--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" <steve.sundur@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" steve.sundur@ > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wayback71" <wayback71@> > wrote: > > > > Saw and loved Good Night and Good Luck, too. The Kings Speech > > > > made me feel that same respect for the clear thinking and dignity > > > > and eloquent speech of those days. . > > > > > > > That's funny. Why don't you ask England's "royal" subjects or > > > their descendents from around the world at that time, if they > > > long for those days of old. > > > > With all due respect, why don't you? Oh yeah...you'd > > have to actually *meet* some of these people you're > > theorizing about. > > > > No disrespect, dude, but I haven't gotten the impression > > from anything you've written here to FFL that you've > > left the USA in years, if ever. If this be the case, you > > really don't have the RIGHT to comment on "What people > > in other countries believe." You've never fucking met > > them or talked with them. > > I really have no idea what you are talking about. But no worry. > Evidently you hold a contrary position that the peoples of India and > other British colonies may have preferred that arrangement. So be it. > Seems strange, but that's your perspective. But I also find it > humorous that whatever country you find yourself seems to sparkle for > you at the outset, only to use it's glitter at the end of your two year > hiatus. If you were only aware of how often you contradict yourself > over time. And unfortunately, it only seems to be getting worse.
> > Anything said by an American about another country in > > the world who has not actually *been* in that country is > > bullshit. Anyone who would have you believe otherwise > > is a bullshitter. I take it that this "comeback" is your way of saying that you really HAVEN'T been outside the borders of the US in decades, right? :-) I've been honest about the way I perceive the bipolar nature of the Netherlands since I first brought it up. Nothing I've experienced since being here has altered my first impressions that much. > It also seems that the anger content of your posting seems > to be on a real increase. That's merely the way you see it. In honesty, I feel more pity than anger. That's, I suspect, what you're picking up on, and lashing out at.