Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Okinawa....I remember it well! Walt Kenneth Frazier wrote: > > On May 18, 2006, at 12:26 PM, Chris Saganich wrote: > >> One must remember that privacy is a class issue, meaning it can be >> bought, or fought for, but isn't given for free. > > > Chris, > > I think we are talking about a different kind of "privacy." The > point George made, and I followed up on, is that in some cultures > there is a marked lack of what I would call "prurient" interest in > the doings of those around you in public spaces, under certainly > clearly understood circumstances. > > In addition to the village life I mentioned, I could also cite my > several years on Okinawa, where I participated in the neighborhood > public bath house on a regular basis. I had to learn how to be self- > effacing in order not to offend my bathmates, AND not to lose face. > > This is not the same thing as what we usually mean by "privacy," at > least not here in the USA. > > Ken > ----------------------------------- > The Rev. Kenneth Frazier > Connecticut Conference, United Church of Christ > ---------------------------------- > Current Leica Photography (PESO): > http://tinyurl.com/6sc2r > > Current Medium Format Photos: > http://tinyurl.com/bjvfn > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >