Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard, I lived close to NYC for 5 years and I am quite familiar with it. Yes, it is a big city, but it is not materially different from other big cities in the Western world. Just because it is big and a lot of people are weird does not give one a license to be an asshole. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Feb 25, 2009, at 8:56 PM, Richard Man wrote: > You know, I was thinking about all these "punch him in the face" > kind of > remark on Gilden's behaviors, and Mark's earlier remark about the > "loud" M8 > also applies in this case. This is New York. Sure, if someone > flashes me in > the face, I'd be annoyed too, but this is NY. There are far more > things to > be annoyed about, and many of them are far more important than some > nutcase > flashes you and then moves on. He's not like a leech and follow you > all days > or something. You can start a shouting match, but a good New Yorker > will > stand firm and return in kind. Abusive behavior? Yes, but this is > New York > and he hasn't broken any law on record. I don't like much of the > resulting > photographs and I don't condone his behaviors, but... context is > important, > and the context here is that, "it can only happen in New York." > > -- > // richard m: richard @imagecraft.com > // b: http://rfman.wordpress.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information