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Bill Biggers's avatar

This reminds me of a conversation between 2 former neighbors of mine, husbands in a mixed-culture marriage. Nigel, quite British, and Earl, a very colorful Hawaiian. They were having a heated dispute with another neighbor of theirs and Nigel ended the conversation with "take care." Earl was taken aback that Nigel would end this confrontational encounter with such a gentle wish of safety and tenderness, but to Nigel, the phrase meant "you'd better watch your ass!" A threat, from his cultural perspective, but wholly missed by his intended audience, I'm sure.

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Myq Kaplan's avatar

dear sherman,

beautiful piece!

thank you for taking care and sharing the care you took!

take care!

myq

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