This is the first time I've used this one directly, so I'm rather excited!
BG: DH is originally from Neverland. He was born and raised there, and speaks Neverese as perfectly as he speaks English (he has a phd in Neverese literature from a Neverland university). I lived there with him for several years, and speak the language proficiently, and although I can have any normal conversation in Neverese, I'm not at the super-fancy-literature level. But, more importantly, I know more about the country and the language than the average non-Neverese Joe./BG
Co-irker was going around today collecting money in a tin. When she got to me, she asked for loose change, and I asked what the donations are for. Her response was to hand me a flyer which stated "Stop evil Neverland government killing anyone in Famous Neverland Landmark who says Special Word!" I honestly couldn't help myself and laughed. Not wanting to point out the ignorance-based racism, I had to explain that not only was this a common misconception and completely untrue, but my husband and I had visited that landmark recently, and said the so-called banned word multiple times. Her response? "But they're killing people!" I tried to keep up the whole I'll-pretend-this-is-a-joke-so-you-don't-realise-how-offensive-this-actually-is with a "oh my goodness, does that mean I've a zombie this whole time and didn't know it?" She persisted, physically pushing the money tin into my torso and saying, "if you care about people at all, you'll take this seriously and donate." Realising I wasn't getting through, I stated, "I'm afraid that won't be possible," and left.
She approached me several times throughout the day, persisting. I transformed into a broken record each time. Woo-hoo for useful phrases!
