Dare To Ask Talk And News About Our Differences By PHILLIP MILANO Question Why do drive-through ATM machines have braille on the buttons? Nick, Moscow, Idaho Replies Haven’t you ever backed up to an ATM so your passenger could use it? Cindy, Lansing, Mich. A better question would be why they don’t have instructions posted in braille or aren’t required to speak instructions. Each ATM has a different button ...
Read More »DARE TO ASK: Catholics in need of education
By PHILLIP MILANO Question Why don’t Catholics understand why they do and say all the rituals they do and say? Robin, Bastrop, Texas Replies Most likely the Catholics you’ve talked to didn’t pay attention in Catechism class (yes, we have slackers, too, just like every other religion). Or they only went to church to please their parents, and stopped once ...
Read More »DARE TO ASK: White ink will fade on dark skin
By PHILLIP MILANO Question Because people with light skin get tattoos with black or colored inks, why don’t black people get tattoos with white ink? Jean T., Shreveport, La. Replies White ink exists, and I’ve seen it on some tattoos, but it is quite transparent, more so even than other light-colored tattoo inks, and is mostly used to lighten the ...
Read More »DARE TO ASK: Do American Indians have a low physical tolerance for alcohol?
By PHILLIP MILANO Question Is there any truth to the stereotype that Native Americans cannot hold alcohol? R.D., female, Jacksonville Replies People whose cultures have been decimated by genocide face a great risk of substance abuse. We demolished their cultures, stole their land and brought about the death of well over 90 percent of their people. Who could endure this ...
Read More »DARE TO ASK: If she asks, should a guy give up porn?
By PHILLIP MILANO Question To men: If you had a great sexual relationship, but your partner did not want you looking at porn because it bothered her, would you stop? T.H., 20, female, S.C. Replies Are you crazy? Carl, 30, Hamden, Conn. I wouldn’t. Men have porn, women have Cosmo. Ethan, 32, New Orleans My partner using porn makes me ...
Read More »DARE TO ASK: Why is Patel big name in motel biz?
By PHILLIP MILANO Question Why are so many Indian people either owners or managers of independent motels, and why do a large percentage have the last name “Patel”? Dick A., Santa Rosa, Calif. Replies One or two families get their foot in the door, then through hard work, networking, informal credit and pooling resources they get their brothers, sisters, cousins, ...
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