Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 10:30 PM 4/11/00 -0500, Harrison Mcclary wrote: >once upon a time Jeff Spirer wrote: > > > In many > > countries, death is far more commonplace an experience and there are many > > photographs of the dead. > >Could you tell me where death is less common? I want to move there. Maybe you misunderstood what I said. In the US, in much of Europe, in particular, people often die in the hospital or places from which they are immediately removed to the morgue. Even from their homes. Two of my neighbors have died in the last two years yet I never saw any indications of their death. But in many countries, people die in their community and are carried to their grave by the people in the community. Death is visible, including for children (a big no-no here in the US, hide the body, quick), and people are aware of this. Also, in countries undergoing war, famine and other types of strife, death is a common sight. A little bit of cultural sensitivity goes a long way... Jeff Spirer Photos: http://www.spirer.com One People: http://www.onepeople.com/