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**Jock Scot** · 6th February 13, 09:50 AM

Why indeed Tobus? It would be completely wrong to tar any nation with the same brush and no doubt there are others from other nations that seem unable to conform just for a wee while, but-------------.

Having said that, we only need to read the threads and posts here on this website to note that this "me, me, me" does appear a trait that, perhaps, more than some Americans have and not a trait that other nations, in general, appear to have, it is quite noticeable. I am not, absolutely not, anti American, but I do mention this in the same friendly and helpful terms as taking a friend aside and mentioning quietly that their flies are undone. So no wars, please.

**McClef** · 6th February 13, 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

I am not, absolutely not, anti American, but I do mention this in the same friendly and helpful terms as taking a friend aside and mentioning quietly that their flies are undone. So no wars, please.

Surely that is a difficult thing to do on a kilting forum where flys are only either buzzing insects or things you tie to a fishing line?

**Jock Scot** · 6th February 13, 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by McClef

Surely that is a difficult thing to do on a kilting forum where flys are only either buzzing insects or things you tie to a fishing line?

Ah yes, I just knew someone would come up with that! But then, I thought tartan trews would be my get out!

**CDNSushi** · 6th February 13, 07:16 PM

Indeed, sometimes the event or function does mandate the necessary appearance. Again, using the Japanese example, I've studied tea ceremony for just about 10 years, and my sensei has a very strict rule about rings (on the fingers). NOT ALLOWED! Period. Doesn't matter that I never remove my wedding ring for any other purpose (when I shower, sleep, exercise, etc...) Rings MUST be removed if I'm going to host a tea ceremony.

**seanachie** · 6th February 13, 07:41 PM

I guess I would be in real trouble Jim. I can get my wedding band off but no way I can get my claddagh ring off. I have tried on a few occasions, it's been on there too long.

**llyd** · 6th February 13, 10:08 PM

With regard to the american thing...I really think that it is a symptom of being indoctrinated with personal freedom on one hand, often without being held accountable where itis truly necessary, but also living in a nation full of busybodies whose god given duty it is to do everything humanly possible to run everyone around's life...having spent quote a bot of time overseas amd having observed my fellow countrymen overseas, I understand the ugly american sentiment fully. It is not always justified, but the reasoning behind it is often sound. Still..my take is that there are places to wear anything...and places where a little more decorum is expected and useful....but my position is pretty much always, wear what you want...don't be a dick about it..try to be appropriate...but a tasteful ear ring in a man's ear should not raise eyebrows in any venue...even black tie...a small gold hoop, or diamond stud ought to be appropriate in any company...if something so simple is cause for judgement, I recommend finding company with a smaller coefficient of rectocranial inversion. Put another way..Mario Batali wore a three carat diamond and pony tail with his tux to receive his James Beard award....short of meeting the Queen, that is pretty stuffy...lol

**llyd** · 6th February 13, 10:10 PM

With regard to flies...considering the possibility of a black watch royal wulff....that would be a neat trick with floss...might be the answer to those chalk stream brookies too...lol

**CDNSushi** · 6th February 13, 10:36 PM

Originally Posted by seanachie

I guess I would be in real trouble Jim. I can get my wedding band off but no way I can get my claddagh ring off. I have tried on a few occasions, it's been on there too long.

Hehe. Yeah, I have some friends in similar situations too. It is, in part, practical and not just aesthetic. In tea ceremony, many of the implements used are actually "living" art... A single tea bowl, or tea container, or spoon can easily cost thousands of dollars. Since most rings tend to be made of metal, it's just too easy to chip, scratch, or damage a priceless heirloom tea bowl that may have been made by a master potter in the Edo Period... My sensei's house is full of such artifacts -- it's like a living museum. So yeah, losing the jewelry is to cover my own back too. Lol!

**Father Bill** · 7th February 13, 06:35 AM

Medical advice once received from a doctor who had been forced to do unhappy amputations: If your ring won't come off, have a jeweller remove it and resize it. NOW!

**piperdbh** · 7th February 13, 06:43 AM

My aunt Shirley (I don't think you've met her) was picking blackberries once and a bee stung her left hand. She wore lots of rings in those days and as the hand started to swell, the fingers with rings began turning purple, as the rings restricted blood. My uncle Ted (you haven't met him, either) took a pair of wire cutters and cut the rings off. I don't know what it cost to have the rings repaired, but my aunt Shirley still has all her fingers.