Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Interestingly, when I was in Central America this year, whenever I referred to "Americans" (meaning the US) I was inevitably corrected/reminded that it was "North Americans". Also, when I was (usually dismissively/negatively) referred to as a "Gringo", I would correct them and point out that I was not a Gringo, but a Canadian. This seemed to make a significant difference and invariably led to a change of attitude and an increase in friendliness, even in the marginal barrios where I was working. Tim A > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Eric Welch > Sent: September 30, 1999 10:43 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us; > 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' > Subject: RE: [Leica] OFF TOPIC, "Americans" > > > At 08:29 AM 9/30/99 -0700, Paul Chefurka wrote: > >Would you expect a citizen of Peru to > >answer in the affirmative? After all they live in South America... > > Yes, that's what Columbus found, the Americas. Not North America. Of > course, he was disappointed that there was a continent in his way, and it > was already inhabited for thousands of years. Do you know of a country > called Asia? Yet there are lots of Asians. > > Americans live in the Americas. Thus the title of Sebastiao > Salgado's book. > > > > > > > > Eric Welch > St. Joseph, MO > > http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch > > If God intended us to fly he would never have given us railroads. >