Are Americans especially thick?
May 7th 2002, 11:20 pm
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Re: Are Americans especially thick?
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<[email protected]> wrote:
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>See the 1st Amendment of the U.S. Constitution... the most hated speech is
>tolerated,
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May 7th 2002, 11:20 pm
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Re: Are Americans especially thick?
Le Wed, 8 May 2002 10:31:29 +0000, Desmond Coughlan
<[email protected]> a écrit :
>>>I wouldn't say that Americans are 'thick'. They're just not as bright as
>>>Europeans. Then again, when their education system functions on the principal that
>>>the richest get the best education, that's hardly surprising.
>> What education system helped you develop your spelling skills?
> Sorry, mate, I can't see any errors in there. Care to enlighten me ?
Correction : I just saw it. Sorry, a mix of typo and speaking French all day.
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<[email protected]> a écrit :
>>>I wouldn't say that Americans are 'thick'. They're just not as bright as
>>>Europeans. Then again, when their education system functions on the principal that
>>>the richest get the best education, that's hardly surprising.
>> What education system helped you develop your spelling skills?
> Sorry, mate, I can't see any errors in there. Care to enlighten me ?
Correction : I just saw it. Sorry, a mix of typo and speaking French all day.
Honest.
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May 7th 2002, 11:50 pm
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Re: Are Americans especially thick?
>>The USA has cities
> >all over the place named for European cities.
For a change there's actually a place in Berkshire (England, UK, Europe) that's
called California, after the American place of the same name.
> >all over the place named for European cities.
For a change there's actually a place in Berkshire (England, UK, Europe) that's
called California, after the American place of the same name.
May 7th 2002, 11:50 pm
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Re: Are Americans especially thick?
"Desmond Coughlan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Le Wed, 8 May 2002 10:31:29 +0000, Desmond Coughlan
<[email protected]> a écrit :
>
> >>>I wouldn't say that Americans are 'thick'. They're just not as bright
as
> >>>Europeans. Then again, when their education system functions on the principal
> >>>that the richest get the best education, that's hardly surprising.
>
> >> What education system helped you develop your spelling skills?
>
> > Sorry, mate, I can't see any errors in there. Care to enlighten me ?
>
> Correction : I just saw it. Sorry, a mix of typo and speaking French all day.
>
> Honest.
>
'course, if one was being picky, its was *spelt* right, just not the right word.
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> Le Wed, 8 May 2002 10:31:29 +0000, Desmond Coughlan
<[email protected]> a écrit :
>
> >>>I wouldn't say that Americans are 'thick'. They're just not as bright
as
> >>>Europeans. Then again, when their education system functions on the principal
> >>>that the richest get the best education, that's hardly surprising.
>
> >> What education system helped you develop your spelling skills?
>
> > Sorry, mate, I can't see any errors in there. Care to enlighten me ?
>
> Correction : I just saw it. Sorry, a mix of typo and speaking French all day.
>
> Honest.
>
'course, if one was being picky, its was *spelt* right, just not the right word.
May 7th 2002, 11:50 pm
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Hatunen wrote:
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> As you tell it a lot of further cometn is required. The USA has cities all over the
> place named for European cities. If someone were introduced as being from Boston it
> would be assumed by any American that the city in Massachusetts were at point and
> not a town in East Anglia.
Hmm, I don't think most of us would regard Lincolnshire as being in East Anglia - too
far north.
Boston is, I think, one of the very few place names in the UK where people might feel
obliged to specify whether they mean Boston, Lincs, or Boston, Mass. Generally, if a
placename exists in Britain and overseas, we would assume that the British one is
meant, so that London is the capital city of this country and Edmonton one of its
suburbs, rather than the places of the same name in Canada, and Lincoln is the county
town of Lincolnshire, not the capital of Nebraska.
A few exceptions occur where the foreign placename is that of a city much larger and
more important than its British namesake. Denver and Dallas will be assumed to be the
American cities, rather than villages in Norfolk and Scotland, and Melbourne will
usually be interpreted as the capital of Victoria rather than teh small town in
Derbyshire. Mention of Washington doesn't usually mislead anyone into thinking that
the Shrub lives on Tyneside.
