RE: Thank You D.

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Hi Rob, Well, I live in Ontario, Canada and have traveled from the east coast to the west of this country and have never had a total anyone, let alone a stranger make any sort of comment about my eyes. I am originally from Finland (moved to Canada at the age of 6) and go there often and have never had problems there. I have also traveled across Europe and a little in the United States and have never had a problem anywhere. Like you said in 40 some mumble years, the only exposure to to taunting behavior I had was in public school, maybe in grade 2 or 3, nothing (as you said) that a good punch wouldn't fix. Rob <r.watson@...> wrote: grandphant wrote:> I'm 100%> comfortable with myself some total stranger

walks up and verbally> "smacks" me back down.OK. This is a worry. Now, I'm starting to see an interesting pattern here. I hope I'm not out of line, but I am very interested in the differences one encounters in different societies. (Call me a pervert, but I find this stuff interesting. Get over it.)I see a lot of references in this forum of folks (or, more worrying, their children) being exposed to overt negative 'abuse' or comments on their appearance due to BPES, and I'm wondering if that's an occurrence that's limited, like 'imperial' measurements, to just one country in the whole world (yes, you, you know who you are), or whether it's more widespread. Y'see, I've NEVER, in 40-mumble years of living with *severe* BPES, been exposed (apart from a very occasional and mild high-school taunt - nothing a quick punch up the throat couldn't fix immediately) to any overt negative comments on my (or my child's)

appearance, here in Oz. Yet folks from other countries (or at least one), are exposed to abuse - so it seems - as a regular occurrence.I'm wondering: in which societies do people experience regular negative comments on your (or children's) appearance, and do folks in other societies/countries not? If so, any theories as to why? Very intriguing.Sorry, I don't mean to seem to be picking on our "Seppo[1]" brethren/sistren, but this is quite interesting to a weirdo like me.P'raps I should start a group 'poll' for this. I dunno.> Sorry, not always this bitter.Don't apologise. I like my chocolate, my beer and my coffee bitter, like my women.Rob W[1] Seppo: Abbreviated rhyming slang: Short for "Septic tank", which rhymes with "Yank". Sorry, I couldn't help myself there.

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As you can see in 30 some years I still have not mastered the English language...that first sentence should have said. "Well, I live in Ontario, Canada and have traveled from the east coast to the west of this country and have never had anyone, let alone a stranger make any sort of comment about my eyes".Kati Graw <katigraw@...> wrote: Hi Rob, Well, I live in Ontario, Canada and have traveled from the east coast to the west of this country and have never had a total anyone, let alone a stranger make any sort of comment about my eyes. I am originally from Finland (moved to Canada at the age of 6) and go there often and have never had problems there. I have also traveled across Europe and a little in the United States and have never had a

problem anywhere. Like you said in 40 some mumble years, the only exposure to to taunting behavior I had was in public school, maybe in grade 2 or 3, nothing (as you said) that a good punch wouldn't fix. Rob <r.watson@...> wrote: grandphant wrote:> I'm 100%> comfortable with myself some total stranger walks up and verbally> "smacks" me back down.OK. This is a worry. Now, I'm starting to see an interesting pattern here. I hope I'm not out of line, but I am very interested in the differences one encounters in different societies. (Call me a pervert, but I find this stuff interesting. Get over it.)I see a lot of references in this forum of folks (or, more worrying, their children) being exposed to overt negative 'abuse'

or comments on their appearance due to BPES, and I'm wondering if that's an occurrence that's limited, like 'imperial' measurements, to just one country in the whole world (yes, you, you know who you are), or whether it's more widespread. Y'see, I've NEVER, in 40-mumble years of living with *severe* BPES, been exposed (apart from a very occasional and mild high-school taunt - nothing a quick punch up the throat couldn't fix immediately) to any overt negative comments on my (or my child's) appearance, here in Oz. Yet folks from other countries (or at least one), are exposed to abuse - so it seems - as a regular occurrence.I'm wondering: in which societies do people experience regular negative comments on your (or children's) appearance, and do folks in other societies/countries not? If so, any theories as to why? Very intriguing.Sorry, I don't mean to seem to be picking on our "Seppo[1]" brethren/sistren, but

this is quite interesting to a weirdo like me.P'raps I should start a group 'poll' for this. I dunno.> Sorry, not always this bitter.Don't apologise. I like my chocolate, my beer and my coffee bitter, like my women.Rob W[1] Seppo: Abbreviated rhyming slang: Short for "Septic tank", which rhymes with "Yank". Sorry, I couldn't help myself there. Blab-away for as little as 1¢/min. Make PC-to-Phone Calls using Messenger with Voice.

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Hi Rob

I had grief at school and people comment

if I am Oriental, but not negative stuff.

People as questions which does drive me

nuts, but they ask out of curiosity not malice.

I live in the South East of England..

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On Behalf Of Rob

Sent: 06 April 2006 02:33

blepharophimosis

Subject: Re: blepharophimosis

Thank You D.

grandphant wrote:

> I'm 100%

> comfortable with myself some total stranger

walks up and verbally

> " smacks " me back down.

