Hear! Hear!

Theresa Devine wrote:

> to our non-American friends:
>
> I would just like to apologize for the narcissistic American attitude
> that you have encountered on the list.  As children we are socialized in
> this self absorbed rhetoric.  Those of us who are aware of this conceit
> do try to fight this ingrained impulse (sometimes unsuccessfully).
>
> On the other hand - a person can only relate the experiences that are
> familiar or that have been experienced.  If that life experience (i do
> apologize for the overuse of the word experience - but i am not finished
> with my morning cup of coffee.) is a solely American one then - well -
> .............
>
> I wish I had the advantage that Europeans have in that the next culture
> or language or country is only next door.  But I am sitting in the
> middle of Texas - where it takes 15 hours of driving to leave the state
> - let alone the country and to experience what is only 15 minutes away
> for you - I will have to "take the trip of a lifetime" as they like to
> say here.
>
> So - I ask you - on behalf of all of us isolated Americans - keep us
> informed and tell us your experience so that we may grow beyond our
> narrow view. The internet is a grand invention - let's use it to its
> fullest potential.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Museum Joure [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 12:02 AM
> > To:   [log in to unmask]
> > Subject:      Global list?
> >
> > Some time ago I asked on this list if there would be any people
> > interested
> > in having a Dutch mailinglist. Most of the reactions were very strong.
> > It
> > was not desirable to have too many different lists. We should stay
> > global.
> > If I could not find something in this list for me, maybe I should
> > contribute
> > more.
> >
> > Well, I took those suggestions to heart en stayed on this list. I have
> > been
> > reading for a while now, and I noticed that most people here just
> > assume
> > that everything happens in the USA.
> >
> > I must say that I find this very annoying. If this is a US-list only,
> > okay,
> > I will hold my breath. But if you want to be global, please do not
> > assume
> > that everyone is in the states.
> >
> > Am I the only one who thinks about it this way? How do other non-USA
> > subscribers think about this?
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> > Karin Meijerman,
> > Museum Joure
> > The Netherlands
> >
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