Hi Sarah, > We're among the most charitable, welcoming people in the world, when > you get to know us, but it seems our chief, self-appointed ambassadors > to the world represent us quite poorly. While I value what you wrote in your email and don't disagree in general, when I lived in Britain I came to realise that most Americans have a poor world-view (including my former self), not necessarily our "chief ambassadors", as you say. At the same time I think it is partially because America is relatively self-sufficient, a great blessing! I only say this because, as others on the list would agree, I think it should be in every American's interest to *really* understand the great value of other countries and their cultures. As you said, because of technology the world is becoming "smaller". If we can value other cultures we won't run the risk of forcibly influencing them to change their culture to fit ours - since America is very influential. There is so much personality in other countries (personally I find America rather bland, given its limited history), it would be a shame to loose it. - John > The world is becoming a much, much smaller place, Terry, especially > with the advent of the Internet. We can either embrace the > opportunities we are afforded for mutual understanding and > international cooperation, or we can throw rocks at each other like a > bunch of imbeciles. I vote for the former. And if integrating > successfully with the remaining 95% of the world means learning a much > simpler system of measurements, so be it. Perhaps when we're all on > one system of measurements (the Systeme International), we won't waste > billions of dollars bouncing probes off the Martian atmosphere! > > Peace, > Sarah > > PS I am marketing my photographs in inch-dimensions, because that is > what the American market expects (the majority of my customer base), > but this entire discussion has brought to light the need for me to > edit the pages to reflect centimeter conversions. Thanks for opening > my eyes a bit, everyone. Those conversions will be up tomorrow. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "pianolover 88" > <pianolover88@hotmail.com> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 10:27 PM > Subject: Re: (OT) Metric - > > >> >> Terry Peterson >> >> >> >> ----Original Message Follows---- >> From: David Andersen <bigda@gte.net> >> Reply-To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> >> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> >> Subject: Re: (OT) Metric - >> Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 18:42:20 -0700 >> >> > I don't give a crap what system OTHER countries use. This I s >> America, and I >> > like it just the way it is, thank you! >> > >> > Terry Peterson >> >> Hold on, hold on now. This is classic, bonehead, ugly American >> stuff. What >> if some guy from France or Belgium made disparaging, disrespectful >> remarks >> about you and your country? What DO you give a crap about, Terry? >> Besides >> relegating the other 6.-whatever billion people who don't happen to >> live in >> the US to some kind of purgatory? Grow up, dude. That goes for the >> other >> Peterson, too. And you, Joe Garrett. Whatever happened to that >> greatest of >> American-born philosophies, the Thumper Principle? >> >> You know---In "Bambi" the movie, where Thumper the bunny >> says, >> "If ya can't say somethin' nice about somebody, then don't say >> nothin' at >> all." >> >> I thought only Maoists believe that power grows out of the barrel >> of a >> gun. <g> >> >> Best, >> >> David Andersen >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's >> FREE! >> hthttp://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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