On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:42:40 -0700, John McWilliams
<jpmcw@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>Markus Fuenfrocken wrote:
>> Lawrence Glickman wrote:
>> [...]
>>> All the time...they maintain an enormous amount of humility, but do
>>> not let that betray the genius that is in their minds.
>> Wow, so much praises for my country - but i think you´re stereotyping a
>> bit here ;)
>> This is getting quite OT in a photo group, but let me tell you this:
I´m
>> German, went to the Gymnasium (you remembered correctly) and then to
>> University, and i would say the relative amount of lowlifes, dumb
asses,
>> normal people and really brillant people is similar to every other
>> country in the world. Due to our immense social security system we do
>> not have as much social problems (homeless, really poor folks) here
yet,
>> but it´s getting worse here, too.
>> And we´re defintely not all Albert Einsteins, and we´re not running
>> around wearing leather trousers, eating Schnitzel and quoting Goethe or
>> Schiller all day ;) LOL
>
>Bitte, Markus.
>
>Stereotyping is stereotyping, be it favorable or damning.
>There are more than a couple of xenophobes roaming in these groups.
There are also Xenophobes in Germany. There, for the first time in my
Life, I was refused service in a store because I am white American.
It seems there is a radical *element* in every country. But you knew
that already, or should have.
Generally speaking, it is a wonderful place to visit. There are worse
places to be, but you knew that already, or should have.
Lg
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