Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/07

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Dumb camera thieves
From: "Jason Vicinanza" <jv@futurafish.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 09:33:49 +0100

"Sam wasn't so far off the mark when he called Europe Europe. If you
need 
to know what makes up Europe, just think who is it that  will accept 
Euro bills."

Sorry but I have to respond to that.

A number of countries in your 'Europe' do not use the Euro (sadly in my
opinion) in which case in what continent do you think the UK, Sweden et
al are in?? We are all Europeans over here regardless of the currency we
use. I don't understand why you have to feel that a continent is
identified by its currency. Maybe it's the inherent capitalist nature of
North America which make some people think like that or maybe is a
simple misunderstanding of a strange land over the ocean... who knows.

In addition what really gets me is when a British person says something
like 'Im going to Europe for my holidays'.. Makes my blood boil!!!
ggrrrr

jv

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Allan
Wafkowski
Sent: 06 August 2002 22:15
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Dumb camera thieves


We Americans see a number of countries in Europe using the same currency

called the Euro, same laws, and we see courts with jurisdiction between 
countries. It very much looks as if Europe is some kind of Orwellian 
melting pot losing its individual identities. Americans are not breed to

be so docile as to easily give over its internal affairs to an entity 
called the World Court as Europeans have urged us to do.

Sam wasn't so far off the mark when he called Europe Europe. If you need

to know what makes up Europe, just think who is it that  will accept 
Euro bills.

Allan


On Tuesday, August 6, 2002, at 04:48 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> What is "Europe"? Do you mean Switzerland, or Denmark, or Greece?
> Because
> there are huge differences--Europe consists of different countries,
FYI,
> with vastly different cultures and vastly different probabilities of 
> having
> your pocket picked. Hell, people even speak different languages here,
> imagine that!

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