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I equate it to the idea of wearing a hat in a protestant church in America. We don't have laws about it, but everybody around you would stare at you and whisper. A woman on the way out may utter, "disgraceful". Her name is Ella.
Thanks Dlish for your info. I was holding comments until you or Abaya offered some cultural context.
Life was easier when Russians weren't allowed to travel.
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I think the Apocalypse is happening all around us. We go on eating desserts and watching TV. I know I do. I wish we were more capable of sustained passion and sustained resistance. We should be screaming and what we do is gossip. -Lydia Millet
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