LL-L "Tradition" 2011.03.09 (02) [EN]

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From: Tom Mc Rae <thomas.mcrae at bigpond.com>
Subject: LL-L "Tradition" 2011.03.07 (5) [EN]



Alas Australia has adopted this tradition from its US origins.

Even crazier they adopted the silly English Upper Class practice of Debutant
Balls where young girls are presented to some

local man of minor significance. All girls wore white gowns and were
escorted by a handsome male to the podium where they curtsied

to the Big Kahuna.



While this latter practice is dying out in the cities in direct proportion
to the influx of non-English immigrants it still goes on

in rural areas with a local politician being the "lucky" fellah.

In Britain we merely had a school dance.



On 08/03/2011, at 1:06 PM, Hellinckx Luc <luc.hellinckx at gmail.com> wrote:



Subject: LL-L "Tradition"



Beste Lowlanders,

Just want to inform you about a tradition that hasn't received any attention
until now...as far as I know.

Most of you will be familiar with something that Americans call "prom
night", an event where high school students are organising a ball, dressed
in formal attire. This is a so-called "galabal" in my neck of the woods,
happening usually at the very end of the school year.



Best Regards
Tom Mc Rae
Brisbane Australia
Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized.
–Albert Einstein



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