[HumanDrivenDev]

> presumably in a well-intentioned attempt to package this in a way the Western mind can comprehend

Did you intend for that to come across as condescending?

[nkoren]

You mean to the Western mind? I've got one, so yeah I feel somewhat at liberty to make mildly self-depreciating jokes about it. Sort of the way that Woody Allen is allowed to make good-natured fun of pedophiles.

Egads, that's terrible company to keep. Moving on now...

[huebnerob]

There's nothing condescending about stating that there are some world views that may be beyond our immediate rapid comprehension. I have a 'western mind' and I was not offended.

[endgame]

I don't know if GP did, but I did not read it as such.

[paganel]

> but I did not read it as such.

The same here (granted, I'm not a "true" Westerner, as I live in Eastern Europe, but that's also West of India). Adding to the conversation, I have the same issue of trying to comprehend the linguistic craziness that the Caucasus area represents. I mean, as a language buff I'm always amazed whenever I look at this language-map of the area (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Caucasus...) and at the language families included in there.