Hakan Falk wrote: > > I am very sorry a typo, of course it should be Moose in American. I know > that the American Elk (looks more like a big reindeer) is not an Elk in > English. Confusing since in Europe Elk is Elk in English also and as you > pointed out Alce in Latin languages, but Moose in American language. The > problem is that American nor English are my native languages and I often > make typos or incorrect constructions in on-line discussions.
Ah the wonderful world of misalligned referents. Isn't language an interesting thing? > I have always made the distinction between Americans and American > politics/international behavior. I want to make it clear that my > experiences from Americans are that they are nice, are hospitable, are not > arrogant like French or English, are generous(opposite to greedy) , respect > successes, are nationalists, have normally little knowledge about the rest > of the world, are very fond of toys, have a double moral about sex and > religion, are measuring success in money and possessions, are proud of > America, are very political and a fun loving people. I have also said that > I cannot generalize, because my American friends do know more and are > interested in the rest of the world. > > On the subject of energy waste and waste in general, the Americans are the > best in the world. On belittle their own country, they are also the best > and difficult to beat. Hakan, I'd say you have a more accurate picture of Americans than most of us do of ourselves. My compliments. AP -- Aviation is more than a hobby. It is more than a job. It is more than a career. Aviation is a way of life. A second language for the world: www.esperanto.net Processor cycles are a terrible thing to waste: www.distributed.net Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
