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Jan 14, 2003, 02:21 PM
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for those that are still "searching"
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Feb 11, 2003, 06:12 PM
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Re:for those that are still "searching"
Thank you sandor for the article. It is interesting and enlightening. I especially related to the following paragraph.
The worst part was constantly being asked The Inevitable Cocktail-Party Question: "What do you do?" Marcela had been away long enough to have forgotten about this disgusting American custom. She found it degrading and reductive and mercenary. I too used to think that The Inevitable Cocktail-Party Question was a scourge on our society. But I'm starting to see that it is really about freedom to choose. A status system has evolved that values being unique and true even more than it values being financially successful.
When asked this question, I often answer "I'm a gangster", or "I'm a drug kingpin", or "I work for the goverment and now I must kill you".
Sometimes if comical to see the reactions of people that cannot see betond our career label.
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