RE: [Leica] Americans? OT

["Mueller, Rob" <rob.mueller@eds.com>]

why is it that nobody says, "I'm Scottish, English, and Canadian". All my
relatives on PEI (Prince Edward Island, Eastern Maritime Province of Canada)
never say they are Canadian when asked about their heritage, and they've
been living there for two hundred years, it's always, Scot, Irish, Acadian,
etc. When people ask me what my nationality is I rarely say , half Scot,
half Canadian. whay is this?

Rob Mueller



- -----Original Message-----
From: Ted Grant [mailto:tedgrant@islandnet.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 10:56 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: RE: [Leica] Americans? OT


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.
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