My take on your point about the "attitude" is just that. Cats can just sit and look you in the eye for the longest time and never make a sound.  Some even manage to look smug about it. 

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>> As people say in my country, "I give the cat my tongue". This is supposed to illustrate the "staying mute with no answer" attitude (if someone can explain the sense of this sentence, I will begin to believe in the existence of gods and godnesses amongst us).

The English say "Cat got your tongue?", meaning "Why are you keeping quiet?"
The Japanese say "Neko-jita" (Cat's tongue) when you burn your tongue on something hot
Then there's Spondylus linguafelis, the Cat's Tongue Oyster.

It's a mystery all right.


Paul Callomon
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