Re: Link to Photos of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay Feb 2004

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Re: Link to Photos of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay Feb 2004

Posted on: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 01:40:07 +0000 (UTC)

In article <7b62a583.0403061309.4667601f@posting.google.com>, Oscar
writes
>The rest of the story is quite accurate, comprehensive and
>understanding of the Argentine idiosyncrasy.

I wonder, Oscar.

I'm sure you are flattered by the following description of Viet Thiet:

"Argentinians are soft-spoken, courteous, honest, helpful, cheerful
people with very good manners. The girls in Buenos Aires dress simply
but elegantly. They are mostly trim and fit, and have very nice skin.
It's hard to find overweight women on the streets in Buenos Aires. The
men wear starched white shirts, ties and suits to go to work, despite
the 85 F summer heat."

I'm sure you are also trim and fit, courteous, honest, helpful, cheerful
and you have a very nice skin but don't you think that such blanket
generalisations are dangerous and can easily turn into the negative
tirades that we get to see in this ng - most recently against Brazil?

--
JohnM
Author of Brazil: Life, Blood, Soul
http://www.scroll.demon.co.uk/spaver.htm

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