Erminia wrote:
"As for my doubts about your ability to blush for modesty... I have lived in
honey England long enough to know that when English men blush is only for
sexual arouse -ment. For the rest: well.it is all a mannerism: this is
what it appears to be: people here learn that to be accepted they have to
understate themselves: so here you have the wide range of idioms connected
to shyness, nervousness of the others, bashfulness of one's merits. A pose,
come on.
Matter of fact: English are a very proud people: warriors.
But warriors that have learned - because of King Arthur and his courtly
manners - to be Manneristic.
Oh, yes, you know, here in England - before you open your mouth , you have
to suppose that people would - at your words - blush, be terribly
embarrassed, resulting in humiliation and resentment.
It is all a pose: I do not understand why you do not admit it: matter of
fact, you are the proud race. And your faces are made of stone, if not
granite."
Erminia, I deal no more in racial stereotypes than I do in those of gender.
This is tosh.
The only Court I've ever been to was a Magistrates', never bin to Kynge
Arfur's, me.
Enough.
Best
Dave
David Bircumshaw
Leicester, England
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Erminia Passannanti" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 5:50 PM
Subject: Re: Announcement: apologies for cross posting.
On Fri, 7 Dec 2001 17:37:14 -0000, david.bircumshaw
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Erminia
>
>you were a felale hidden behind a busg?
>
>And, exactly who are they who should be telling me?
>
>(you see, I can joke too)
>
>Best
>
>Dave
>
>
How strange, though...you seemed to have perfectly understood what "felale"
and "busg" were signifying: is this because you are the true orthographic
corrector? Or because dialogue goes beyond long-sight problems and
keyboards?
As for my doubts about your ability to blush for modesty... I have lived in
honey England long enough to know that when English men blush is only for
sexual arouse -ment. For the rest: well.it is all a mannerism: this is
what it appears to be: people here learn that to be accepted they have to
understate themselves: so here you have the wide range of idioms connected
to shyness, nervousness of the others, bashfulness of one's merits. A pose,
come on.
Matter of fact: English are a very proud people: warriors.
But warriors that have learned - because of King Arthur and his courtly
manners - to be Manneristic.
Oh, yes, you know, here in England - before you open your mouth , you have
to suppose that people would - at your words - blush, be terribly
embarrassed, resulting in humiliation and resentment.
It is all a pose: I do not understand why you do not admit it: matter of
fact, you are the proud race. And your faces are made of stone, if not
granite.
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