Re: first member from India
From: | Stone Gordonssen <stonegordonssen@...> |
Date: | Tuesday, June 10, 2003, 3:07 |
> > > Conlangs are not popular here in America,
> > > either. I've never met anybody in
> > > my entire life who was interested in
> > > languages or conlangs either.
>
>That's true, on the surface. But ask thyself
>this: how many of the people you meet do you
>broach the topic with? I'd bet money that the
>answer is close to zero. Point being, it may
>well be more common than we think; but we don't
>know cos our Kinsey hasn't come along yet.
I approach 90% or so in my case, and have all of my life. No one who knows
me even remotely does not know that I do natlangs and conlangs.
>'Sperience! Quite a few of us have broached the
>subject at one time or another. Usually the
>response is noncommital to mild amusement. Just
>one more weird thing I get up to! I've never
>had anyone say "cor, I do that too!"
Ah, one of the pluses to being over 40 and not caring what anyone else
really thinks of me anymore.
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