06-06-2012, 07:56 AM
Were I to welcome an alien i would firstly try to describe basic mathmathics, then basic linqustics and assuming they prove able to grasp the basic cultural norms easily and its more about my preference within the cultural norms.
I would firstly spend about a week or so in the wilderness consuming various halluciongens and conversing with them while I was on the hallucinogens to show them how human mind is built on layers (not likely for more advanced species methinks) then i would find 1 good 1 neutral and 1 ungood activity about each layer and go through each of them if possible with the aliens while offering to discuss the why aspects all the while but not discussing it until asked about it.
Then i would ask to learn about theirs in something similar.
I would firstly spend about a week or so in the wilderness consuming various halluciongens and conversing with them while I was on the hallucinogens to show them how human mind is built on layers (not likely for more advanced species methinks) then i would find 1 good 1 neutral and 1 ungood activity about each layer and go through each of them if possible with the aliens while offering to discuss the why aspects all the while but not discussing it until asked about it.
Then i would ask to learn about theirs in something similar.