On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 22:59:19 +0100, Keith McGuinness <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Tim Øsleby wrote: >> Pardon me saying this Tom: but the "run about like naked animals" part >> sounds very ethnocentric in my ears. To be totally strait with you, I >> find >> it rather offensive. > > "...like naked animals..." > > I don't find it offensive, just incomprehensible. > > Humans originally took to wearing clothes for protection (cold), > decoration and convenience (belts and pockets). You could also > add hygiene as a legitimate reason. > > Unlike animals, humans have subsequently adopted strange notions > that certain bits of bodies are offensive or indecent or something. > > In this context, the phrase "like naked animals" (lacking strange > hang-ups) is to me, more of a compliment than an insult. Moi aussi. John > Keith McG > > > -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
