One more An Tir 12th Night Observation

Boy, I'm posty-mcpostpants lately... ;-)

I thought there was a lot more bowing and handkissing than what we have here in the West; reminded me of what it was like "in the before time" (remember, I joined the SCA in 1977). I can't think of when I last saw any Westerner bow to a duke as they passed by, but it was pretty darn common this last weekend. Now, I would be tempted to argue that this is because dukes (and all other peers) are thick on the ground down here. But An Tir seems to have a lot of dukes too, so I don't think that in and of itself explains it. And almost every man I was introduced to kissed my hand, and that just doesn't happen down here that much any more. (onerie opined at the time that it was because I was all "shiney", and she may be right. :-) )

I chatted with Paul (of B.) about this Sat. evening and he agreed. We thought it reminded us of what the West used to be like in years past. I think we've lost it because we are all pretty urban, and events just have lots more people. We are, after all, just a reflection of the local culture.

OK, back to work for me...