rumor has it that [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > <<ernest breakfield wrote: daytime use of running lights (what you > > and many Amerikuns call "parking lights">> > > > I find your continued use of the term "Amerikuns" insulting and > demeaning. You may think it's oh-so-trendy looking down at the > common herd but I find it a bit much. I would think that as a > newish contributor to this list, you would be a bit more > circumspect.
I think it is entirely appropriate to poke fun at the folks in the USA that think they alone are "Americans". What about Canada? And Mexico? They are both even in _North_ America. What about all of central and south America? They should all qualify for the term "American" just as much as people from Japan, China, Korea, etc. can all be called "Asian". America is a _continent_ not a country!! So if Ernest uses self-imposed miss-label in a less than flattering fasion, I think it is eminently suitable. -- Philip, a proud patriot of the USA
