Date:  Fri, 26 Jan 1996 09:50:06 -0500

From:  Molly Dickmeyer <dickmeye[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]JBLSMTP.PHL.LRPUB.COM>

Subject: Re: expressions -Reply



Rima:



Where I come from (PA German country), this is among the highest of

compliments. I agree with you're theory of it implying experience,

but I'm not sure about sophistication, necessarily, beyond being

"civilized"; "and wore shoes" might be the equivalent of saying "and

walks upright," if you get my drift. There's also an element of

having common sense and the "right" priorities. A related saying is

"been around long enough to know what's what."



Molly

>>> Kim & Rima McKinzey <rkm[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]SLIP.NET> 1/26/96, 02:23am >>>

>"If ice freezes on high water, the water will come back and get it."

>

>"Go back and lick your calf over again."



This reminds me of my grandmother-in-law who, after visiting my

husband and me for the first time, said of me in a later discussion,

that I'd "been around and wore shoes." This was said as a compliment

and I defined it as referring to someone who had more experience or

sophistication. I've never heard it before or since. Comments?



Rima