To Abner

Posted by Major Paul from 204.208.40.74 on April 27, 1999 at 17:50:16:

Regarding your comments (way) below on the way Americans dress compared to Europeans. The sad fact is you're right. During Indy's time of the 1930's, Americans, though basically poor from the Depression, took great pains to dress well within their means. Today it Americans have gotten a reputation for bad dressing.
I liked your observation about American tourists visiting Europe. I see the same thing living here in Seoul. The Koreans, men and women, dress very well. They don't run around in clownish basketball sneakers or hip hop, garbage bag size jeans. I think the nicest compliment I ever got here was when I first arrived last year. I was riding the subway and a Korean gentleman approached me and tried to speak to me in French. When he realized I was American, he quickly apologized in English and said that I did not dress like an American. I was wearing a button-down shirt, pleated trousers, and dark leather shoes!
Do you ever feel like you were born in the wrong era? -MP

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Re: To Abner Abner 19:14:33 4/27/99 (8)
- To Abner Michaelson 10:55:19 4/29/99 (6)
  - The Ugly American Abner 20:27:52 4/30/99 (5)
    - Hummm... Michaelson 10:17:33 5/01/99 (4)
      - Oh, Canada! It's not an insult. Abner 20:51:33 5/01/99 (3)
        
        Re: Oh, Canada! It's not an insult. Indiana James (Lambert) 17:50:34 5/02/99 (0)
        
        Re: Oh, Canada! It's not an insult. Michaelson 11:25:27 5/02/99 (0)
        
        Re: Oh, Canada! It's not an insult. Anejo Joe 08:37:48 5/02/99 (0)
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:      Regarding your comments (way) below on the way Americans dress compared to Europeans.  The sad fact is you're right.  During Indy's time of the 1930's, Americans, though basically poor from the Depression, took great pains to dress well within their means.  Today it Americans have gotten a reputation for bad dressing.  
:      I liked your observation about American tourists visiting Europe. I see the same thing living here in Seoul.  The Koreans, men and women, dress very well.  They don't run around in clownish basketball sneakers or hip hop, garbage bag size jeans.  I think the nicest compliment I ever got here was when I first arrived last year.  I was riding the subway and a Korean gentleman approached me and tried to speak to me in French.  When he realized I was American, he quickly apologized in English and said that I did not dress like an American. I was wearing a button-down shirt, pleated trousers, and dark leather shoes!
:      Do you ever feel like you were born in the wrong era? -MP

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