Comments on Anomalies of American life: standing ovationsTypePad2013-10-04T11:16:14ZSeduliahttps://www.ruerude.com/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://www.ruerude.com/2013/10/anomalies-of-american-life-standing-ovations/comments/atom.xml/chrissoup commented on 'Anomalies of American life: standing ovations'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c82d353ef019affeaaae9970c2013-10-10T18:38:59Z2013-10-10T19:35:19ZchrissoupThat's America for you. If there's something to be overdone, we do it.<p>That's America for you. If there's something to be overdone, we do it.</p>Frances/Materfamilias commented on 'Anomalies of American life: standing ovations'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c82d353ef019affc5e568970d2013-10-04T14:22:16Z2013-10-04T17:42:27ZFrances/Materfamiliashttp://materfamiliasknits.blogspot.comOh, it's true. As regular and enthusiastic opera-goers, we try to resist (my husband is more committed to the resistance...<p>Oh, it's true. As regular and enthusiastic opera-goers, we try to resist (my husband is more committed to the resistance than I am, I must admit), but feel as if the label "churlish" floats above our (sitting) heads . . . It's so degraded a gesture that once was meaningful -- I think back to concerts, ballets, operas of which one said "It was marvelous. Extraordinary. The audience even gave a standing ovation" . . . .</p>