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Posted by joy beeson on December 13, 2005, 12:47 pm
On 10 Dec 2005 15:11:35 -0800, ena86@hotmail.com wrote:
> 1) Everyone who I ask tells me I should just wear "wedding wear" (what
> on earth does that mean?
It means that they don't know themselves!
What's appropriate for a wedding varies with region, with
social groups within regions, with the time of year and the
time of day and the whim of the bride. The only constant
rule is that you can't wear a white dress unless you are the
bride -- and I'll bet *that* varies too. (Aren't there
places where the bride wears red?)
Wear a sari -- it's the only sure way of fitting in. (If it
encodes an inappropriate meaning, the other guests won't be
able to read it.)
I have seen skirted business suits at weddings. At the
latest wedding, the mother of the bride wore a maroon suit
with matching shoes. (I think the all-matching rule is a
new one; nobody mentioned it in 1964.)
This is the wrong newsgroup entirely for the following
remark:
This discussion reminds me of a scene from Bujold's
"Cetaganda" -- student ambassador Miles, about to attend a
formal affair of empire-shaking importance, where the social
rules are very complex and completely unknown to foreigners
such as our protagonist, is advised: "Wear your uniform. A
uniform is always correct, or at least not your fault."
Joy Beeson
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Posted by Pogonip on December 13, 2005, 3:05 pm
joy beeson wrote:
>
> This discussion reminds me of a scene from Bujold's
> "Cetaganda" -- student ambassador Miles, about to attend a
> formal affair of empire-shaking importance, where the social
> rules are very complex and completely unknown to foreigners
> such as our protagonist, is advised: "Wear your uniform. A
> uniform is always correct, or at least not your fault."
>
> Joy Beeson
Yay! Another Bujold fan!!! ;-)
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Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth
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Posted by Max Penn on December 13, 2005, 11:16 pm
I learnt so long ago that I don't remember where or when, that a military
uniform is correct for any occasion. A friend has a framed invitation from
Queen Elizabeth (the present one, not the old queen)--or the secretary who
writes "Her Majesty has commanded me to invite you...." in which the dress
required for men is either lounge suits (what we would call a suit) or dress
uniform.
wrote: > > > > This discussion reminds me of a scene from Bujold's > >
"Cetaganda" -- student ambassador Miles, about to attend a > > formal affair
of empire-shaking importance, where the social > > rules are very complex
and completely unknown to foreigners > > such as our protagonist, is
advised: "Wear your uniform. A > > uniform is always correct, or at least
not your fault." > > > > Joy Beeson > > Yay! Another Bujold fan!!! ;-) > --
> Joanne > stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth
> joy beeson wrote:
> >
> > This discussion reminds me of a scene from Bujold's
> > "Cetaganda" -- student ambassador Miles, about to attend a
> > formal affair of empire-shaking importance, where the social
> > rules are very complex and completely unknown to foreigners
> > such as our protagonist, is advised: "Wear your uniform. A
> > uniform is always correct, or at least not your fault."
> >
> > Joy Beeson
>
> Yay! Another Bujold fan!!! ;-)
> --
> Joanne
> stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth
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Posted by Sarah Dale on December 14, 2005, 8:14 am
joy beeson wrote:
> This discussion reminds me of a scene from Bujold's
> "Cetaganda" -- student ambassador Miles, about to attend a
> formal affair of empire-shaking importance, where the social
> rules are very complex and completely unknown to foreigners
> such as our protagonist, is advised: "Wear your uniform. A
> uniform is always correct, or at least not your fault."
Hi Joy,
I love these books - I've not managed to read them all yet. Miles
reminds me a bit of one of my friends........
Now my library has finally got online access I shall have to find time
to see if they have any more of them available!
Sarah
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Posted by zski on December 14, 2005, 4:32 pm
i'm a big Bujold fan too. I'm not short, just....concentrated.
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