Linda Hardy

"mistissini" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > I have an offer of a trip to Europe, but I'm wondering what to do. In my
    > case, I get bored easily of museums/churches/monuments. I do not drink,
and
    > I'm not into night clubs. I happen to be multiracial, and I'm afraid of
    > obnoxious comments from Europeans -- I've had bad experiences with
Europeans
    > in the USA. Also, how would I go about obtaining healthy cuisine?
    > Europeans may want to tell me a racist joke that I should just go to
    > McDonalds, but I never eat there.

Can I ask a question, you told us what you don't like, so what DO you like?

Perhaps if you stopped focusing on your colour/race etc and just enjoy your
trip, take your camera, take some nice pics, just relax, and look happy,
then people will just think your another tourist having a good time, instead
of looking like someone who has a chip on his shoulder and looking angry,
whom someone is bound to make some comment, just relax, plenty of nice
beaches in Europe also if thats what you like.

Linda

Ld

    > I was seeing if Europeans would have anything to offer in this area, in
case
    > they are as creative or enlightened as they claim.

Now I don't know who "they" are, but just remember that these are many
different countries. Where do you want to go? Up to the cold north? (ok, we
do actually have some 70 F at the moment, but that's probably short-lived :)
Down south to Spain and Italy? Eastern Europe? There are lots to see in
Warszaw and Prague.

    > If a Dane asks me what I do and I say medical research, will they turn
hostile?

Normally no. At my job I speak with most of the world and am beyond basic
stereotypes, but after reading your somewhat arrogant replies, I probably
would.
Seriously, after reading your first few posts, I was in serious doubt on
whether
you were just trolling... But based on the fact that you're American, only
some
left-wing nuts would turn hostile.
(And just to anticipate any less-informed remarks, I am pro-Bush :)

Mxsmanic

mistissini writes:

    > I was just seeing if Europe offered it too, but by the angry tone of your
    > response, I guess there is an inferiority complex at play. ;-)

What angry tone?

You don't seem to have an inferiority complex. It puzzles me that you'd
have to guess about it, though.

    > Good, how would I meet them?

Going to Europe would be an obvious way.

    > Are you kidding me?

No.

    > I have been to non-famous universities and community
    > colleges, which were packed full of foreign students.

So?

    > Which towns would those be, of the many I have lived in?

I don't know which towns you've lived in.

    > I have, but I guess you haven't picked up on it.

I picked up on it, such as it was. But you did not dwell upon your
requirements, nor even describe them in detail.

    > Ok Mr. Pighead. :o)

Who is Mr. Pighead?

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central74 writes:

    > Cosmopolitan enough to know that anyone who calls Roma 'Gypsies' certainly
    > has a few 'issues' with matters of race.

Or perhaps vice versa. People who worry excessively about appellations
often suffer from a bad case of political correctness.

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Petter

    > If it's any coincidence, there was a Norwegian Buddhist from Trondheim
back
    > in 1996 who didn't like the things I said about Buddhism, made death
    > threats, and showed up in Washington DC (where I lived at the time), but
he
    > failed to physically track me down.

According to Norwegian laws it's racism to speak badly about other
religions. And you are concerned about rasism in Europe? It seems like you
are the biggest racist of them all...

Linda Hardy

"mistissini" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > > > Someone here proposed the idea of going to Copenhagen. Are there
things
    > to
    > > > do there that still meet my parameters?
    > > You haven't given much in the way of parameters.
    > Parameters: "In my case, I get bored easily of museums/churches/monuments.
    > I do not drink, and
    > I'm not into night clubs. I happen to be multiracial, and I'm afraid of
    > obnoxious comments from Europeans -- I've had bad experiences with
Europeans
    > in the USA. Also, how would I go about obtaining healthy cuisine?
    > Europeans may want to tell me a racist joke that I should just go to
    > McDonalds, but I never eat there."
    > > > This has been a typical answer I have received from Europeans, but I
was
    > > > seeing if any of them have smarter ideas.
    > > That _is_ a smart idea, as you do not sound like the type of person who
    > > would enjoy trips abroad.
    > From my previous exchanges, I'm getting the impression that options for
    > enjoying Europe are limited to a fairly narrow set of activities focused
on
    > the past. If Europe is modern or cosmopolitan, I would be interested in
    > knowing about it.

