"out of tribal experience"

[Joel S. Berson]

A friend related what she called an "out of tribal experience" the
other day.  She is a member at an exercise salon in her home
town.  When she used the "travel" privileges at a branch in another
town she felt shunned.  But when she switched her membership to that
salon, she felt welcomed.  (So far this applies only to the
management; she hasn't had sufficient encounters within the tribe to
report reactions of other salon users.)

I thought it was a clever invention.  There appear to be no instances
on Google, although there is a "Tribal Experience" tour company
(www.thetribalexperience.com).

Joel

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