Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello folks: I have one major feeling about America and the Americans. I'm damn happy I have that country and those people living right beside me! Canadians and Americans? They sound the same, look the same, dress the same, carry Leica's, drive the same cars, marry each others women, share our products and the list goes on. But just ask an American " you Canadian?" or vise versa and wow, DUCK! :) Each of us share so many things in our daily lives, but what we do pride ourselves in, each has his own nationality! Each is just as proud of what country they belong to. Nationals of other countries sometimes find it hard to believe how well we get along finding it hard to understand how we bristle when taken one as the other. When we look and act so similar. Particularly when we share the longest undefended border in the world without guns pointed at each other over 5000 miles! When we share, we share! Hey come on now, don't start going on "what the hell does this have to do with Leica? Well, it has lots to do with Leica. The best Leica seminar/workshop takes place next month at Kennebunkport, Maine, and that's in America.:) So there you are, it stays on topic. :) There aren't any other countries on planet earth that have as long an undefended border than Canada and America, where two nations allow their citizens to very freely move back and forth across borders. Well OK sometimes it can be a big hassle, but we wont go into those "little things!" :) It is my understanding Americans and Canadians can sell their Leica's back and forth without any government duty hassles or with any photography equipment, sooner or later there will be some kind of monatary equalization. We'll give them our Loonies and Toonies and they'll give us their funny money.;) You can say there isn't a perfect country in the world and you'd be right. However, as I have said on this forum before....What country is usually first in with beds, blankets, medical staff, food and every other conceivable help you can imagine at the time of a disaster.......America! Yep they haven't always been perfect, but then show me the country that is! But if I needed a friend at my back in a fight, I wouldn't feel too bad at having an American covering my ass! Good on you folks who are Americans. ted Ted Grant This is Our Work. The Legacy of Sir William Osler. http://www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant