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Skriven 2005-09-29 17:45:04 av SHANNON TALLEY (1:275/311)
     Kommentar till en text av David Drummond
Ärende: France or David's Haze
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Hello David,

> ST> -- the hatred comes out... Regardless of the "truth",
> ST> you took the opportunity to express your hatred toward my country.
DD> Of course, why not? Is such a thought illegal there?
DD> USA - the most hated country in the world.

Ahh -- now there it is.  It has "nothing" to do with the actual discussion,
it was just a little soap box for you to stand on and try and sway a few
people into agreeing with your hatred of the U.S.  Well, I don't know if you
noticed, but people are pretty opinionated here and swaying anyone from
their paradigm is like trying to light a hibachi in the rain with a hand
grenade.

As far as the U.S. being the most hated country in the world, I would have
to disagree.  Based on my extensive travels, I would have to say that most
of the world hates France a great deal more.  I never met anyone in the UAE,
Dubai, Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, India, Pakistan, or any
European country that I've visited (and I've visited nearly all of them at
least once) that had 'anything' nice to say about France.

I've visited France on many occasions, enjoyed two Bastille holidays (in a
row [July 14th]) and had a wonderful time.  I especially like the coastal
town of Cannes, just a short train ride from Paris.  They were pretty
friendly to me ;-)  I imagine they were just as friendly and polite to the
Germans when they came across their border during WWII.  I can envision some
French waiter asking the German OIC, "Table for thirty-thousand?"

Perhaps in "David's" world, the entire world hates the U.S., but that's
ok... Because David's world is an alcoholic haze of pedophiles and Sheep
(isn't that the new issue now?)... :)

Happy Camping :)
Shannon

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