{"id":2175,"date":"2013-02-21T12:46:38","date_gmt":"2013-02-21T16:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/core\/?p=2175"},"modified":"2013-02-21T12:46:38","modified_gmt":"2013-02-21T16:46:38","slug":"sting-confucius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/core\/2013\/02\/21\/sting-confucius\/","title":{"rendered":"Sting & Confucius"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Core presents a song by Sting titled Englishman in New York. <\/em>It’s message relates to CC102’s study of the Analects <\/i>of Confucius. The Confucian idea of the ethics of a “gentleman”, to some extent, provides directions on how to behave in the “gentlemanly” way when in a foreign land.<\/p>\n

Sting addresses this idea of a “gentleman” far from home. Here are the lyrics:<\/p>\n

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I don’t drink coffee I take tea my dear
\nI like my toast done on one side
\nAnd you can hear it in my accent when I talk
\nI’m an Englishman in New York<\/p>\n

See me walking down Fifth Avenue
\nA walking cane here at my side
\nI take it everywhere I walk
\nI’m an Englishman in New York<\/p>\n

I’m an alien I’m a legal alien
\nI’m an Englishman in New York
\nI’m an alien I’m a legal alien
\nI’m an Englishman in New York<\/p>\n

If, “Manners maketh man” as someone said
\nThen he’s the hero of the day
\nIt takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
\nBe yourself no matter what they say<\/p>\n

I’m an alien I’m a legal alien
\nI’m an Englishman in New York
\nI’m an alien I’m a legal alien
\nI’m an Englishman in New York<\/p>\n

Modesty, propriety can lead to notoriety
\nYou could end up as the only one
\nGentleness, sobriety are rare in this society
\nAt night a candle’s brighter than the sun<\/p>\n

Takes more than combat gear to make a man
\nTakes more than a license for a gun
\nConfront your enemies, avoid them when you can
\nA gentleman will walk but never run<\/p>\n

If, “Manners maketh man” as someone said
\nThen he’s the hero of the day
\nIt takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
\nBe yourself no matter what they say<\/p>\n

I’m an alien I’m a legal alien
\nI’m an Englishman in New York
\nI’m an alien I’m a legal alien
\nI’m an Englishman in New York<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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