Observations

[kjpepper]

So here's a question that's bugged me since childhood: why do plastic halloween vampire teeth only have 3 incisors between the fangs instead of 4?

Edit: #2 knowing how to say thank you in someone else's native language will get you everywhere. A lesson so not taught in mainstream Anglocentric America...

Comments

[sundart.livejournal.com]

#1: It's a safety feature. If vampire hunters see someone with 4 teeth between the fangs, they know it's safe to attack.

#2: :)

[kjpepper.livejournal.com]

ROFLMAO.

[kshandra]

knowing how to say thank you in someone else's native language will get you everywhere.

That goes double for other polite phrases. You should see the looks I get when I actually say "Sumimasen" to get my server's attention at the sushi bar....

[wrpigeek.livejournal.com]

Emma still gets the urge to say "asante" to people at restaurants - especially places that serve ethnic food of any variety. It turns on the "I'm outside my culture" mental frame, which, for her, defaults to speaking Swahili.