crustycontrarian t1_j1gefd5 wrote on December 24, 2022 at 3:24 AM Reply to comment by cmull123 in Added a monogram to my buffalo leather briefcase, purchased in 2014 from an Indian craftsman. The thicker, tougher leather not only lasts a lifetime with minimal maintenance, but gets more distinguished with wear by PatPetPitPotPut That’s the thing tho, cows are sacred, buffaloes aren’t. Also India has huge populations of every type of people including those that do not revere cows (e.g. a Muslim population of 200 million). If you’re not familiar with that scale and diversity, trying to extrapolate from knowledge of other places is not very effective. Permalink Parent 5
crustycontrarian t1_j1gefd5 wrote
Reply to comment by cmull123 in Added a monogram to my buffalo leather briefcase, purchased in 2014 from an Indian craftsman. The thicker, tougher leather not only lasts a lifetime with minimal maintenance, but gets more distinguished with wear by PatPetPitPotPut
That’s the thing tho, cows are sacred, buffaloes aren’t.
Also India has huge populations of every type of people including those that do not revere cows (e.g. a Muslim population of 200 million).
If you’re not familiar with that scale and diversity, trying to extrapolate from knowledge of other places is not very effective.