Thinking about a conversation I was having with an acquaintance years ago. He was a friend of a friend and we were talking about food. I forget the exact phrasing but I brought up loving avocados. He said “what’s that?” I was a bit surprised and explained. He responded “OH thats crazy I thought that was one of those made up words”. The statement was like a flashbang I had to contemplate for a few minutes. PERSONAL STORIES ONLY, DO NOT INCLUDE A STATEMENT FROM A CELEBRITY OR POLITICIAN.
My boss, her boss, her boss’s boss, the big boss (who reports to the CEO) and I are on a meeting last week.
At the beginning of the meeting there were some pleasantries being shared. The big boss shared her kid was going to be featured in some large chess tournament
My boss replies “that’s great. What kind of chess does he play?”
I was shocked because there is only one type of chess just like there is only one type of checkers. Yes I know there is 4-d chess, Star Trek chess, and chess game variants. But typically there is only one type of chess.
The big boss answers “You know chess. He is a grand master.”
My boss replies “Grand master. Does that mean he is a performing magician?”
I sat there looking at my screen in shock. My boss had not idea what grand masters are.
The big boss had to explain the chess grand masters to her.