How Misunderstandings Get Started

two of one, one of another

It’s not a culture clash, just a language mixup—the kind of mistake anyone would make if you’ve got two men saying to one woman We’re (both) inuuk, you’re (one) qallunaaq. If the mistake can get straightened out quickly and painlessly, all is well. Otherwise it might escalate.

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How Misunderstandings Get Started / created November 2010 / last modified July 2011