Re: Space Colonial Lingo (was: Re: Colourful Australian Lingo)

It would depend a lot on why people stayed behind and/or why people
colonized someplace else in the first place.

If Earth has become some smog-covered planet with almost toxic
atmosphere:

zombies, vampires, ghosts, grayface - all referring to the paleness of 
Caucasian people who never see the Sun.

...just for example.

On Wed, 2002-02-06 at 11:40, Ground Zero Games wrote:
> [snip]>
> >To get this back on topic - I wonder what words the colonists will
have
> >for the stay-at-home stick-in-the-mud Core population, and the
> >irretrievably conservative Earthies?
> >
> 
> Possible Spacer/Habitat Dweller terms for planet-dwellers....
> 
> Mudfoot?
> Dirtsider?
> Wellie (ie: "those that live down the Well....")?
> 
> Can't think of anything offhand for Colonial planet dwellers vs. those
left
> back home.....
> 
> Jon (GZG)
>