Pentecostal Kros

In the reading it talked about the proceedings in a Pentecostal church in London. I thought it was interesting how they direct their meetings. It talked about how an elder of the church called on a member to come up and testify. While the member testifies, anyone can interject and say whatever they feel inclined to say. It was an informal setting in that it wasn't a structured speech event. The other part of the reading talked about public displays of anger in Papua New Guinea. They call these displays "kros". It said that it is not unusual to hear loud shrills coming from the villagers' homes at the end of the day. What I thought was interesting was that it is an unwritten rule to allow people to have these outbursts. It talked about how work-related stress is a great contributor to "kros". I don't think it is that much different in our own culture. The only difference is that we like to yell in private. Americans typically don't like others to know of their problems.