Boston is a rare example where genuine ambiguity might arise between a moderately
sized but well-known British town and a rather larger American city.
Alan Harrison
>
> As you tell it a lot of further cometn is required. The USA has cities all over the
> place named for European cities. If someone were introduced as being from Boston it
> would be assumed by any American that the city in Massachusetts were at point and
> not a town in East Anglia.
Hmm, I don't think most of us would regard Lincolnshire as being in East Anglia - too
far north.
Boston is, I think, one of the very few place names in the UK where people might feel
obliged to specify whether they mean Boston, Lincs, or Boston, Mass. Generally, if a
placename exists in Britain and overseas, we would assume that the British one is
meant, so that London is the capital city of this country and Edmonton one of its
suburbs, rather than the places of the same name in Canada, and Lincoln is the county
town of Lincolnshire, not the capital of Nebraska.
A few exceptions occur where the foreign placename is that of a city much larger and
more important than its British namesake. Denver and Dallas will be assumed to be the
American cities, rather than villages in Norfolk and Scotland, and Melbourne will
usually be interpreted as the capital of Victoria rather than teh small town in
Derbyshire. Mention of Washington doesn't usually mislead anyone into thinking that
the Shrub lives on Tyneside.
Boston is a rare example where genuine ambiguity might arise between a moderately
sized but well-known British town and a rather larger American city.
Alan Harrison
May 8th 2002, 12:20 am
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David Greenhalgh wrote:
> That the U.K. (and Japan) drives on the left hand side has a sensible heritage; men
> on horseback carried their swords at their right side. I believe that it was a whim
> of Napoleon's that France and others moved to the right. I hope someone can
> elaborate on this.
I read somewhere that in the colony of Pennsylvania in the 17th century, keeping to
the right was the rule because of the influence of the large number of German
immigrants there, who were accustomed to keeping to the right in their homeland.
Later this practice spread to other colonies, ending the British custom of keeping to
the left. The Conestoga wagon, made in Pennsylvania, but widely used in the other
colonies, was more easily driven on the right, so this played a role in the spread of
the Pennsylvania custom.
This would imply that at least part of continental Europe kept to the right long
before Napoleon.
Barbara
> That the U.K. (and Japan) drives on the left hand side has a sensible heritage; men
> on horseback carried their swords at their right side. I believe that it was a whim
> of Napoleon's that France and others moved to the right. I hope someone can
> elaborate on this.
I read somewhere that in the colony of Pennsylvania in the 17th century, keeping to
the right was the rule because of the influence of the large number of German
immigrants there, who were accustomed to keeping to the right in their homeland.
Later this practice spread to other colonies, ending the British custom of keeping to
the left. The Conestoga wagon, made in Pennsylvania, but widely used in the other
colonies, was more easily driven on the right, so this played a role in the spread of
the Pennsylvania custom.
This would imply that at least part of continental Europe kept to the right long
before Napoleon.
Barbara
May 8th 2002, 12:20 am
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David Gascon wrote:
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> [email protected] wrote:
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> > That reminds me. Can someone just explain this to me. Recently on the news it was
> > reported that an Arab American was arrested for being involved in some
> > organization that was collecting money to fund Al-Qaida(sp?) terrorism. Seems
> > reasonable to arrest him, but when will the US authorities be arresting all the
> > Americans involved in collecting money to fund IRA terrorism?
>
> When Irish-American voters & politicians have a less romanticized notion of the
> Struggle?
Or collecting money to Israel????
Same shit.
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> [email protected] wrote:
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> > That reminds me. Can someone just explain this to me. Recently on the news it was
> > reported that an Arab American was arrested for being involved in some
> > organization that was collecting money to fund Al-Qaida(sp?) terrorism. Seems
> > reasonable to arrest him, but when will the US authorities be arresting all the
> > Americans involved in collecting money to fund IRA terrorism?
