[Jewelry making - Article 00738] - Re: [Orchid] Reality Check - The Sarasota Art League

[Lee Einer]

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>     I can tell you live in NM - I live a few miles S of Taos, in Dixon 

Hi, neighbor!

    Yes, I am a recent arrival to the original Las Vegas, maybe 60 miles
    south of you. I have been through Dixon on the way to the Harding
    Mine. 

    I am not bashing the culture here, I love this place! But the rules
    are different, and as Ive says about Florida, woe unto the newcomer
    who comes on the scene announcing that it was done differently where
    they came from. And rightly so. 

    It is a phenomenon in many rural areas, and versions play out, I am
    sure, everywhere from Maine to the Pacific. Old country town,
    attractive to affluent urbans because it is "quaint." So the urbans
    move in, buy "historic" money-pits and do them up to the nines. But
    then they notice that its not like where they came from. Their
    neighbors have chickens in the back yard, and a pickup truck up on
    blocks. There is no Chilis restaurant nearby. No Home Depot. And
    people behave differently than they do in the big city. They are not
    punctual. Time flows differently. Matters of business are treated
    casually. Something must be done. 

    So the stage is set for a cultural struggle between the townies and
    the yuppies. Often the yuppies win, and make the town over in the
    image of that which they left. Later, they will complain that the
    area has "lost its soul" and will look, like locusts, for greener
    pastures. 

    To all who come to the country from the big city, I would share the
    sound advice which has been shared with me and for which I am
    thankful- 

    You are new to this place. You are the guest, not the host. Speak
    little, listen much, until you understand the house rules. If it
    worked where you came from, it will probably not work here. If you
    moved here because you love this place, then do not seek to change
    it, let it change you. 

    There are other list members living in the area. Perhaps we should
    have a get-together? 

Lee Einer
Dos Manos Jewelry
http://www.dosmanosjewelry.com

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