Friday, 23 April 2010

A Form of an Informal Formality

I love how different cultures have got different formalities and that, it's well good isn't it? I mostly like it because of the very high chance of really pissing off another culture by accident by trying to shake their hand or something because it isn't one of their formalities. Imagine if it was a ridiculously obscure culture who's not involved with any other nation at all and they thought you were trying to steal their hand.
"Why you trying to steal my hand though?"
"Well I'm not."
"Well why are you shaking it then?"
"Well when you put it like that, I haven't got a fucking clue mate. What does your culture usually do as a greeting?"
"Steal each other's trousers."
"That's ridiculous."
"Well so is shaking their hand you mug."
"Welll...."
"Well...."
What a comical scene that'd be. To ensure that this happens in the near-future I'm going to go and claim some tiny island and start a new culture, and we'll have ridiculous formalities and get really offended by every other culture's formalities, especially stuff like bowing.
"What are you trying to call me a cunt or something?" will be our standard response to every greeting that isn't trying to steal the other person's trousers.
Who wants to start this culture up with me then?
(Kirk gets pelted by rotten fruit again)

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