6. Weapons
As a sophomore in high school I didn't have a whole lot of access to machetes. Until I went on mission trips that is. Suddenly, it was completely OK for me to buy a two foot long sword. What would have been confiscated by my parents if I brought it home from the hardware store down the street was suddenly cultural and even religious, because I bought it on a mission trip. Did I still cut myself with it and practice throwing it into the ground like some sort of adventurer with acne? Without a doubt. And if your question is "Is it true that when your wife goes out of town with the kids you carry around the Maasai warrior club your brother got you from Kenya for protection against the cat burglars you feel are lurking in your very safe, very quiet suburban neighborhood?" the answer is yes. But only because I'm a wuss with an active imagination.
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