Jim Hunter wrote:
> Sorry, no. I have a policy of never stooping to
> playing word games with mindless questions.
> It's far more valuable to progress in science if
> you can induce the speakers of mindless questions
> to say what you want them to say. It's along the
> lines of lingual hypnosis.
Well, that's your prerogative. I wasn't trying to play word games though, I
was just being honest.
> > I would also like to say that I don't think it's fair to compare
> America
> > with Europe in the middle ages, since America in its present form
> didn't
> > exist in those days. You really should stick to comparisons of modern
> day
> > America and modern day Europe.
>> History has nothin' to do with culture? Go figure.
That's not what I said, please don't put words in my mouth.
> I'll bet you're wishing culture had a pick-and-
> choose memory.
What I'm saying is that you can't compare _modern_day_ American culture with
_middle_ages_ European culture.
> > I was referring to the minivan that the two kids had waiting for them
> when
> > they ran back from the school.
>> Oh. Sorry, I mistook this for a thread about national culture,
> silly me.
That's because you didn't read the post that started this particular thread,
in which Red proclaimed the American culture to be the most advanced on
earth. I then used the example of the recent shooting in Alabama as an
example that that is not true. Things kind of got out of hand after that...
> > incidents. Besides, while we're on the subject of psychotic religious
> > freaks: there's a lot more of those in the US than in western
> European
> > countries. Believe me, I know, I'm from Holland so I know the
> situation
> > there, and I've been living in the US for almost a year now, so I've
> got a
> > pretty good idea of the situation here too. So if they are the cause
> of
> > these incidents, that _still_ reflects on the culture of America.
>> Of course it does. Weird religion and culture aren't that
> qualitatively that different.
If you agree, then why don't you also agree that the fact that things like
the Alabama shooting happen here (regularly) reflects badly on America's
culture?
> I'm not being serious anymore. I'm bowing out. I made
> a try at being serious to start; but, all the religious
> null thought going back-and-forth in this thread is making
> me dizzy.
Oh well, it was fun while it lasted. I just wanted to get _one_ American to
agree with me that American culture is in fact not the most advanced on
earth, but I guess it's not to be...
> > > Except the one time that some pissant Romans
> > > ripped off all my luggage and passport.
> >
> > I'm sorry to hear that. Did you get it back?
>> Are you kdding? Who would go to the trouble to
> steal something and then give it back?
Well, there was the remote possibility that your stuff was found by the
police and returned to you. Granted, a _very_ remote possibilty...
> I hope you're not staying in
> New York City while you're here:)
Silicon Valley. My wallet was stolen at a McDonald's, but so far that's all.
> > Did you like Copenhagen? ... <dodges beercan> ... sorry, just
> testing... :-)
>> No. I liked Amsterdam's downtown area the best.
> There's lots of "strangeness" in that area.
Definitely. "Strangeness" is right.
Pepijn
