Teyla and a little bit more?

[tielan]

So, um, after three years in Atlantis, as the city's premier ally, being on Sheppard's team for all that time, and occasionally even being left in charge of the city...

Is it possible that maybe, perhaps, Teyla knows some people over at the SGC other than the bigwigs? Is it possible that Teyla might have, perhaps, the faintest clue as to how to go about ordering basic things from Earth - you know, greeting cards, Earth gifts, nail polish (it's extremely useful stuff, you know), and tent tarps? Is it perhaps vaguely suggestible that she would have already learned about Valentine's Day, Independance Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas simply through living in the city with all those people from Earth? That she might not just be able to use a weapon as fluidly as the military men, but that she could probably use a computer as fluently as do you or I?

I mean, we're talking three years, here - one thousand days. An intelligent person can learn a lot in three years. Or is Teyla perhaps exempt from being intelligent, resourceful, or useful since her people aren't on technological par with Western culture Earth?

sjhw_tolerance is wont to say that I'm hanging around with the wrong people at times like these.

Clearly, the broader Stargate Atlantis fandom are "the wrong people" in this situation.