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Message from: Daniel
About: Reponse to Arnaud about 'sentiments'

Sat, 7 Mar 98 22:26:09 EST

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    Hi Arnaud
    I think that in general when someone talks about a
    "good" relationship, no matter what kind, they are usually
    talking about one in which the people involved are open
    about their feelings. So when asked about a good parent,
    a good professor, a good neighbor, or a good friend, feelings
    always comes up no matter what. I think that we as americans
    have put so much value on what the individual thinks that we
    have gone from considering the most external to the most
    internal. But because going to the most internal takes extra
    effort, most "good" relationships, "good" friends,
    "good" parents, etc., involve the consideration of feelings
    in them.

    I hope this helps some in the understanding of Americans
    openness to feelings.