“in a village you can't sack or fight with someone, as you'll find yourself stuck beside them in the hairdresser's next morning.” FightingNextMorningStuckFinding YourselfVillageHairdresser Book:Turn Right At The Spotted Dog Source: Turn Right At The Spotted Dog
“My paternal grandmother would not light a fire on the Sabbath and piled all Sunday's washing-up in a bucket, to be dealt with on Monday morning, because the Sabbath was a day of rest--a practice that made my paternal grandfather, the village atheist, as mad as fire. Nevertheless, he willed five quid to the minister, just to be on the safe side.” MadeLightSidesPracticeMorningFireFiveAtheismSafeMadAtheistMinistersGrandmotherSundayVillageGrandfatherNeverthelessMondayWashingSabbathBucketsMonday MorningDay Of Rest Book:Shaking a Leg: Collected Writings Source: Shaking a Leg: Collected Writings
“I spent nearly two years in a small village - perhaps seventy families. I've never worked harder or learned so much so fast in my life; as an anthropologist you are at work from when you open your eyes in the morning to when you close them at night.” YearsTwoEyeNightMorningHarderTwo YearsVillageSeventiesAnthropologistsSmall Villages Author:James C. Scott