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TO SPLIT A FRIENDSHIP
"WHEN YOU MAKE SOMEONE A GIFT OF A KNIFE OR ANYTHING SHARP,
YOU SHOULD GIVE THEM A COIN WITH IT. IF YOU DO NOT, SOME PEOPLE
BELIEVE IT WILL SPLIT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS PERSON."
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |