re: #296 reine.de.tout

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So … if I unexpectedly meet up with someone whose culture is one I have not had done recent research, I should - what, ignore them and be rude? Or try to be pleasant and courteous but risk an unintentional offense?

Obviously the latter. Only a small percentage of people get seriously upset over an honest mistake regarding a term the may find offensive. Speaking for myself, I tolerate the first “don’t Jew me down” I hear from someone…repetition after I request a change in terminology is another story.