[Tango-L] "Original," "Oldest," etc.

[Carol Shepherd]

Dear list:

An observation on human behavior and mailing lists --

Asking questions such as "Which is the oldest X?" or "Which is the 
original Y?" is destined (particularly on this list) to quickly 
deteriorate into a nitpick-fest.

Assuming that's not the objective in the first place, here's a 
suggestion on how to avoid that.  Why not rephrase this inquiry into 
"let's compile a list of all the tango festivals we know about, together 
with the city, and the year they had their first festival".

Here's a start to that list:

Festival Tangomarkkinat, July 1985 - ?, Seinäjoki, Finland



Regards,


Anna Zelenina wrote:
> "longest running events":
> 
> The Finnish Festival Tangomarkkinat started in July 1985 in Seinäjoki. 
> Other sources tell about a first tango festival in México in June of 1980. 
> México has a strong tradition of tango. See also. "el tango en México". México DF. 1995
> 
> Anna
> 
> 
>>Randy wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Lydia is technically correct saying that Tango Fantasy on Miami Beach 
>>>is the longest running event.
>>
> 
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