Word: souvenir
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Vietnam. Anyone susceptible to the sentimental image of the U.S. and Vietnam as lion and lamb lying down together can be cured by a visit to the war museum in Saigon, where the propaganda about American atrocities is ham-handed and offensive, and where G.I. gear is sold at souvenir stands. A great deal of history stands between the U.S. and Vietnam, as between the U.S. and China. Ideology stands between us too. Communism is dead in both China and Vietnam, but authoritarianism thrives...
Visitors should not miss the Black Dog Tavern an Bakery, where they can get a souvenir T-shirt for less than the price of dinner--and it'll last longer too. Don't wear it on the island, though; it's a sure sign you're "from off island." Less sober spring-breakers will be disappointed to find that Vineyard Haven is a dry town, hailing from the days of "tee-totaling"--but most restaurants don't mind if you b.y.o.b...
Show the roommates that you intend to include them in your new life with your girlfriend. Play catch with them. If you go on a business trip, bring each of them a little souvenir. Include them in your outings with your girlfriend. And finally--if things seem to be going especially well--ask them to call you "Boyfriend...
...Ruby herself so deftly puts it, it doesn't matter whether you live in the country or the city, whether you're in souvenir sales or corporate business--the big questions remain the same. In depicting this proud girl's experiences, "Ruby in Paradise" becomes a picture essay of life in the South Florida resort town and offers some 1990s answers to age-old dilemmas. For example, when Ruby is visiting her new boyfriend, Mike, at the plant nursery where he works, she remarks on how perfect the boss's family appears, but quickly adds that it is the woman...
...think it's much more for tourists than we had hoped," Gifford says. The stores are, indeed, devoted to tourists who make impulse purchases and shop for small gifts, not staple items. According to Gifford, a "Where's Cambridge" video and souvenir shop may soon move into the arcade, clinching the "Shops'" role as a blatant tourist trap...