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 Remittance man
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| JanH |
Lagt på d. 07/07-2014 19:40
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Jeg er fornylig stødt på betegnelsen "Remittance man" - og blev interesseret i at vide mere om det. En WiKi, på engelsk, OK? https://en.wikipe...ttance_man "Within Victorian British culture, this often meant the black sheep of an upper or middle-class family who was sent away (from the United Kingdom to the Empire), and paid to stay away. These men were generally of dissolute or drunken character, and may have been sent overseas after one or more disgraces at home. "Remittance men" also lived in several towns in the American [1] and Canadian West [2][3] There were also 'remittance women' but they are rarely discussed in scholarly works. American writer Mark Twain and Canadian poet Robert Service make references to those specific "remittance men" in some of their literary works. The term was in casual use in Alaska until the late 20th century, usually with a derogatory intent.[4]" Min familie der aldrig har haft penge af betydning, kunne derfor ikke sende mig væk, det klarede jeg selv da jeg blev 18 år (blev truet med børnehjem som 11 årig, meget umulig knægt) - sort opdragelse, sort skole, sort, sort.... Nå, jeg rejste til Thule Air Base som 24 årig, og blev der mange år - men tjente så selv pengene til at være "Black Sheep" i den små-borgerlige tight-ass familie, fred med dem. Nogle ærede medlemmer her der kender til "Remittance Men" ? 
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| hugoboerge |
Lagt på d. 08/07-2014 01:21
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Skal aerligt indroemme jeg har aldrig hoert udtrykket foer: Her er en sang om emnet, sunget af Jimmy Buffett http://www.youtub...z4YsEzKm38 "Remittance Man" Sinner on the mainland He's a sinner on the sea He looks for absolution Not accountability How many destinations Oh God he's seen them all He collects his precious pittance Never a port of call Remittance Man Black sheep of the family clan Broke too many rules along the way Remittance Man So far away from home No they'll never understand The Remittance Man A man of empty pockets From jingling his change The idleness and grieving For all that he retains By the harbour lights of Sydney Or the Bora Bora moon He recites his sad confession To the seagulls and the loons Remittance Man Black sheep of the family clan Broke too many rules along the way Remittance Man So far away from home No they'll never understand The Remittance Man Well you can claim that you were born a prince But you're the only one you can convince Survivor with no livelihood That you could ever make it good But still you dream of what you can pretend An unexpected passenger Boarded in Marseilles An angel full of tenderness She gave her heart away She was but a gypsy He was just a stray They almost made a miracle but it slowly slipped away So he follows the equator With a wish to run aground It's a very vicious circle Goin' round and round and round And he watches from the fantail As the mainland disappears Just like the Flying Dutchman He's a prisoner of his fears Remittance Man Black sheep of the family clan Broke too many rules along the way Remittance Man So far away from home No they'll never understand No they'll never understand No they'll never understand The Remittance Man |
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