>> ...and if somebody didn't recognise this particular reference, would it 
>> matter?
>>
> 
> The question is whether this somebody wants to fit in and be part of the 
> local culture or not.

Actually it was more a question of whether you have to be able to "get" 
every single individual cultural reference to understand a conversation, 
but sure, you could frame it that way.

> Note that it's not a true dichotomy - nobody is able to grasp every single 
> bit of common knowledge lying around and there are variable levels and 
> scopes of "fitness" anyway - but it's up to everyone to make this kind of 
> choice, consciously or not.

Well then, I guess what I need to do is somehow find a group of people 
who actually like the same kind of things as me. [A problem that doesn't 
appear to be unique to me...]

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