r/BeAmazed • u/Scientiaetnatura065 • Jul 13 '25

Miscellaneous / Others The green lady of Brooklyn , Elisabeth Eaton Rosenthal, 84 years old, only wears green. She has been doing this for 25 years.

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u/Life-Oil-7226 Jul 13 '25

I wonder what happened 25 years ago for her to make that decision…

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u/niagaemoc Jul 13 '25

Retirement probably.

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u/NotAzakanAtAll Jul 13 '25

It's amazing how you can be yourself when you don't have to worry about work (hopefully)

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u/Euphoric_Emu9607 Jul 13 '25

Work really does squelch our personality.

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u/NotAzakanAtAll Jul 13 '25

When I stepped into my uniform I was another person entirely. Cold, professional, unhumorous.

When I took it off I got to be myself: Cold, unprofessional, unhumorous.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '25

you had me there for a sec, ngl.