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CUSTOM
IF YOU GO TO VISIT SOMEONE AT THEIR HOME AND THEY'RE NOT HOME, YOU
TAKE SOMETHING CLOSE AT HAND AND SLIP IT EITHER BETWEEN THE SCREEN
DOOR AND FRONT DOOR OR JUST LEAVE IT IN FRONT OF THE DOOR TO LET
THEM KNOW THAT SOMEONE WAS THERE.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 10-15-1971
