--- Robert Osmun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Please, enough name calling. I've known Hans for quite a long time and > think he's a pretty good guy. He's always been very generous with his wealth > of knowledge and experience and is one of the very few professional hornists > who even contribute to this list. Please also remember that, even though > Han's English is excellent, it's still not his first language. So, instead > of spending your time in high dudgeon, why not take Mark Twain's advice: > "Never miss an opportunity to keep your mouth shut.", and try to learn > something. > > Bob Osmun
I am very much with Bob, and I think he touches the core of the perceived problems. I do not agree with all of Hanss points of view, but my biggest complaint with Hans is that his abilities of expressing himself in English is not very good. Hans is a few years older than me, but we have been raised in each our end of the German spoken northern-central Europe. When I read Hans, then I translate his formally correct English back to German, and then there are no attitude problems. If you do not like Hanss postings, then skip them. Yet you then will loose an immense resource of not only horn related, but general, inherited traditions of music. Klaus Smedegaard Bjerre, who obviously is a Dane despite being raised in post-war Germany __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