>
> When Irish-American voters & politicians have a less romanticized notion of the
> Struggle?
Or collecting money to Israel????
Same shit.
/Anders
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May 8th 2002, 12:20 am
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Re: Are Americans especially thick?
The Oik <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> On a serious travel note (what!), its maybe worth noting, for some, that
it
> wasn't so long ago that the tap water in North London was declared 'non kosher'
> (sorry, I don't know the tech term) due to the quantity of micro shell fish in it.
> Totally safe, tasted foul, full of who knows what purification chemicals.
>
> Anywhere I've stayed for more than a few days with 'good' water, I've
drunk
> tap water, anywhere I'm at for, say, two days, I'll avoid it. I once say a medical
> report which showed that exactly the same proportion of Spanish travels to the UK
> were 'upset' by the water as UK travellers to ES.
>
As a 'picker', examine yourself!
Surreyman
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>
>
> On a serious travel note (what!), its maybe worth noting, for some, that
it
> wasn't so long ago that the tap water in North London was declared 'non kosher'
> (sorry, I don't know the tech term) due to the quantity of micro shell fish in it.
> Totally safe, tasted foul, full of who knows what purification chemicals.
>
> Anywhere I've stayed for more than a few days with 'good' water, I've
drunk
> tap water, anywhere I'm at for, say, two days, I'll avoid it. I once say a medical
> report which showed that exactly the same proportion of Spanish travels to the UK
> were 'upset' by the water as UK travellers to ES.
>
As a 'picker', examine yourself!
Surreyman
May 8th 2002, 12:20 am
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"a.spencer3" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> The Oik <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >
> >
> > On a serious travel note (what!), its maybe worth noting, for some, that
> it
> > wasn't so long ago that the tap water in North London was declared 'non kosher'
> > (sorry, I don't know the tech term) due to the quantity of micro shell fish in
> > it. Totally safe, tasted foul, full of who knows what purification chemicals.
> >
> > Anywhere I've stayed for more than a few days with 'good' water, I've
> drunk
> > tap water, anywhere I'm at for, say, two days, I'll avoid it. I once say
a
> > medical report which showed that exactly the same proportion of Spanish travels
> > to the UK were 'upset' by the water as UK travellers to ES.
> >
> As a 'picker', examine yourself!
>
all speltling misteaks are caused by dyslexia (seriously, they are. well, most,
anyway). Same applies to wrong words! (took serveral moments to find one - damm
that F7 key!)
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> The Oik <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >
> >
> > On a serious travel note (what!), its maybe worth noting, for some, that
> it
> > wasn't so long ago that the tap water in North London was declared 'non kosher'
> > (sorry, I don't know the tech term) due to the quantity of micro shell fish in
> > it. Totally safe, tasted foul, full of who knows what purification chemicals.
> >
> > Anywhere I've stayed for more than a few days with 'good' water, I've
> drunk
> > tap water, anywhere I'm at for, say, two days, I'll avoid it. I once say
a
> > medical report which showed that exactly the same proportion of Spanish travels
> > to the UK were 'upset' by the water as UK travellers to ES.
> >
> As a 'picker', examine yourself!
>
all speltling misteaks are caused by dyslexia (seriously, they are. well, most,
anyway). Same applies to wrong words! (took serveral moments to find one - damm
that F7 key!)
May 8th 2002, 12:51 am
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Re: Driving on the right (was Re: Are Americans especially thick?)
Ash & Jaff wrote:
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> "David Greenhalgh" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >
> > That the U.K. (and Japan) drives on the left hand side has a sensible heritage;
> > men on horseback carried their swords at their right side. I believe that it was
> > a whim of Napoleon's that France and others moved to the right. I hope someone
> > can elaborate on this.
> >
>
> I am told it has something to do with the fact that cars were invented with
> standard (stick shift) transmissions. Since most people are right handed, it was
> natural for them to shift with their right hands, and thus to sit on the left side
> of the car. (And, in doing so, to drive on the right side of the road.)
