[lit-ideas] My Stranger -- Or Yours?
- From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 13:39:06 EDT
In a message dated 3/9/2009 12:15:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
there should be national have a conversation with a stranger day
imagine how much good it would do
hello how are you
etcetera
and then you find out who they are
slowly
the way conversation is meant to be
without purpose
on purpose
not a pick up
not a come on
not a nothing
just a conversation between strangers
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It is a good idea.
But I'm not sure about making it mandatory and a national day, and a holiday.
I would need to redefine 'stranger'.
In Calle 25 de Mayo, in Buenos Aires, there used to be
the
"Strangers' Club".
This became what it is today, The _English_ Club!
---
In a sort of old-fashioned Englihs,
'stranger' _means_ 'foreigner'.
As in Wilkommen, Bienvenu, welcome (Cabaret, Ebb/Kander)
Stranger, etranger, ...
I would not know the etymology. If it's French, it's good old romance
It should be
ex-traneous
i.e.
from another land.
But that's _not_ what Ritchie means! So go figure.
Cheers,
JL
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