tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449793263759467650.post132959652860419544..comments2023-10-31T09:25:19.610-07:00Comments on Earl's View: Focus on the Front Sight : Made a fool of myself again... I must be younger...Earlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14794620086508373660noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449793263759467650.post-13620133697369318072012-08-19T10:19:51.432-07:002012-08-19T10:19:51.432-07:00Ahhh, don't be so hard on yourself. He crossed...Ahhh, don't be so hard on yourself. He crossed a line, and even if his culture tends to prefer that behavior, he's not at home where his culture is.<br /><br />When in Rome, etc.Jeffrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06873138122305060834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449793263759467650.post-2316963728570241162012-08-19T06:30:55.445-07:002012-08-19T06:30:55.445-07:00You may not want to return to your mother's na...You may not want to return to your mother's natal country, Earl, since women hug and cheek-kiss everyone they know. Our grandfather said in 1977 that he was still being kissed by beautiful young women because he was in Uruguay. It would not have happened in the U.S. (He was 82 at the time.) In fact, I got good at that cultural greeting when I was down there. I did drop it as soon as I got back in the U.S.A., but I have an easier time with it anytime I run into it now.Yoda of Mathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03394228157396738114noreply@blogger.com