Re: CHAT: various infotaining natlang tidbits

Lars Henrik wrote:
>Well, sorry for coming down all PC on you, Kristian. I've finally
>found out why I've been so stroppy recently, and I'm dealing with it
>directly instead of letting it make me the grumpy old man of CONLANG.
That's OK. You couldn't have known that my own family in the Philippines
belong to what you may call "hilariously simpleminded natives", and I
know what its like to hear people say that about my own family. Most of
my Filipino relatives are dirt poor and with very basic education. When
I was a child, I had my vacations at my Lola's (grandmother's) place; a
simple nipa hut on stilts (no bricks), with chickens and pigs under the
bamboo floor (no supermarkets), kerosene lamps for light (no electricity),
a well where bullfrogs swim for our water supply and a deep cesspit for
our toilet (no plumbing), and a carabao (waterbuffalo) pulling a hollowed
out log for transportation (no roads). So there's absolutely no reason for
you to go PC on me about "hilariously simpleminded natives".

-kristian- 8)