tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481813.post3301367623556898476..comments2023-11-05T02:18:04.749-06:00Comments on once upon a photobooth: coleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11657153178425725954noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481813.post-36887478601958196372010-01-18T08:28:39.076-06:002010-01-18T08:28:39.076-06:00In my circle there's been talk on manners and ...In my circle there's been talk on manners and such lately...<br /><br />I had the priveledge of hearing John Taylor Gatto speak the other night. One thing that struck with me that I hadn't considered in quite these terms was when he said something close to "Manners (as in politeness) is important because otherwise you're frozen in your own small social setting." <br />Wow!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06646398396834008698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481813.post-42986681076176152192009-12-02T10:57:13.103-06:002009-12-02T10:57:13.103-06:00Maybe he or she wasn´t American. I spent the first...Maybe he or she wasn´t American. I spent the first half of this year in Brazil. People often bumped into me on the street and continued on without apologizing or acknowledging me in any way, and I got pissed because I found it rude. In a conversation with a native Brazilian, though, I learned that since the social space in Brazilian culture is much less than in American culture, Brazilians wouldnZoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650270631829606509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481813.post-13946878536681919862009-10-29T09:00:14.152-05:002009-10-29T09:00:14.152-05:00wow. love this.wow. love this.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06399420916439868312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481813.post-55210305893340233992009-09-04T19:21:42.486-05:002009-09-04T19:21:42.486-05:00Very well put.Very well put.Lone Star Mahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339475499304565638noreply@blogger.com