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Originally Posted by Grumpy
Take a village to raise a child.
Just curious..
Grumpy
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Perhaps in this sense it does. I grew up in a small village in Quebec where everyone in the village knew who I was. You were very careful about how you behaved in public, a) because any dumb acts would be brought to your parent's attention very quickly, and b) behaving like an a**hole in public would reflect badly on your upbringing. Not that it spoiled our fun because it sure did not.
Sure everyone knew everyone Else's 'business' but not in a bad sense. for example when an elderly couple got burnt out before the day was out an empty house was made available and furniture and food was provided.