tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397458401964960323.post2086090538666413595..comments2023-12-23T00:21:06.459-08:00Comments on tohu vabohu: David & Jonathan: Best Friends Forever or Something MoreGary Yateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08570514794559825464noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397458401964960323.post-48506623434360090092009-08-17T20:11:50.709-07:002009-08-17T20:11:50.709-07:00I'm just glad someone speaks truth on a level ...I'm just glad someone speaks truth on a level that I can't, we all have our calling to speak truth, Gary just speaks it from a different plane than most of us. Thanks Dr Yates!MikesGatewayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12903293262841491029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397458401964960323.post-88687726262751765822009-08-17T20:07:00.523-07:002009-08-17T20:07:00.523-07:00It is additionally very important to keep in mind ...It is additionally very important to keep in mind cultural differences here as well. Even today, one can observe two men holding hands in many countries in the Middle East.<br /><br />To quote from http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/etiquette/doing-business-middleeast.html:<br />"When doing business in the Middle East, handshakes are always used and can last a long time. ...Do not be surprised if your hand is held while you are led somewhere. Holding hands among men is common and does not carry the same connotations as it does in the West."<br /><br />I would assume that these differing views of male friendships were in play here as well and would have flavored the way this close friendship is expressed. <br /><br />I remember coming to this country first in 1977, and no man would have hugged another at that time. Now culture has shifted, and these expressions are common among the younger generation of men.Spelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10555988830945212943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397458401964960323.post-85985637876293293042009-08-17T19:51:52.677-07:002009-08-17T19:51:52.677-07:00Very well researched and reasoned. Thanks for your...Very well researched and reasoned. Thanks for your careful conservative non-polemic study.Larry Gotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01459919969235026475noreply@blogger.com