Comments on: Coffee Shop Pariah http://www.jimhodgson.com/2010/03/03/coffee-shop-pariah/ Adventures of a Recovering Fat Guy Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:08:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sidewalk Tomato http://www.jimhodgson.com/2010/03/03/coffee-shop-pariah/comment-page-1/#comment-84210 Sidewalk Tomato Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:16:55 +0000 http://www.jimhodgson.com/?p=1921#comment-84210 I love David Sedaris, but have the same problem with people staring at me on public transport. However, somehow there are different standards of decorum on the bus. Compared to the people yacking loudly on the phone about their skin conditions or clipping their nails, I remain a Tender Goddess. (Have you read his book <i>Naked</i>? That might be my favorite of his.) For similar reasons I love P.G. Wodehouse's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Life-Jeeves-Bertie-Compendium/dp/0140059024" rel="nofollow">Life With Jeeves</a>, which has less poignancy than Sedaris and is simply straight-up humor. I re-read it every other year or so, once I've forgotten most of the lovely turns of phrase. I love David Sedaris, but have the same problem with people staring at me on public transport. However, somehow there are different standards of decorum on the bus. Compared to the people yacking loudly on the phone about their skin conditions or clipping their nails, I remain a Tender Goddess. (Have you read his book Naked? That might be my favorite of his.)

For similar reasons I love P.G. Wodehouse’s Life With Jeeves, which has less poignancy than Sedaris and is simply straight-up humor. I re-read it every other year or so, once I’ve forgotten most of the lovely turns of phrase.

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