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Originally posted by Erik P Conard
the dummy who told you not to wear your letters abroad is just
that...a dummy.
I was in Europe, England, Ireland, and I wore my masonic and
my TKE regalia. It helped me meet some of the finest people. I
took sensible precautions about being robbed or pick-pocketed.
Why should you cave in to such stupid suggestions? Wear your
greek letters with pride!
Sure, in Mexico we were told not to wear our masonic jewelry and
Shriner fez, as the county is anti-masonic...out of step even with
the catholic church today....duh...but I did heed that advice.
Wear your greek letters with pride! Do not shrink on this...
You will be telling the world you are proud of your affiliation. And
you should be.
Wear your greek letters with pride!

How long ago was this?

Like everyone else, I think it depends on where you are. I wore mine in Sicily... none of them knew what it was. But they loved us (all of Sicilian heritage... we were there on a government sponsor) and we never had problems. The peopel there are too happy to give foreigners problems! Plus if they had a problem they'd just make fun of them. All lovers, no fighters.