It's true that US Americans are, on the average, ignorant of anything beyond the USA. But that is mostly due to our geography. I drove 17 hours from Kansas City to Greeneville, SC. There are regional differences, but pretty much the same. 897 miles...1,440 km. Now Barcelona, Spain to Prague, Czech Republic is 1,679 km. Not sure the route...but probably, Spain, France, Germany, Czech Republic...maybe through Switzerland if a southern route is taken. In Switzerland alone 4 languages are spoke (German, French, Italian, Romansch)...Europeans are forced to think beyond their borders. We are not. I firmly believe (OK, here is where I will get banned for being a Nazi - FYI I am NOT A NAZI) that different peoples IN GENERAL have different characteristics and national qualities. Americans are FRIENDLY - probably the friendliest people in the world (some Euros interpret this as insincerity) and Americans are also very "can-do" people...positive, DIY, independent (sometimes to a fault). Germans have described this as the "ability to cut through paperwork." Well, my 2 cents. Chris (who is so non-American, I only take a shower once a week. My German penpals found that to be totally normal)
dave walton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Q) what specifically identifies a USA person? A) Ignorance and disinterest of anything and anyplace outside of the USA. -Dave Walton On 11/28/06, Christopher McCann wrote: > I was quite surprised when a Mexican pointed out to me, "Hey, we are > Americans too!" So if North and South Americans are Americans, then what are > residents of the USA? USA-ers? USers? Users? (that would be Canadians with > their pot law! - laugh! no flame!)...Seriously, aside from American, what > specifically identifies a USA person? > > CM > > > > Fmiser wrote: rumor has it that [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > < > > > 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 > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri > -2006 GSD, "Anke" > -1985 300SD, 217K, "Wulf" > -1982 300Dt, 117K, "little blue klatter box" > -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, "One Banger" > > --------------------------------- > Check out the all-new Yahoo! 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From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Nov 28 20:23:09 2006 Received: from noodle.rightsock.com ([69.36.241.36] helo=mordred.punk.net) by server8.arterytc8.net with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.52) id 1Gp9Tw-0000gD-PK for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Tue, 28 Nov 2006 20:23:08 +0000 Received: from mordred.punk.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mordred.punk.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id kASKK47Z077728 for <mercedes@okiebenz.com>; Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:20:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Received: (from [EMAIL PROTECTED]) by mordred.punk.net (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id kASKK4Zf077727 for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:20:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kevin) Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:20:04 -0800 From: Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: Re: [MBZ] AMERIKUNS X-BeenThere: mercedes@okiebenz.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9.cp1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes_okiebenz.com.okiebenz.com> List-Unsubscribe: <http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: </pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com> List-Post: <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 20:23:15 -0000 Okay, isn't the noise to signal ratio getting a little out of hand on these threads? I'm not trying to be list nazi, but some of these threads get quite out of hand, and you don't want certain experts on this list to get tired of having to kill every thread and leave (again). K On Tue, Nov 28, 2006 at 11:16:26AM -0800, Christopher McCann wrote: > It's true that US Americans are, on the average, ignorant of anything beyond > the USA. But that is mostly due to our geography. I drove 17 hours from > Kansas City to Greeneville, SC. There are regional differences, but pretty > much the same. 897 miles...1,440 km. Now Barcelona, Spain to Prague, Czech > Republic is 1,679 km. Not sure the route...but probably, Spain, France, > Germany, Czech Republic...maybe through Switzerland if a southern route is > taken. In Switzerland alone 4 languages are spoke (German, French, Italian, > Romansch)...Europeans are forced to think beyond their borders. We are not. > > I firmly believe (OK, here is where I will get banned for being a Nazi - > FYI I am NOT A NAZI) that different peoples IN GENERAL have different > characteristics and national qualities. Americans are FRIENDLY - probably > the friendliest people in the world (some Euros interpret this as > insincerity) and Americans are also very "can-do" people...positive, DIY, > independent (sometimes to a fault). Germans have described this as the > "ability to cut through paperwork." > > Well, my 2 cents. > > Chris (who is so non-American, I only take a shower once a week. My German > penpals found that to be totally normal)
