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@ Re: not letting them define us (was Re: occupations?)
We're with ya, man.
I think I used to be able to describe it better, but it seems that the
"what's your job" question only serves to unjustly classify people. Like it
or not, oftentimes one can learn a profession of someone you've been
introduced to and then mentally, subconciously, 'label' them by job as
'better' or 'worse' than you. It's a total subconsious thing.
[Remember as kids or in college even, having friends for months or years
that you didn't even know their last names? That's the best.
Last names are almost as important to me as finding out someone's
occupation, i.e., not at all]
The flipside occupation/conversation argument (Thanks, Melissa!) is that you
can oftentimes find a common bond or link, or find that someone is in a
totally unrelated field that you have some interest in or want to find out
more. Which is also true.
In the "Bruce Lachey's Guide to Conversation" manual that I will never
publish, I'm still suggesting to avoid the topic until friendship based on
other interests or complimenting factors are considered.
I carefully (ha) picked my vocation after a soul-searching year where I
realised that my neverending quest for CDs and semi-clean carpeting would
only occur if I (a) stopped going out altogether or (b) got a job or jobs
that paid some medium greenbacks. And (a) won't happen.
Respectfully,
Bruce
NP: Beth Orton/Terry Collier, Best Bit EP
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