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What does it mean?
The author corrects a common stereotype about English women's clothing choices.
In plain terms
English women do not actually wear tweed nightgowns.
What can you take from it?
Challenge stereotypes about national or cultural habits when you hear them.

Where it applies

  • cross-cultural interaction
  • writing settings
  • social observation

Putting it to work

  • verify assumptions
  • observe reality
  • correct myths

Questions to consider

  • What common beliefs about places are false?
  • How do we learn about other cultures?

Another view

Some stereotypes exist because they contain a grain of truth for some.

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