Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tim Wrote: Interestingly, when I was in Central America this year, whenever I referred to "Americans" (meaning the US) I was inevitably corrected/reminded that it was "North Americans". Also, when I was (usually dismissively/negatively) referred to as a "Gringo", I would correct them and point out that I was not a Gringo, but a Canadian. This seemed to make a significant difference and invariably led to a change of attitude and an increase in friendliness, even in the marginal barrios where I was working. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< It is interesting to note that many of the young people, high school and college students, from the US who go back-packing through Europe in the summer very often sew a Canadian flag on their back packs so that people won't know that they are Americans. Bill __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com