Oops!
Sorry Fred--it just came out wrong. I agree with you.
I'm always embarrassed that we Americans (and me
specifically) don't feel it's important to learn other
languages. I'm always amazed that when I tell people
I spent 3 months riding through western Europe that
they say "Well, at least you didn't have to worry
about the language, since everyone there speaks
English." Not only is it not true (in the
countryside, I spent a lot of time pointing and making
signs with my hands, like rubbing my belly for
"hungry" and putting my hands together under my head
for "sleep"), it's incredibly self-centered. In my
experience, even in England where the language is the
same, people tend to see Americans as loud, rude jerks
who feel they have to convert people to their own
language and custom. I always got a good reaction
when I made an honest effor to learn another person's
language or custom.
I did notice the asker was Dutch, but since I happened
to know the same trick, I thought I'd guess at the
translation in case someone else didn't know the trick
and didn't want to ask. I've heard lots of people
receommending sanding the edges of tires.
So, I think we agree on everything Fred! Probably
even the malevolent effects of American (pop) cultural
imperialism. If we ever meet up I'll buy you a beer
and tell you about my experience in Ceske Budovice in
the Czech Republic and just how embarrassed I was to
be American.
Adam
--- fred schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sorry i didn't know why you are pissed about it but
> i didn't know the
> englisch or american word for it. But i know the
> asker was dutch and
> schuurpapier is dutch. The most important thing is
> he gets an answer.
>
> Fred schneider
> Holland
> ps be glad the language is englisch, we always have
> to learn other languages
> and when we make a mistake you get reactions like
> this.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Adam Altman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 4:56 PM
>
>
> > For those of us too self-important to think any
> > language besides English would ever serve any
> purpose,
> > I'm guessing "schuurpaper" means "sandpaper."
> It's
> > an old trick--sand down the sides (not the
> sidewall!)
> > to get the mold lubricant off the tire.
> >
> > ADam
> > --- fred schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Take some schuurpapier and
> > > use it on the sides of the tyre.
> > >
> > > Fred Schneider
> > >
> >
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