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L.J.Steele · 11-03-2022, 02:55 PM

You could set or play with expectations through phrase/guide books. The Economist recently noted that Phrase Books are dying out...

https://www.economist.com/britain/20...-are-dying-out

and gives some examples of weird phrase book entries, such as

“Ini ash ptul p’mich e manchi mrisht waria’m” ran one which, it explained, meant: “I saw a corpse in a field this morning.” That was followed by “Tu tott baglo piltia” (“Thy father fell into the river”); “I non angur ai; tu ta duts angur ai” (“I have nine fingers; you have ten”); and “Ia chitt bitto tu jarlom” (“I have an intention to kill you”). Some struck a more conversational tone, such as “Tu chi se biss gur biti?” (“How long have you had a goitre?”).

11-03-2022, 02:55 PM	#6
L.J.Steele Join Date: Apr 2005	Re: Gaming Meetings With Strange Cultures You could set or play with expectations through phrase/guide books. The Economist recently noted that Phrase Books are dying out... https://www.economist.com/britain/20...-are-dying-out and gives some examples of weird phrase book entries, such as “Ini ash ptul p’mich e manchi mrisht waria’m” ran one which, it explained, meant: “I saw a corpse in a field this morning.” That was followed by “Tu tott baglo piltia” (“Thy father fell into the river”); “I non angur ai; tu ta duts angur ai” (“I have nine fingers; you have ten”); and “Ia chitt bitto tu jarlom” (“I have an intention to kill you”). Some struck a more conversational tone, such as “Tu chi se biss gur biti?” (“How long have you had a goitre?”).