Quote Originally Posted by ThisYouWillDo View Post
Is there a gap? I've never been aware of it. OK - there are differences - but they aren't communication gaps. But we all agree, for example, that we'd rather be Scots than any other nationality. And we can do this without a thought as to what the truth is about its status in the United Kingdom or in the world. We are certain in our knowledge that Scotland is the best country in the world, just as Americans know that the USA is, and as (most?) Swedes know that Sweden is.
If you all agree that being Scottish is the best, but you have different ideas of what defines Scottish, then are you really agreeing on anything?

It's like, uh... if I were to say "My favorite color is blue!" and someone else said "Hey, mine too!", but I'm thinking navy and he's thinking of some sort of bright cyan, then do we actually have anything in common? Or do we just think we do because we're using vague language?