On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 12:51:42 -0500, "lh" wrote:
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>"Dziadzia" wrote in message
>news:bs4kng$5sq$1@news-reader2.wanadoo.fr...
>>
>> "lh" a écrit dans le message de
>> news:3fe50b52$0$4738$61fed72c@news.rcn.com...
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>> > > I do not understand what is so funny to say that I am a white
>man!
>> > As
>> > > you may know Bush attacked Iraq and since then white people are often
>> > > thought to be American and are prime target by many Muslim people. I
>am
>> > > from Canada.
>> > >
>> >
>> > Americans travelling in the more touristed areas of Thailand can expect
>to
>> > receive hostile treatment from European tourists but rarely if ever from
>> > Thais. Since you Canadian, just proclaim your hatred of Americans and
>you
>> > should get along fine with the enlightened Europeans.
>> >
>>
>> Americans as people of America? The Americas? Or the United States ?
>>
>
>The Europoean beef is with the United States. Probably if 911 had occurred
>in Montreal instead of New York anti-Canadianism would be sweeping though
>Eurpope now, but fortunately for the Great White North that is not the case.
>Anyway, Canadians themselves seem to be split on whether they prefer to be
>called "Americans". I've had Canadians correct me before when I've
>referred to them as "Americans" and I've also have had other Canadians
>correct me when I've done the opposite.
>
Any evidence of this 'hostile treatment'?
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