Speed Bump by Dave Coverly for July 29, 2009
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Transcript:
Eskimo: Did you know that suburban white males have over 100 words for "lawn"?
Eskimo: Did you know that suburban white males have over 100 words for "lawn"?
The Inuit did have numerous words for the type of snow they were dealing with. When they get up everyday, they know there is probably snow (10 months of the year), but they needed to know what kind of snow to decide if they can go hunting. This has probably dissipated since they now live in houses and don’t depend on hunting as much for their living anymore.