Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well yes we have become a sex addicted society which makes our understanding of privacy a bit unique. Chris At 12:33 PM 5/18/2006, you 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 Chris Saganich, Sr. Physicist Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York Presbyterian Hospital chs2018@med.cornell.edu Ph. 212.746.6964 Fax. 212.746.4800 Office A-0049