Monday, August 9, 2010

culture and demeanor

A lady from Sierra Leone made eye contact with the counselor, until she started to talk about being raped. Then she looked down.
Is it wrong to "stare" at an authority figure while sharing something intimate?
What does an American judge think?

A lady, from a high social class, from the Congo was beaten and raped in her country, but in court she did not cry and she showed no emotion. Is it "shameful and not proper" for a woman of her social class to cry in court?
What would an American judge think?

How many words are in the Kinya-rwandan language? 100,000? how many words are in the English language?

are there some words in English which do not exist in your language?
are there some words in your language which do not exist in English?
in the Greek language, are there four different words for "love"?
do the Eskimos have 17 words for "snow"?

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