Mixing the Magical and Muggle Worlds - LINKS

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 127174


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Richard Jones"
<jones.r.h.j at w...> wrote:
> 
> I'm confused by the apparent lack of knowledge of the Muggle world
> by  witches and wizards.
> 
> In the first book, it says that "loads of" students come from the 
> Muggle families.  So any witch or wizard who went to Hogwarts should 
> know stuff about them.  Like how to dress like a Muggle.  Also there 
> is only one "all magic" town in Britain (Hogsmeade); the rest live
> in  London or wherever and so they should know how Muggles dress.  
> 
> ...edited...
> 
> And why didn't Harry or Hermione or some other Muggle-born ever 
> bring a pen to school?
> 
> I know it is fun the way JKR is mixing things up, but there doesn't 
> seem to be any rhyme or reason to it all.
> 
> Richard Jones

bboyminn:

Oh what a tangled web we weave when we ask question for which I happen
to have a personal Link List.

I'm not sure if people like or dislike my link lists, I posted a few
recently. For those who don't like it, you are certainly free to
ignore the links and discuss the topic. For those who would like to
look back at old theories and ideas, feel equally free.

You mention that many wizards like the Black family and Moody live
right in London, how can they ignore a huge city around them? To this
I always respond by pointing out that every big city has somewhat
isolated enclaves within their city boundaries; examples, Chinatown,
Little Saigon, Little Tokyo, etc.... 

Many of the people who emigrate to these cities, especially older
people, use these enclaves of their own familiar culture to isolate
themselves from the new culture they are immersed in. For example,
myself and my Korean business partner has dinner with some
Korean/Americans in Koreatown-Los Angeles. During the entire evening,
our host never spoke a single word of English. Despite his marginal
English, he was a successful businessman. Successful because he did
all his business in Koreatown, and to a very great extent isolating
himself from American culture. Side note; Koreatown-L.A. is 250,000
people; that's bigger than the city of Minneapolis, MN.

I won't elaborate beyond what I have said because some of the links go
into my 'Chinatown' theory in depth, but it's enough to give you the
general idea of how one culture can isolate itself inside of another.

Link List -

From: "Steve" <bboy_mn at ...>
Date: Wed Dec 4, 2002  11:40 am
Subject: Re: Question about wizards and living....
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/47712
-General Discussion of the mixing of Magic and Muggle people.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/47725
-Same thread, but focuses specifically in the Burrow.

From: "Steve" <bboy_mn at ...>
Date: Wed Oct 23, 2002  11:53 pm
Subject: Robes and other Clothing
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/45724
-focuses mainly on Clothing and Robes

From: "Steve <bboy_mn at ...>" <bboy_mn at ...>
Date: Wed Jan 1, 2003  5:57 pm
Subject: Re: Wizard Clothes. Plus Wizard Isolation.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/49071
-Discusses Clothing and touches on my Chinatown Theory.

From: "Steve <bboy_mn at ...>" <bboy_mn at ...>
Date: Fri Jan 24, 2003  11:25 pm
Subject: Re: Muggle Questions Was: McGonagall the snoop
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/50557
-Again touches on the Chinatown theory as an analogy to the Wizard World.

From: "Steve" <bboy_mn at ...>
Date: Thu Jul 3, 2003  12:19 pm
Subject: Re: Why are some poor, others rich in the WW?
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/67108
-Chinetown analogy relating to the necessity of Muggle/Magic interaction.

From: "Steve" <bboy_mn at ...>
Date: Mon Aug 11, 2003  8:44 am
Subject: Re: Food in wizarding world
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/76535
-Open air markets and food in the wizard world.

From: "Steve" <bboy_mn at ...>
Date: Tue Aug 26, 2003  1:31 pm
Subject: Muggle traditions at Hogwarts? (Was - Re: Religion
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/78853
-Wizard transportation, holidays, shopping, and muggle interaction

From: "Steve" <bboy_mn at ...>
Date: Tue Aug 26, 2003  4:50 pm
Subject: Muggle traditions at Hogwarts? (Was - Re: Religion
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/78882
-Christmas in the Wizard World and other overlaps.

For what it's worth.

Steve/bboyminn