TIL that some languages apparently have words inherently differentiating one's status as a citizen or resident of the entity versus a member of a particular ethnic or cultural group? I don't quite grasp the whole thing, although I heard the point being made. What's interesting to me is a) that there is such a thing, which seems very revealing of something about a culture that would need such concepts built into the language, and b) that there seem to be people who think it's inaccurate to interpret the word choice as meaningful. Firstly, since languages have all sorts of concepts built into them, many very specific to their primary culture of use, it seems reasonable that such a thing could exist. Not that I would have thought of it before, since I'm not from a culture where that sort of subtlety functions. Secondly, if that is, indeed, the subtlety of the word choices, where one essentially and inherently includes people, and the other excludes, then I'd kind o...
step 1) get paczki
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dammit now I'm hungry
ReplyDeleteGet a half dozen from every place. Ah DUH.
ReplyDeleteWell, see, tomorrow is Fat Thursday, which is really when you are supposed to eat them, according to some. However, to get the fresh from the fat ones, you mostly have to get them Tuesday. Notwithstanding the Paczki contest on Saturday. I could get really fat between now and next Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteOh, I forgot! There's the big Paczki Day Polish heritage fest on Sunday. Paczki and other polish food, music, dancing, and Paczki royalty are crowned. Yeah. I could eat fresh ones every day from now until Wednesday. And then I'd look like one. And regret nothing.
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