Full Idea
It is not easy to employ our folk psychology in the understanding of persons in a very different culture.
Gist of Idea
Folk psychology works badly for alien cultures
Source
William Lyons (Approaches to Intentionality [1995], p.241)
Book Reference
Lyons,William: 'Approaches to Intentionality' [OUP 1998], p.241
A Reaction
This strikes me as a highly significant problem for the friends of folk psychology. It also breaks down in extreme situations, or with mental illness. It seems closer to culture than to brain structure.