Ned Danison, unedited

(This is the continuation from here.) So there I was, taking a pee in the faculty men’s room in a northeastern New York State high school. A guy came in, greeted me with “What’s goin’ on,” and I said “Hey.” He washed the cheese powder residue from his fingers (he had been eating from a [...]

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I have spent about 20 years now studying and living in close proximity to Chinese culture. This is what I think about much of the time. Funny that after these three years on this blog and the 134 posts I’ve written, I haven’t said much about Chinese culture or my experiences with it. Not sure [...]

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Several years ago, I told someone that I don’t like to argue, and he said that’s because I’m not good at it. I didn’t have a snappy comeback at the time, and I still don’t. But after thinking about it for several years, I do have an opinion. What is an argument between people, that [...]

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Socially appropriate interaction is like this: When interacting with another, a person tacitly considers whether the action will reflect his goodness or competence, and where it will put him in terms of his standing or membership with his interlocutors. Actually, it’s usually so deeply ingrained and habitual that there isn’t any consideration going on at [...]

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