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re: How do we talk about this phenomenon...

JEKing — 11/11/2005 3:06:27 PM (archived)

I would suggest getting into the spirit of such thinkers as

Alexis de Tocqueville

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The whole thread (13 posts)

a little cultural anthropology - JEKing - 10/29/2005 4:39:42 PM
- How do we talk about this phenomenon... - Mary Anne - 10/30/2005 1:41:55 AM
  - re: How do we talk about this phenomenon... - JEKing - 11/11/2005 3:06:27 PM
  - "Lets talk about me, me, me" - SDG - 10/30/2005 4:15:11 PM
    - I didn't parse the article, but here goes... - Mary Anne - 10/30/2005 6:09:18 PM
      - Only about affluence - alcaray - 10/31/2005 4:21:19 PM
        
        (supposed to be under SDG's post) (n/t) - alcaray - 10/31/2005 6:07:41 PM
      - thanks - SDG - 10/31/2005 1:04:48 AM
        
        Polite behavior in public usually stems from polite behavior in private. - Mary Anne - 10/31/2005 2:53:05 AM
      - Great post - Tom Brosz - 10/30/2005 8:29:00 PM
- wrongly cited source - JEKing - 10/29/2005 7:41:34 PM
- re: a little cultural anthropology - JEKing - 10/29/2005 4:42:27 PM
  - absorbing reading - Daniel - 10/29/2005 5:14:45 PM

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