etiquette. the word may seem quaint and ironic to progressive new yorkers, bringing to mind doilyed scenes of high tea with extended pinkies and stilted conversation. after all, many of the original “rules” were based on traditions steeped in emotional constipation—hardly appropriate for a modern, expressive, liberated city. but, in fact, the nature of new york is precisely why we need etiquette more than ever, writes the new york magazine.

manche/r, der in verträumten, gerade noch großstädten wie wien lebt, mag das wieder als typisch amerikanisch abtun, in paris aber wär sauseschritt heilfroh, wenn dieses


schreibt georg seesslen in seiner

wer sich allerdings dafür interessiert, wie und was geishas tatsächlich auch heute noch tun, dem seien die

on july 1st, china opens its tibet railway. tibetans oppose the railway on the grounds that it is a tool beijing will use to overwhelm the tibetan population, exploit tibet's resources, dilute tibetan culture and devastate the tibetan environment. we declare july 1st a black day for tibet, and wear these black armbands to express our rejection of the railway. we reject the railway just as we reject china's illegitimate rule in tibet. reads on the reject the railway website. voices of the world makes us
aware of the ongoing discussions.

wenn der ausbau von verkehrsnetzen auch gerne als fortschritt gesehen und gepriesen wird, so kann dies auch grundlegend anders eingeschätzt werden, in tibet etwa. mehr darüber hier von

the president] shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, to make treaties, provided two thirds of the senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, judges of the supreme court, and all other officers of the united states, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior afficers, as they think proper, in the president alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads of departments.
(u.s. constitution, quoted via wikipedia)


wem diese fragen zu lustfeindlich erscheinen sollten, wer sich dem laissez faire des gustos nur allzu gerne anschliesst, wer also auch in seiner/ihrer unendlichen toleranz kein NEIN zur fussball kinderei dieser tage hat, dem ist ohnehin nicht zu helfen. den anderen seien publikationen wie




das schlechte: das übliche halt -> das, weswegen sauseschritt die fliege nach paris gemacht hat!


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