Query about US belief

[Paul B. Gallagher]

Natalie Kononenko wrote:

> This is not exactly a SEELANGS question, but I thought I would ask.
> 
> I am teaching a course on Ukrainian folk belief and one of the topics
> we cover is folk healers (babky) and witches (vid'my).  We talk about
> the process by which folk healers can so easily be accussed of
> witchcraft.  To give them a contemporary example, I used Wayne
> Gretzky who is an icon of goodness and virtue (as well as athletic
> prowess) here in Edmonton, Canada, and the accusations of his
> involvement in the sports gambling scandal.  The students asked me to
> what extent people were interested in Gretzky in the States.  I said
> I would ask.

To my deep chagrin, hockey is a minor sport down here, and most people 
who don't follow it can only name one player. In hockey towns like 
Philadelphia or Detroit, and in the northern parts of the country 
generally, you'll get more understanding and name recognition, but most 
of the population would be hard-pressed to distinguish the red line from 
the blue line, much less name the players.

-- 
War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.
--
Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
http://pbg-translations.com

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