Silent Servants...

Silent Servants...

... of the Used, Abused, and Utterly Screwed Up.

A Secular Franciscan looks at the world...
with a more jaundiced eye than ever...
and lots of ellipses for you to fill in the missing text...
(with thanks to Thomas S. Klise for the title)



Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

The Right-to-Quiet Movement: Shouting down excess noise

"English is not intrinsically louder than any other language, but Americans, as a group, tend to speak more loudly than any other nationality I’ve encountered in my travels—even if they’re speaking the local language."
Who among us hasn't heard stories about the 'loud Americans'?

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