Forgive an old man his habits then. I know you are no child.
[He pours them both more tea and sits back with his.]
But my point was this; humans are often friendly, and in that nature, straightforward and kind. Of course I mean our people too.
But what may be friendly and straightforward to a normal person, is at best rude, and at worst quite aggressive and even threatening to a cat. Many people approach cats with the best intentions, only to be scratched, hissed at, and ran away from. And so they are left with the idea cats are unsociable jerks, with short tempers and fickle whims. And the cats are left with the idea humans are rude and thoughtless, or even a threat. And as encounters go on this way, it merely gets more frustrating to both sides.
And yet it is all a matter of speaking a different language without realizing it.
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Date: 2021-04-08 03:22 pm (UTC)[He pours them both more tea and sits back with his.]
But my point was this; humans are often friendly, and in that nature, straightforward and kind. Of course I mean our people too.
But what may be friendly and straightforward to a normal person, is at best rude, and at worst quite aggressive and even threatening to a cat. Many people approach cats with the best intentions, only to be scratched, hissed at, and ran away from. And so they are left with the idea cats are unsociable jerks, with short tempers and fickle whims. And the cats are left with the idea humans are rude and thoughtless, or even a threat. And as encounters go on this way, it merely gets more frustrating to both sides.
And yet it is all a matter of speaking a different language without realizing it.