It all a matter of cultural perspective. In France, he was probably just saying "hello" in the US, given how uptight Americans are, he is accused of attacking someone. Come on - do you really believe that the head of the IMF and a candidate for president of France would "attack" someone.
I have only encountered one other people that are more uptight than Americans, namely, the Chinese. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Devine Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 7:30 PM To: Pen-l Subject: [Pen-l] who says economists are boring? Breaking News Alert The New York Times Sat, May 14, 2011 -- 7:17 PM ET ----- Head of I.M.F. Arrested in New York and Accused of Sexual Attack The leader of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, was arrested on Saturday, minutes before he was to fly to Paris from John F. Kennedy International Airport, the authorities said. Mr. Strauss-Kahn, a candidate for president of France, was taken off an Air France flight by officers from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and turned over to Manhattan detectives, according to a Port Authority spokesman. He was accused of a sex attack on a maid at a Times Square hotel earlier in the day, the authorities said. Read More: http://www.nytimes.com?emc=na bad news: at least in name, he's a socialist. -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
