Dare To Ask Talk And News About Our Differences By PHILLIP MILANO Question I’m an American in a foreign country that has a lot of British ex-pats. I notice when they do dishes, they usually don’t rinse them. Why? It seems strange – wanting to eat off dishes with soap scum all over them. Susan, 35, Istanbul, Turkey Replies I don’t know, either, and I’m a Brit! I was …
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Dare to Ask: Debating (older) age and driving
By PHILLIP MILANO Question Do most older people feel it’s wrong for society to ask them not to drive? S.W., 20, female, Johnson City, Tenn. Replies My grandmother is a decent driver, but her boyfriend is terrible. He speeds, flips the bird and goes on a tirade if he’s cut off. . . . He is a danger to everybody …
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By PHILLIP MILANO Question Many times when a person is exhibiting symptoms of Tourette’s syndrome, they make sounds like loud noises or barks, or utter racial slurs or obscenities. What would they use verbally, if these people had never heard obscenities or certain slurs? Jay, Jacksonville Replies Well, Tourette’s isn’t about saying “dirty” words, it’s about saying ones that are …
Read More »Dare to Ask: We sense tension over massage therapy
By PHILLIP MILANO Question Why aren’t massage therapists recognized as having any value in the health industry? I get snubbed by chiropractors, physical therapists and occupational therapists when I inquire about employment. Mary, 25, Springfield, Vt. Replies Well, as a PT major, a lot of people asked me if I would be getting into massage therapy. I wanted no part …
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By PHILLIP MILANO Question Why is it that whenever the media (or the show COPS) goes into a poor house/apartment, there is almost always a bare mattress on the floor and piles of clothes everywhere? I understand if one could not afford a box spring or dresser, but do you have to be so sloppy? Bride, female, Detroit Replies When …
Read More »Dare to Ask: They dared to aks, so we’ll answer
By PHILLIP MILANO Question, Aksed Once Why is it a lot of African-Americans say words differently? For example, instead of “ask,” they pronounce it “aks”? L. Amor, 55, white female, Jacksonville Question, Aksed Repeatedly Why do so many black people say “aks”? I grew up saying “basghetti” and “liberry,” but I don’t still do it. FreedaBee, 42, white female, California …
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