Andre, MMmmm Beer: High Quality
Glad to make your acquaintance. The only Dutch I've met are immigrants and they are like converts, more af a TRUE BELIEVER in all things American than anyone born here. Although, they tend to be even more blunt with their thoughts, which I enjoy. Enjoy China... thanks--mel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andre Broersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 4:29 AM Subject: Re: [MD] growth and sustainability > Hi Mel, > > Thank you for taking the time to respond to my previous post. > I have already reacted to the reations given. > I do genuinly mean that I am learning about American attitudes and that > there is a difference between 'European' interpretations of such things as > freedom of speech, self reliance, democracy, socialism because of different > analogues at a national level etc etc. > > Exposure to things American in Holland are f.ex. C-grade TV shows called > entertainment, live bowl,disasters and incursions, use of force, threat of > economic sanctions ,political pressures etc etc and of course the Grammies. > > What we are getting is very very onesided and not a balanced picture. That's > why I enjoy reading your posts...you are concerned about what is happening > in your country today/ and yesterday in hope of a better tomorow. > Not wanting to become too wooley, what you guys are presenting is an > intelligent, human concern about things ( I didn't see that reflected but > now I do.) > The only live Americans I meet here are religious zealots wanting to spread > the word of you know who.Scandalous!!! > > Anyway Mel, I could go on and on. Right now I am thankfull to be where I > am...no TV, sub-tropical climate, surrounded by hills, gorgeous Chinese > people whom I do not understand and cheap cold beer. > > Cheers > Andre > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/