[Ansteorra] Courtesy challenge

[Bob Dewart]

Ahhh, but we're all gentry and above that sort of thing??  Aren't we??

Or does that bring us back to the poser of where are all the peasants??

Gilli
Burkhaven, An Odyssey of Learning
http://home.hot.rr.com/burkhaven/
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From: "Marc Carlson" <marccarlson20 at hotmail.com>
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Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 8:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Courtesy challenge


> >Bob Dewart gilli at hot.rr.com
>>Is this a 21st century thing vs. a 16th century thing?
>>Gilli
>>Burkhaven, An Odyssey of Learning
>
> I think it's far more likely a 21st century thing vs. a 19th century 
> fantasy
> thing.
>
> If the historical Diarmaid were to have seen a woman slaving away carting 
> a
> table across a field, he's far more likely to think "Now *there's* a good
> hard worker."  If he were to see a -Lady- so struggling, he'd be very
> courteous and ignore her, and not rub her nose in the fact that she was 
> poor
> and couldn't afford a servant.
>
> Marc/Diarmaid
>
>
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