Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Arche your post is a very neat capsule of those Southern manners. Good for you. You would be very welcome in this laid back Aussie world and I'm sure, Nathan's Dutch one. Societies with tolerance and good manners ought to be the global standard. Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of H. Ball Arche Sent: Tuesday, 8 August 2006 23:43 To: Leica Users Group Subject: RE: [Leica] Amsterdam Pride 2006 What Jim is refering to here is a comment I made, off-list and to several people, to the effect that popcorn-eating guy was a very rare critter, a flambouyantly gay southern redneck. This was based solely on my having stood next to him in line for 5-10 minutes, and I could be wrong. That said, Southerners, by and large, have a fairly high tolerance for individul eccentricity. That's what makes it such a colorful place, and something I would like to show in my work. But that's when taken in small and managable doses. On encountering something on the scale of weirdness of an anti-gun rally, an ACLU convention, or a gay-pride parade, another social instinct would likely kick-in, that is 'don't go where you aren't welcome', and most folks would simply choose to ignore it. We would call that 'manners'. Of course there are always a-ho's who won't pass up on a chance to make themselves obnoxious, but the South has no monopoly there. I'm willing to bet even in Holland there were a few 'counter-protesters'. Arche --- Jim Shulman <jshul@comcast.net> wrote: > Perhaps not the same kind of fireworks you'd > expect-- > Remember how he ate that popcorn! > > Jim Shulman > Bryn Mawr, PA > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] > On Behalf Of Bill > Smith > Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 1:54 AM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: RE: [Leica] Amsterdam Pride 2006 > > I was just wondering what kind of fireworks would > occur if Mr. Arche's > Nashville rednecks came into contact (?) w/ Mr. > Wajsman's gay pride parade? > Jesus!!!!! > > Joseph Low <joelct@singnet.com.sg> wrote: Time > management! > > Joseph / Singapore > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for > more information > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information