[Leica] OT, but of interest to European LUGgers

[nickbroberts at yahoo.co.uk (Nick Roberts)]

Hi Nathan,
 
Just wondered! Even my French friends think it's silly, although of course 
most of them want the parliament to be permanently based in Stasbourg. 
Personally, I think Strasbourg is too nice for such a fate, but make do with 
telling them that it has to be Brussels, as the Belgians speak better French 
than they do - I sometimes soften the blow a little by adding "and better 
English than we do". My diplomatic skills would clearly be of immense value 
in Brussels! ;)
 
Thanks for bringing this to my attention - I hadn't heard anything about it.
 
Nick

----- Original Message ----
From: Nathan Wajsman <nathan@nathanfoto.com>
To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Wednesday, 13 September, 2006 8:39:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] OT, but of interest to European LUGgers


Hi Nick,

Thanks for signing. I was in a hurry, so I did not adequately develop my 
rationale why it would be of interest to the Brits. The reason is that 
most Britons have an attitude similar to what you express below--support 
in principle but against the silly bits like the monthly 
Brussels-Strasbourg caravan. This happens to be an attitude widely 
shared in Scandinavia and NW Europe in general, including yours truly.

Nathan