Matt had an awkward moment in studying the language this week. His helper listened to Matt and guided him as he was telling a random story about a boy playing chess. After gathering some gaming vocabulary, Matt asked his helper if he played chess. The man said he would not because as a Shi'a Musl'm, they do not play it. This is because after Hussein, whose teachings they follow, was murdered, his murderers went home and played chess. How awkward! Matt then apologized for any awkwardness that this discourse about chess may have caused.
Weird, huh? You never know what faux paux you might stumble upon in South Asia!
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