I've been sort of lurking on the sidelines throughout all of this debate for
the most part, but I just had a thought.
I live in a retirement community filled with seniors and veterans of war. I
don't know much, if anything about Spitfire aircraft and with all due
respect, I'm really not all that interested in researching them. Perhaps I
should. I DO know a little something about Spitfire sports cars (and I'm
learning more -- sometimes the hard way -- almost daily!). I could talk
about Spitfires cars all day with anyone I meet. But I know that I would
personally feel like a complete horses arse if someday a WWII veteran, to
whom I owe so very much, were to walk up to my car one day and strike up a
conversation with me about military aircraft because he saw the plane
pictured on my club jacket or window decal or whatever and assumed I knew
something about them.
I personally would feel like a fraud sporting an emblem from WWII or one
that pictured a WWII aircraft on it. I would feel as though I was
dishonoring the many distinguished veterans in my community by doing so.
I'd love to belong to the club, but not if it means I have to talk about
planes or
other topics I'm not qualified or interested in discussing with any degree
of
intelligence.
Best wishes,
Jeff in San Diego
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