Re: On transience, sad beauty, and The Western Tradition

["L.Angulo" <labaloops@yahoo.com>]

maybe the line from Pink Floyds "quite desperation is the english way" is 
not so far fetched,and its certainly reflected in a lot of the music the 
have put out in the rock genre...



> I have found that British and American culture in
> particular seem to be afraid of the expression of emotions,
> particularly
> when they are 'negative' emotions like sadness,
> shame, anger,  etc.
> 
> I believe, from my understanding of our mutual histories,
> hearkens back to the culture of the 'stiff upper
> lip'  and the puritanism that has been a continual
> thread in our history.
>