Historical ping!
I remember Daddy had a booklet about proper manners in England. I have no idea what ever happened to it.
The one thing I recall was it said to not complain about their coffee. It said they think we cannot make a proper cup of tea.
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Here’s my short book.
Kill the enemy.
Treat civilians the way they treat you.
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If someone uses 7th century garbage to endanger your life you either leave or kill them. It ain’t complicated.
Ours was far better than Arnaud Amalric’s guide for Crusaders in Béziers:
“Kill them all. Let God sort them out.”
When the U.S. was catapulted into WWII by the Japanese
bombing of Pearl Harbor; American men & boys were also
catapulted suddenly into a “kill or be killed” situation.
Daddy was a WWII combat Infantryman in the Army. They
did not have time for any foolishness; they were trained
to charge Hell with a bucket of water - and that’s
exactly what they did. They faced REALITY; and sex of any
kind was way down on their list of activities at that
time. - These “gay” people dressed up for Mardi Gras could
not hack real life. My dad stated that the queers who
were drafted did not generally make it through basic
before folding and going home.
Well we were issued just language aids, no culture {1944-1946] for France. Germany was a different case. We had ‘no fraternization’ rules to go with a language book. Only official talk when the war was on. After their surrender it was every man for himself. The fun was teaching the gals English, such as to say ‘I have ze clap’. The language books were good.
'War of 1812?'
'Forget it, he's rolling.'
When I was in the Navy, we were given similar pocket guides before each port visit. Also presentations on CCTV about the nation being visited, including do’s & don’t’s. Plus you sought the advice of the old salts who had been there before. In my first squadron, the CO would take the JOs under his wing the first night in a new port and show them the ropes, in particular how to have fun but stay out of trouble. Key always was to go on liberty/shore leave with one or more shipmates.
France:
“STFU, Frog!”
Nice, A Short Guide to Iraq should be here: http://digitallibrary.smu.edu/cul/gir/ww2/pdf/w0025.pdf
It is not at all surprising that Christlike attributes benefit people.
Best Form of cultural interactions is to crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.