2002-06-30 Without Germany, a lot of us might be on the dole. Germany is crucial to the UK's - that includes England's - economy. Its population of 82 million help make it our biggest European export market, worth �22.5bn to the UK in 2000.
The old stereotypes about Germans - ruthlessly efficient, humourless, arrogant - just aren't true, says Paul Joyce of the University of Exeter. British hostility to Germany simply isn't reciprocated, he says. It could be that by using outdated stereotypes (as is often done towards the French, the Italians and others) the British are saying more about themselves than anyone else. In other words, perhaps it's time to let it all go. Support Germany and feel good about the English. This article really points out who arrogant ones really are. And it is could be the Americans got their arrogance from the English. This must be linked to the jealousy that comes with being a big empire and then loosing it and becoming a cog in someone else's wheel. A wheel made up mostly of nations that were your rivals and enemies during your time of power. now, they are controlling your destiny. Now, like a spoiled child who won't play with his teammates unless he can make all of the rules, he ends up pouting on the side lines while the rest of the team moves forward and has the time of their lives. In the end the spoiled child either becomes a friendless outcast or ends up giving in and playing along with the others. Which direction with the UK take? Will it continue to be a pouting spoiled brat, or get over its loss of empire and become a team player? John ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, 2002-06-30 09:19 Subject: [USMA:20731] RE: Off topic > Of kilopascal > >Brasil has won the World cup 2:0 against Germany. > > There was a bit of a dilemma in the UK media about who to support. See: > http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/matches_wallchart/germany_v > _brazil/newsid_2071000/2071683.stm > > > >I would hope that by the next World Cup that the Europeans would > >play as a Unified team. > >Maybe a pipe dream on my part, > >but in my opinion a better situation > > I am still dreaming that one day there will be a UK team. > -- > Terry Simpson > Human Factors Consultant > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.connected-systems.com > Phone: +44 7850 511794 > >
