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They dance; I take the dog for a walk
« on: December 16, 2010, 12:46:12 am »
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    Interesting essay about the differences between Northern and Southern Europeans' attitudes to pleasure.
     This excerpt particularly resonates with me:
       "The hedonism of the north, by contrast, is self-conscious and ideological, a deliberate reaction to past puritanical restraints.   Northern hedonism puts two fingers up to mama and papa, without whose disapproval none of the pleasure-seeking would be worthwhile."
   http://www.newstatesman.com/199907260022

  Eriny, if you're reading, is this more or less what an Anthrop essay is supposed to look like?
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