Re: OT: Where? and What?

From: paul c <toledobythesea_at_oohay.ac>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 22:02:15 GMT
Message-ID: <HRpBh.1011193$1T2.497714@pd7urf2no>

Cimode wrote:
> On 16 fév, 14:42, paul c <toledobythe..._at_oohay.ac> wrote:
>

>>Bob Badour wrote:
>>
>>>I would not be comfortable in SA or Asia. For one, I am allergic to
>>>tobacco smoke. For another, market dominant minorities tend not to do so
>>>well in the long term.
>>>...
>>
>>I'm not sure I understand what "market dominant minorities" means,
>>guessing it has to do with economics but I'm pretty sure we're all
>>allergic to hydrocarbons.  Africa and Asia are fond of leaded gasoline too.

>
> As most Americans, he means that he has no clue what's happening in
> the rest of the world and pretty much relies on nothing else than a
> limited distorded stereotypical perception of it.
>
>
>

Well, I suspect he's not a Yank. I've lived in a few places in Europe and Africa and noticed limited distorted stereotypical perceptions in those places too. Suspect it's the same in the rest of the world. Must be a bunch of reasons but human nature and the generally flunky press are two.

p Received on Fri Feb 16 2007 - 16:02:15 CST