OK. This is a worry. Now, I'm starting to see an

interesting pattern

here. I hope I'm not out of line, but I am very

interested in the

differences one encounters in different societies.

(Call me a pervert,

but I find this stuff interesting. Get over it.)

I see a lot of references in this forum of folks

(or, more worrying,

their children) being exposed to overt negative

'abuse' or comments on

their appearance due to BPES, and I'm wondering if

that's an occurrence

that's limited, like 'imperial' measurements, to

just one country in the

whole world (yes, you, you know who you are), or

whether it's more

widespread. Y'see, I've NEVER, in 40-mumble years

of living with

*severe* BPES, been exposed (apart from a very

occasional and mild

high-school taunt - nothing a quick punch up the

throat couldn't fix

immediately) to any overt negative comments on my

(or my child's)

appearance, here in Oz. Yet folks from other

countries (or at least

one), are exposed to abuse - so it seems - as a

regular occurrence.

I'm wondering: in which societies do people

experience regular negative

comments on your (or children's) appearance, and

do folks in other

societies/countries not? If so, any theories as to

why? Very intriguing.

Sorry, I don't mean to seem to be picking on our

" Seppo[1] "

brethren/sistren, but this is quite interesting to

a weirdo like me.

P'raps I should start a group 'poll' for

this. I dunno.

> Sorry, not always this bitter.

Don't apologise. I like my chocolate, my beer and

my coffee bitter, like

my women.

Rob W

[1] Seppo: Abbreviated rhyming slang: Short for

" Septic tank " , which

rhymes with " Yank " . Sorry, I couldn't

help myself there.

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You're lucky you haven't been exposed to too much criticsm or interest in your eyes. I think in any society people will always be interested to know why other people are different in some way. Children especially will point out something different about someone in a rather unconsciously outspoken way as we all know. Rob <r.watson@...> wrote: grandphant wrote:> I'm 100%> comfortable with myself some total stranger walks up and verbally> "smacks" me back down.OK. This is a worry. Now, I'm starting to see an interesting pattern here. I hope I'm not out of line, but I am very interested in the differences one encounters in different societies. (Call me a pervert, but I find this stuff interesting. Get

over it.)I see a lot of references in this forum of folks (or, more worrying, their children) being exposed to overt negative 'abuse' or comments on their appearance due to BPES, and I'm wondering if that's an occurrence that's limited, like 'imperial' measurements, to just one country in the whole world (yes, you, you know who you are), or whether it's more widespread. Y'see, I've NEVER, in 40-mumble years of living with *severe* BPES, been exposed (apart from a very occasional and mild high-school taunt - nothing a quick punch up the throat couldn't fix immediately) to any overt negative comments on my (or my child's) appearance, here in Oz. Yet folks from other countries (or at least one), are exposed to abuse - so it seems - as a regular occurrence.I'm wondering: in which societies do people experience regular negative comments on your (or children's) appearance, and do folks in other societies/countries not? If so,

any theories as to why? Very intriguing.Sorry, I don't mean to seem to be picking on our "Seppo[1]" brethren/sistren, but this is quite interesting to a weirdo like me.P'raps I should start a group 'poll' for this. I dunno.> Sorry, not always this bitter.Don't apologise. I like my chocolate, my beer and my coffee bitter, like my women.Rob W[1] Seppo: Abbreviated rhyming slang: Short for "Septic tank", which rhymes with "Yank". Sorry, I couldn't help myself there.

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grandphant wrote:

> I'm 100%

> comfortable with myself some total stranger walks up and verbally

> " smacks " me back down.

OK. This is a worry. Now, I'm starting to see an interesting pattern

here. I hope I'm not out of line, but I am very interested in the

differences one encounters in different societies. (Call me a pervert,

but I find this stuff interesting. Get over it.)

I see a lot of references in this forum of folks (or, more worrying,

their children) being exposed to overt negative 'abuse' or comments on

their appearance due to BPES, and I'm wondering if that's an occurrence

that's limited, like 'imperial' measurements, to just one country in the

whole world (yes, you, you know who you are), or whether it's more

widespread. Y'see, I've NEVER, in 40-mumble years of living with

*severe* BPES, been exposed (apart from a very occasional and mild

high-school taunt - nothing a quick punch up the throat couldn't fix

immediately) to any overt negative comments on my (or my child's)

appearance, here in Oz. Yet folks from other countries (or at least

one), are exposed to abuse - so it seems - as a regular occurrence.

I'm wondering: in which societies do people experience regular negative

comments on your (or children's) appearance, and do folks in other

societies/countries not? If so, any theories as to why? Very intriguing.

Sorry, I don't mean to seem to be picking on our " Seppo[1] "

brethren/sistren, but this is quite interesting to a weirdo like me.

P'raps I should start a group 'poll' for this. I dunno.

> Sorry, not always this bitter.

Don't apologise. I like my chocolate, my beer and my coffee bitter, like

my women.

Rob W

[1] Seppo: Abbreviated rhyming slang: Short for " Septic tank " , which

rhymes with " Yank " . Sorry, I couldn't help myself there.