#4, RE: Project Phoenix 03
Posted by Peter Eng on Jul-05-17 at 03:19 PM
In response to message #0
>Trokhai, which Tobernel was in the habit of calling him, is >indeed an insult. It doesn't translate exactly, but it basically >means "outsider", with various negative connotations piled on top - >implying that one is a stranger with an untrustworthy purpose, an >intruder, maybe even unclean in some way.I just realized that the closest concept is probably gaijin. Peter Eng -- Insert humorous comment here.
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