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Old 03-09-2008, 10:15 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Jonesy View Post
We have so much in common. We're willing to die so we can wear whatever garments we want. They're willing to die for 'quality' garments.

You'd think there's a better solution... like... they could use kaleidoscope sunglasses around people wearing 'unquality' garments.
It has more to do with defferance.

Like, if I'm having a great conversation with an old guy and he is not flirting and just friendly and he's wearing the traditional garb and he knows what is going on,
if a guy in a suit walks in, all defferance goes to the suit with out question.
There is a strange flow of conversation.
It took me a long time to understand.
It is based in being hosts to the Europeans who were shopping and them from the east who were selling.
generations of hosting created an us-against-them attitude.

There is a real difference from the front-of-house face and the hoem ways.
More than we have.

They learn to not make friends with us but,
comedy could cut through all that if we just know what we are cutting
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