnot.
Then why is it that an American is more likely to be disgusted at the idea of eating raw fish than is a Japanese?