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MAN ON HORSEBACK
IF SOMEONE COMES TO YOUR HOUSE, YOU ONLY ASK HIM ONCE TO EAT, BUT
IF HE'S ON HORSEBACK, YOU ASK HIM TWICE BECAUSE HE HAS TO GET DOWN
FROM HIS HORSE FIRST.
Submitter comment: THIS WAS TOLD TO INFORMANT AS A CHILD BY HIS ITALIAN BORN FATHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROSEVILLE
Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |