So much for cultural sensitivity

Brownsville, TX, 8/18/2009: Old Man was arguing with his neighbor, who adamantly refused to believe that he is in fact from El Salvador. The old man could only tolerate such an insult for so long and, perhaps as a matter of proving his nationality, grabbed a machete by the blade and struck his neighbor over the head with the handle. Police say the neighbor was not seriously injured, while homeboy faces charges for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

The Gistsmith understands: Not every American is acquainted with foreign customs (unfortunately). But, had the neighbor known that in Central America machetes are as common as frivolous law suits are in the States, he could have spared himself a nasty lump on his head. Perhaps the old man was only trying to knock some cultural sensitivity into his clueless neighbor, along with a bonus geography lesson?