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I had long ago learned that when you are the giant, alien visitor to a remote and foreign culture it is sort of your job to become an object of ridicule. It’s the least you can do, really, as a polite guest.

Elizabeth Gilbert
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Elizabeth Gilbert (2010). “Committed: A Sceptic Makes Peace With Marriage”, p.22, A&C Black
I had long ago learned that when you are the giant, alien visitor to a remote and foreign culture it is sort of your job to become an object of ridicule. It’s the least you can do, really, as a polite guest.