Valentina Expressions

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jdaw1
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Valentina Expressions wrote:Know the rule of serving Port and you will look tall like a connoisseur.
Despite the phrasing, that might work. But please explain how somebody making such a comment could non-ironically illustrate the story with:
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Because the author is an interior designer, not a Port expert.
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I can understand that it might make you feel taller, but look taller?
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Would it be too unfair to suggest that anyone who thinks a port sipper will elevate their social status, is, to some degree, a pretentious peasant?
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But I'm a peasant and I understand all too clearly that these will not help with my social status. I think these are aimed at a special group of people not yet fully integrated into a decent taxonomy. But they buy commemorative plates and subscribe to 'the peoples friend'.
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