The customs regarding driving on the right or left long precede cars.
Barbara
>
> "David Greenhalgh" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > That the U.K. (and Japan) drives on the left hand side has a sensible heritage;
> > men on horseback carried their swords at their right side. I believe that it was
> > a whim of Napoleon's that France and others moved to the right. I hope someone
> > can elaborate on this.
> >
>
> I am told it has something to do with the fact that cars were invented with
> standard (stick shift) transmissions. Since most people are right handed, it was
> natural for them to shift with their right hands, and thus to sit on the left side
> of the car. (And, in doing so, to drive on the right side of the road.)
The customs regarding driving on the right or left long precede cars.
Barbara
May 8th 2002, 12:51 am
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Re: Driving on the right (was Re: Are Americans especially thick?)
There's an interesting page at:
http://www.travel-library.com/genera...hich_side.html
Sweden changed from left to right in 1967, Austria between WWI and WWII when annexed
to Germany.
http://www.travel-library.com/genera...hich_side.html
Sweden changed from left to right in 1967, Austria between WWI and WWII when annexed
to Germany.
May 8th 2002, 1:20 am
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Re: Are Americans especially thick?
>I wouldn't say that Americans are 'thick'. They're just not as bright as Europeans.
>Then again, when their education system functions on the principal that the richest
>get the best education, that's hardly surprising.
More Nobel prizes have been won by Americans than all other nations. combined.
Jealousy and backbiting are terrible things.
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>Then again, when their education system functions on the principal that the richest
>get the best education, that's hardly surprising.
More Nobel prizes have been won by Americans than all other nations. combined.
Jealousy and backbiting are terrible things.
Arthur Kramer Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer
May 8th 2002, 1:20 am
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Re: Are Americans especially thick?
Desmond Coughlan ([email protected]) wrote:
: Le Wed, 08 May 2002 10:23:22 GMT, Padraig Breathnach <[email protected]> a écrit :
: >>I wouldn't say that Americans are 'thick'. They're just not as bright as
: >>Europeans. Then again, when their education system functions on the principal
: >>that the richest get the best education, that's hardly surprising.
:
: > What education system helped you develop your spelling skills?
: Sorry, mate, I can't see any errors in there. Care to enlighten me ?
: Oh, and the answer to your question is: British.
Hint: You missed the principle point he has trying to make.
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: Le Wed, 08 May 2002 10:23:22 GMT, Padraig Breathnach <[email protected]> a écrit :
: >>I wouldn't say that Americans are 'thick'. They're just not as bright as
: >>Europeans. Then again, when their education system functions on the principal
: >>that the richest get the best education, that's hardly surprising.
:
: > What education system helped you develop your spelling skills?
: Sorry, mate, I can't see any errors in there. Care to enlighten me ?
: Oh, and the answer to your question is: British.
Hint: You missed the principle point he has trying to make.
--
yours, Richard C. Spargur (Dick)
B5/F4
May 8th 2002, 1:20 am
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Re: Driving on the right (was Re: Are Americans especially thick?)
"Tim Challenger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> There's an interesting page at:
> http://www.travel-library.com/genera...hich_side.html
>
> Sweden changed from left to right in 1967, Austria between WWI and WWII when
> annexed to Germany.
>
Ireland phased in the change: Lorries on Monday, Buses on Tuesday Cars on Wednesday
news:01c1f689$1e0ff800$191a010a@timna...
>
> There's an interesting page at:
> http://www.travel-library.com/genera...hich_side.html
>
> Sweden changed from left to right in 1967, Austria between WWI and WWII when
> annexed to Germany.
>
Ireland phased in the change: Lorries on Monday, Buses on Tuesday Cars on Wednesday
May 8th 2002, 1:20 am
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Re: Driving on the right (was Re: Are Americans especially thick?)
> Ireland phased in the change: Lorries on Monday, Buses on Tuesday Cars on Wednesday
That's an OLD one !
That's an OLD one !
