It really is too bad that the U.S. can't use common sense like that! I always thought that my Portuguese side of the family was more down to earth and good common sense. Now I know it to be true! The other side well......
On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > Karen, > > From my understanding, they are not sue happy in the Azores like it is in > America. > > When I saw the tourada a corda (bull on a rope) on Terceira, and the men > going out there standing in front of the bull, I asked the band director if > that was a lawsuit waiting to happen. He said no, they don't sue for > everything there like they do in America. If you're dumb enough to stand in > front of the bull and you get hurt, it's your problem and the lawyers there > would not take your case. > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, > Achada > > > > > -- Hugs and Blessings from Karen (Medeiros) Huffman in Paso Robles, CA USA Searching for Medeiros and Cabral in Sao Miguel, Santos, Silva and Costa in Terceira Acores. Searching for Anderson and Swanson in Sweden and Schaeffer and Schommer in Germany. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