Ok, what about Spain, on one of the Costa's, close to the beach, you can go
self-catering so can cook your own meals, but I'm sure there are plenty of
very good restaurants all over Europe.

Linda

Mxsmanic

mistissini writes:

    > Pigs fly too?

Not that I'm aware of. That seems like a bit of a non sequitur.

    > Who, you or me?

You.

    > So you're a fat asshole, is that it?

No. But I do need to watch my weight, as I am sedentary and not in a
position to prepare foods that are not calorie-dense.

    > I know that foods like pasta or cheese are fattening,
    > without counting the exact calories in them.

There's no such thing as "fattening." You get fat if you consume too
many calories. You do not get fat if you don't. What you actually,
however, is irrelevant.

    > So you're chickening out, uh?

No, it simply doesn't merit the effort. People who have been following
the thread have already seen what they need to see.

    > Again, what makes you think they only occurred over the internet?

See my previous answer.

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mistissini writes:

    > So in other words, you contradicted him.

No. I've tried to explain at length why no contradiction was involved.

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Mistissini

"Mxsmanic" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > > Really, there is a university where a department is filled with natives?
    > > That would be a sight I have never seen before.
    > So you have previously indicated.
    > I've never seen a platypus, either.

That figures. :o)


    > > If it's any coincidence, there was a Norwegian Buddhist from Trondheim
back
    > > in 1996 who didn't like the things I said about Buddhism, made death
    > > threats, and showed up in Washington DC (where I lived at the time), but
he
    > > failed to physically track me down.
    > Do you often engender such animosity in others? What did you say about
    > Buddhism?

I could tell you about the large forum sites I have shut down recently
because I made the moderators have nervous breakdowns. I could list all the
things I said about Buddhism, but that would take hundreds of pages. I'll
just say I'm the type of guy who doesn't care what others think.

Ld

    > > Supposing you're right, do supermarkets accept Euros?
    > In countries that are part of the euro zone, they do. These countries
    > are Belgium, Germany, Greece, France, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg,
    > the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, and Finland (but not Denmark).

Many places in Denmark do accept Euros already though, they might just
have a slightly inflated exchange rate, as they also may have with USD, GBP
and other currencies. So if the only destination is Denmark, just exchange
your
USD to DKK, or get a VISA, which pretty much all shops/restaurants will
gladly take. (And will most likely get you a better rate than when paying
with
Euros :)

Linda Hardy

"mistissini" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > I occasionally play basketball or walk through the park. I have a couple
of
    > other hobbies, I know what the European versions of the hobbies are,
they're
    > just less skillful imitations of the real thing in the USA, so I would not
    > go to Europe to see that. Otherwise, my life is filled with daily fun,
    > learning science or doing stuff on the internet.

My idea of a holiday is to go somewhere to try different things, eat
different things, meet new people, go sightseeing, have a few lazy days on a
beach if there is one, to do all the things you wouldn't normally do when
your at home - that is what a holiday is about, to relax and just enjoy
yourself, to get away from the day to day things that your life evolves
around.

If you don't want to try something different, go somewhere different, and
just want your life to be the same day in and day out, why even consider
going on a holiday.

Linda

ThePrudentMariner

<< What about the deep-fried snickers bars they serve in Scotland? I read
in
the New York Times that many supermarkets there don't carry vegetables.>>

This is entirely untrue. You have been grossly misinformed but, since it was
the NYT, this comes as no surprise.

The reality of it is that they eat deep fried Mars Bars.

Mxsmanic

Petter writes:

    > According to Norwegian laws it's racism to speak badly about other
    > religions.

One of the problems in many parts of Europe is restricted freedom of
speech.

    > And you are concerned about rasism in Europe?

I'm much more concerned about censorship than about racism in Europe.

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mistissini writes:

    > Plenty of things.

List a few.

    > Then look again.

Looking again does not change my assessment.

    > People with low self-esteem surround themselves with other
    > losers, so have a different conception of "everyone".

So?

    > It's ok, I won't explain pearls to swine.

I believe one tosses pearls to swine, one does not explain them.

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ThePrudentMariner writes:

    > The reality of it is that they eat deep fried Mars Bars.

I assume the bars are frozen or something before frying? How else could
they be kept from melting?

I've heard of fried ice cream but I've never had the opportunity to
taste it. The closest I've come is baked Alaska.

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