Monday, September 17, 2007

Irritation, on purpose

There is an uneasy tension between various ethnic groups and language communities in Skypeland. There are usually many more non-English casts in Skypeland than English casts, and most of them are in Arabic. There are so many Arabic speakers that enter English rooms speaking Arabic, and unable to speak English, or who play Arabic music to disrupt a cast, that they have become renowned. Finally, a couple of redneck friends have taken to entering Arabic casts to do the same sort of thing in return. They talk about NASCAR and college football and play classic rock and country music. I am sure it goes over great....

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