Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I thought in large part that had already taken place. The hushed secret that is really no secret at all is that Europe's culture has already been irreversibly altered by emigration. It can be argued whether that's good or bad, but it's hard to argue against what anyone can see with his eyes: parts of France look as much like Turkey as France. Same with England and Italy. And since the birth rate of Europe is still declining, it's only a matter of mathematics before most of Europe's historical past becomes just that, history. Allan On Tuesday, August 6, 2002, at 06:13 PM, Tim Atherton wrote: > Actually, the biggest danger is the Americanisation of Europe, which > nobody wants. Really, the French aren't stopping being annoying and > Gallic just because of the Euro. Nor are the Germans stopping being > methodical, precise and - well German! Same with the Spanish, Brits, > Italians and everyone else. Isolationism generally is a politcal > philosphy folled in many other places in the world these days. Maybe N. > Korea? - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html