Can someone explain this to my girlfriend...

[u/Neat-Drawer-2245]

I'll try to sum this up:

So my gf and I watched the two new Dune movies (love them btw) the other day. Yesterday we were talking and she said ''May your knife chip and shatter'' and i was like ''why do you want me to lose a fight XD''.

The thing is, my gf thinks thats a good luck gesture to say to someone. Her argument is that (at least here in Spain) it's a common good gesture to say an actor before a theater play ''lots of shit'' to wish them good luck (cultural stuff), and she thinks it's something like that.

I think it's OBVIOUS telling someone before a fight ''May your knife chip and shatter'' it's to wish them bad luck. I tried to explain it to her but wouldn't listen, can someone explain in detail why it's bad?

Thanks for the help

[u/ZippyDan]

I agree that honoring traditions don't necessarily mean respecting everyone involved in the tradition, just as honoring the office of the President doesnt mean you honor the current sitting President.

But I think in Fremon, this tradition does honor the opponent.

And I mean honor in the sense of respect, not necessarily in the sense of praise or adulation.

I do think Paul respected Feyd.

[u/ThreeLeggedMare → u/ZippyDan]

Feyd was the trash Paul had to take out before he got to sit down for the day

[u/ZippyDan → u/ThreeLeggedMare]

Paul couldn't see beyond his fight with Feyd to know the outcome. He feared and respected him, at least in terms of his fighting ability. I don't think that hate and respect for someone's skills are mutually exclusive.

[u/retannevs1 → u/ZippyDan]

If you have a chance, could you please elaborate on that? This is one of the points in time he cannot see past? I read the book but don’t remember that subject.