TOUCHY-TOUCHY
If you visit Caracas -- I don't know about the rest of Venezuela -- be prepared to be touched by complete strangers. Like Jamaica, caraqueños touch quite easily, especially at parting.
But in Peru, to quote that damsel in South Pacific, "Nevah 'appen."
It took me quite a while after arriving in New York in 1968 to unlearn this touching habit. It just doesn't seem right in "civilized" society. Making contact with people, using 500 lb bombs, however, is quite acceptable.
PBB
About Me
- Patrick Barry Barr
- Born in Jamaica and was a Journalist at The Daily Gleaner before joining Kaiser Bauxite Company in St. Elizabeth. Migrated to the US in 1968 and received a B.A. in Journalism from University of Wisconsin-Madison; interned at The Wisconsin State Journal. Worked at the United Nations and UNICEF before joining AT&T Public Relations in 1977. Retired in 1996 and moved to Lima, Peru in March the following year. Published five articles in CounterPunch, called "America's best political newsletter" by Out of Bounds Magazine. Here are the links: Terrorists R US; A War Crimes Avoidance Strategy; Have Box Cutter, Will Travel; Don't Try to Tame the Lightning Bolt; Why the Smears Have Worked: Obama's Punchless Campaign.
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