Notes on things intercultural, photography, the media, and other things that interest me
Monday, 8 December 2008
The Gaucho
On the floor under his feet Fodor's Guide lay open. THE GAUCHO ACQUIRED AN EXAGGERATED NOTION OF MASTERY OVER HIS OWN DESTINY FROM THE SIMPLE ACT OF RIDING ON HORSEBACK WAY FAR ACROSS THE PLAIN. Anne Carson: Autobiography of Red
Gauchos have a culture of their own, indeed. In Pôrto Alegre on a Sunday I loved to watch the gaúchos come in to town and swagger with attitude across the praça in their bombachas (gaucho pants), a large knife tucked in their belt on one side--and their cell phone on the other. Quite a show. Definitely macho. Women are to be pretty and follow.
Gauchos have a culture of their own, indeed. In Pôrto Alegre on a Sunday I loved to watch the gaúchos come in to town and swagger with attitude across the praça in their bombachas (gaucho pants), a large knife tucked in their belt on one side--and their cell phone on the other. Quite a show. Definitely macho. Women are to be pretty and follow.
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