The President Has Landed

Posted by The Fairy Godmistress 07/03/2008 9:30 PM

Tags: TCU president, duncan pickard, middle east, cultural garb

Newly elected TCU President, Duncan Pickard, is spending his summer in Amman, Jordan and he has wasted no time adapting to the culture.

His traditional garb is supposed to make him "blend in" with the locals.

I don't know... He still looks like a White Boy from the Vineyard to me.

Comments

Anonymous says,

my heart just stopped. Posted 07/03/2008 10:21 PMReply

The Philosopher says,

Seconded. Posted 07/04/2008 05:46 AMReply

Anonymous says,

The tremendous amount of time and dedication it takes to learn a language as difficult as Arabic and discover a culture so unfairly hampered by stereotypes is immense. I applaud any individual who is so willing to devote himself to advancing the idea of pluralism within our society. I would like to see us all attempt to spend a summer under the excoriating heat of the Jordanian sun, learning about the unfamiliar practices of an understudied region, just to see what we would do to �blend in�. Posted 07/04/2008 9:26 PMReply

Anonymous says,

umm, its not that serious previous poster. not everyone is as ignorant of other cultures as you assume. just because the practices of that region are unfamiliar to you, it does not mean that it is likewise for others. Maybe its time you do a little learning for yourself and stop praising people for doing what they ought to do anyways. Posted 07/04/2008 10:53 PMReply

Anonymous says,

it's a good thing he ain't jewish. as it turns out, the jordanians are a lot warmer to the gentiles than to the jews! Posted 07/05/2008 11:35 PMReply

Anonymous says,

why are we stalking duncan? a little desperate for stories? meh, i guess it's better than the standard unfunny Institute video. Posted 07/06/2008 9:40 PMReply

Anonymous says,

@ Anonymous:
Islam = Death Cult Posted 07/07/2008 01:13 AMReply

Anonymous says,

Pickard is a secret Muslim! You heard it here first. Posted 07/23/2008 3:46 PMReply