A word like a short story (Yaghan)

The Guinness Book of Records lists a word which is apparently the most precise expression for a highly complex situation. The Yaghan Indians of Tierra del Fuego in southern-most Argentina and Chile use the word Mamihlapinatapai which means 'To look at each other, each hoping the other will offer to do something which both parties much desire done but which neither is willing to do'. That's almost a short story!

Sent by: Carla

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