I learned that Yup'ik people raise their eyebrows as a non-verbal way of saying "yes". I had no idea.
I need to figure out what I can give a presentation about at work that could benefit everybody who works there. Hmmmm. The natives can give presentations about Yup'ik stuff like food, language, culture, but I have no idea what to talk about. The things I know a lot about and am passionate about are kind of depressing and/or controversial. For example: safe sex, domestic violence, how to help someone who self harms, the damage alcoholism does to those around you, proper grammar, etc.
The grammar one would be pointless because the local English here is awful. "Don't be mischief" is a common phrase. Or "buy me" when you want someone to buy you candy or soda. "Come" used by everyone when you need someone. I hate that one because it is so rude, and even tried to teach middle school kids to use a proper sentence and the word Please instead of "come". I am not a dog. I cannot respond to "come". But I hear people of all ages say that to each other. But anyways, not only would grammar be offensive, I have found recently that I need to change my vocabulary some because patients do not always understand what I am asking the first time and I have to rephrase all the time. Like the word "preference", no one seems to understand.