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10th May 04, 12:06 AM
#11
 Originally Posted by Alaskan
Being ethnocentric means you do not understand that some cultures have fundamental differences from your own and you think that only the customs/traditions/values of your culture are correct. If you can't understand that sometimes t isn't right and wrong, it is just different, then you are ethnocentric. If you don't even realize that other places have different laws, then that is extremetly ethnocentric.
What makes a sgian dubh a weapon? Yes, sometimes sgian dubhs were used as a last resort weapon, but the sgian dubh was originally made for and more commonly used as an eating utensil. Why does calling it a tool take away it's historical significance and herritage? As for making it unnecessary as an accessory, I would argue that it's being a tool is what makes it necessary as an accessory.
This thread wasn't about some places being allowed to carry knives and some not. This thread was asking if anyone carries a sgian dubh in any but formal occasions. Some people started saying that there is no reason for one (there are a million reasons to carry a knife at all times), or that it is illegal to carry one (maybe in some of your areas, but not everywhere) or that people who don't agree with a certain way of thinking shouldn't wear them (the most rediculous thing I have heard).
I've never read anything about sgian dubhs being eating utensils. Can you cite a source?
As for ethnocentric, in that use of the word, I am the least ethnocentric person you may ever meet and Vancouver may be the hardest place in the world to be ethnocentric.
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