On Thursday, April 06, 2000 4:19 PM, Bernice Chow [SMTP:jolan@home.com] wrote: > Spoiler Alert (the last episode of the first season) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I agree with the point that Ryka had made. Reinhard wants to keep > the > hair of Kircheis is a way of comfort and could always remind him > the > mistake that he had made. > > I am not sure whether keeping a lock of someone hair is only an > Asian > practice or not. But if it is, then the only explanation that I > could > ever think of is that the author himself is an Japanese.... > > > Bernice >It's not only an Asian custom. IIRC, it was very common in Europe. Jennifer jcaliff@nsai-petro.com http://users.ev1.net/~jcaliff/iserlohn.htm PISCES! "You are the true Lord of the Dance, no matter what those idiots at work say" - YOUR HOROSCOPE FOR TODAY by "Weird Al" Yankovic