I knew I might get into trouble with my "German mechanic" comments. I was raised in a German family (Mother's side) and know that there are a lot of accuracies to this stereotype and I too know of exceptions. You make a good point however. You make a lot of good points. Are you Martian? William > What I am trying to say is we should try to dispense with ethnic labels. It > is frequently inaccurate. Just because someone is German, that doesn't mean > he is efficient and fastidious. > > BenT |
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