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chironcentaur

Problems with Hospitality

Feb 05, 2007 17:28

I've attempted a few times to write my essay on hospitality, it never gets very far before I have to tear it up and start over again. I have some problem with this virtue, and I just haven't been able to put my finger on exactly what it is.

Part of it, I know, is the way so many people seem to tie hospitatlity together with formality, and I ( Read more... )

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brit0martis February 6 2007, 01:36:37 UTC

I have a few ideas on this and this is my take on the concept of "hospitality" It has a lot to do with Irish and Scottish tradition and the old tradition of hospitality in that manner was very much alive where I grew up ( ... )

chironcentaur February 6 2007, 05:21:53 UTC

I see this angle as well, and my problem does go beyond how distasteful I find formality to be. Much of it has to do with the distance I feel toward the community at large and the very bad experiences I've had with the way the tight knit village occasionally treats strangers, even if that stranger is just a girl living among them that doesn't live up to their self imposed standards of normal ( ... )

x_bluerose_x February 6 2007, 13:06:02 UTC

It's weird for me to hear about people making a point of talking about hospitality as a virtue because well, I was raised with it. Hospitality is a pretty natural, cultural thing where I come from. Anyone who's been raised either Jewish or Italian has it utterly ingrained in their system. Hence it's never been a formality with me at all but an expected part of socializing.

Not shocking that once again, the Greeks have cultural traits in common with Jews and Italians. It's really more of a Mediterranean thing versus a specific cultural thing.

brandondedicant February 10 2007, 06:22:48 UTC

Absolutely agree. Hospitality can be constraining as well.

But I like hospitality. My favorite virtue, personally. ;-P

chironcentaur February 11 2007, 07:55:25 UTC

You strike me as a very friendly and social type of person, so I can easily see that (assuming I am correct here).

However, if you're more shadowy and anti social as I am, the obligations hospitality imposes on you can be nightmarish ("You mean I have to go say hello to EVERYONE?!") *shudder* :-)