----- Original Message ----- From: "frank theriault" Subject: Re: PESO - American Fence
> > I recall way back in grade 7 or 8, my teacher Mr. Wagner (wherever he > is now) telling us that America is a melting pot, and we're a salad > bowl. Immigrants come to your country to become part of American > culture. In Canada they retain their particular "flavour" yet still > become part of the whole (salad). > > I know that things have changed in the 40-odd years since that analogy > was given to me, but there's still some truth to it. It's probably more true now than it was when we were in elementary school (I got the same analogy). Since then, we have had government funded multiculturalism, and active encouragement of it. Personally, I think the funding could be better spent hiring doctors back from the States, but I'm not in charge of that department. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
