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You are never to look at your shoes when you walk
or you will be considered poor. Kids are punished
for this because strangers would automatically
pity them, thinking this was the first pair of
shoes they ever wore.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 00001950S