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Posted by Greg_UWS on Tue May 20 03:34:50 2008, in response to Re: Poland ready to Join Eurocorps, posted by Olog-hai on Tue May 20 03:21:39 2008. To their chagrin, I regularly called Australians "Asians." They don't like it.Different in character? I wouldn't put it that way. I'd say there's a different social contract. The U.S. enjoys the "rugged individualist" image (a.k.a., survival of the fittest, sink or swim) although it's been watered down a tad. Europeans see themselves as more a part of-- and contributing to-- the community. Maybe that's why there's been the feeling on this side of the Atlantic that public transit is for losers. (Recall the Texan who screamed.. "You wanna ride trolleys?? Go to EUROPE!") REAL men go to work in CARS.. preferably SUVs. In very short order, we'll regret that we've evolved geographically to make this the ONLY choice for far too many of us. Europe-- knowing that THIS day would come-- evolved differently-- and wisely. BTW.. where would you situate Canada on the US / "West" scale?? Huh? |
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