That awkward moment when you’re at a party and you look across
the table to see another person who is sharing an unspoken but private moment
with you. When each knows the other understands and is in agreement with what
is being expressed in a meaningfully silent manner. And so, to break the ice,
you casually drop the word ‘Mamihlapinatapai’ and nod knowingly because you’re
under the impression the other person studied philology for eight years and
intuitively ‘gets it.’ But the dream is shattered when they merely say, “God
Bless You!”