Re: [Leica] Americans? OT

["Dan Post" <dwpost@email.msn.com>]

Ted-
Last time I went to Canada, eh? The Customs man asked me if I had anything
to declare when I came back, eh? I told him, "Yeah!, I had a Helluva good
time!"
Dan :o}~

- ----- Original Message -----
From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@islandnet.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 10:56 PM
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.
> http://www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant
>
>