Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 16:13:12 GMT From: "Dexter J" <lamealameadingdongnospamlamelame.org> Subject: Re: GM to cut virtually all Saab's ties to Sweden - And some Politics to boot!
Salutations: On Thu, 26 May 2005 15:26:58 GMT, John B <rotten_NOSPAM_nospam.org> wrote: > > One of the great things about usenet is the large number of different > discussion groups. These "newsgroups" are generally named according to > the > topic of discussion. For example, alt.autos.* groups are for discussion > of > cars, alt.metaphysics.* groups are for discussion of metaphysics, and > alt.politics.* groups are for discussion of politics. > > There is obviously some confusion about this point, and I hope that this > explanation helps to make things clear. > > John Brother Graham, while I feel strongly that everyone is entitled to an opinion on pretty much anything - I'm afraid I have to agree with Brother John. It was a legit original question as a matter of interest that I'm afraid is trending into the sort of thread I try to escape by subscribing here. It seems to happen more often than not these days and nothing to be ashamed of I suppose. My take? If there are any ignorance as regards nationalities - it is the starting point that any given nationality is better or worse than another because of nationality. Here in Canada, we are all supposed to be bilingual. However, the truth is that being or not being functionally bilingual is often used to define your opportunities as a citizen. This has led in many ways to an artificial stratification in society where people can be mediocre at their given career - but can be more successful than their peers based solely on their ability to use a second language (in our case - French). This has led to many very otherwise bright people leaving our Country for places where things are perceived to be more purely merit focused. Is this a problem based on Nationality? No. Is it a problem based on ignorance as to perceived National characteristics? Most certainly. Personally - I'm trilingual. I'm fluent in Actionscript, Perl and have just enough Java to model a decent bottle of wine if the wait staff is patient. I've often thought about taking up a little C - but never had the opportunity to practice it with chums. .. :) .. -- Radio Free Dexterdyne Top Tune o'be-do-da-day Sinatra Martin Davis - When You are Smiling http://www.dexterdyne.org/888/035.RAM all tunes - no cookies no subscription no weather no ads no news no phone in no sign up required - all the Time
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