On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 13:55:54 +1000 Keith Antoine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 01:34 am, Collins Richey wrote: > > > > Incidentally, is there a prejudice against countries in the > > > Pacific ? I find that any support calls made to USA for tech > > > support is met with > > > > > > excuses, while calls made from, say, Atlanta, are almost > > > immediately responded to. > > > > There is also the related prejudice against things un-American. M$ > > is an American company and must be protected against the invasion of > > foreigners, especially the "Asian hordes". Not that I believe any > > of this crap, but it's a common sentiment of my fellow Americans. > > I had to make a phone call to a small US company about 6-10 months ago > and when I told them I was in Austraila they expressed suprise that I > spoke english so well. I thought that isolationism was defunct, but it > does seem alive and well over there. There has never been any likelihood of isolationism going defunct over here! Most Americans have no concept of international geography (I, too, when it comes to the Asia-Pacific area). The person on the phone probably thought you said "Austria". -- Collins Richey - Denver Area if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for. _______________________________________________ General mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/general
