At 11:11 PM 6/12/01 +0200 J. van Baardwijk wrote:
>You do realize of course that it takes only one non-smoking European
>tourist to prove you wrong?
Now I am completely confused. Bob Zimmerman posted a completely sarcastic
post as means of giving you a reverse perspective on this tourism issue.
Now, you seem possibly to be seriously arguing against it, which means that
really you're arguing against yourself. In other words, *yes* Jeroen, it
only takes one (or many, truth be told) polite, unnoticed, American
tourists to prove *you* wrong.
Or, the above quote could be you being sarcastic in response to Bob, in
which case, nothing makes sense any more. I lean against this though, as
your closing has a strong hint of seriousness to it......
>>Hey this game is fun and actually quite easy to play. Think of all the
>>legitimate ways that you can determine that people at the next table in a
>>restaurant are not native to your country. Make every one of these traits a
>>heinous defect. Describe them as arrogant for possessing these trait. Now
>>you are THINKING LIKE A EUROPEAN.
>
>I considered most of your post to be not serious. As an European, I do find
>this last paragraph somewhat insulting though.
And *that* Jeroen, is what we Americans have been saying about your views
all along.
JDG
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