RE: Pride and Arrogance Re: American Attitudes (wasRe:Hardworking?)

[J. van Baardwijk]

At 12:35 10-6-01 -0400, Gautam Mukunda wrote:

>I think it's remarkably,
>well, European, for our European list members to be absolutely sure that
>they and their countrymen are paragons of civility and virtue when they
>leave the old country, while Americans are uniquely loud and obnoxious.

Who ever claimed that? I know very well that Europeans can behave no more 
or less obnoxious than Americans when they are abroad. That's why Sonja and 
I don't go on group tours -- because there will always be some people in 
the group whose behaviour gives Europeans a bad reputation abroad.


>Since Europeans are predisposed to resent all things American _anyways_,

We're not predisposed, just a bit critical from time to time.   :)


Jeroen

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