Keith Willshaw <> wrote in message
news:bno396$2qb$...
> "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <"evgmsop-no spam"@earthlink.net> wrote in
> message news:...
> >
> >
> > Keith Willshaw wrote:
> > >
> > > "Andiii" <member@british_expats.com> wrote in message
> > > news:...
> > > >
> > > > You completely missed the point, Keith.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Not if the point was the usual anti-Americanism posted on this
> > > newsgroup I didnt.
> >
> > Well, Keith, it WAS a genuine news story, here in the U.S. (even made it
> > as far as California, which is on the opposite coast). I think DFM's
> > point was that you cannot generalize about an entire people from a
> > single, isolated example. (Also he's a regular poster here, who
> > contributes some interesting observations - I don't think it's fair to
> > call him a "troll".)
> >
> I know it was a genuine new story, it was covered by the BBC BUT
> it appeared to me like another attempt to start a pointless flame war
> of the sort already going in a dozen threads on this news group.
> These are making this and other travel groups almost unusable and
> are extremely annoying.
> That said it seems I misjudged the situation and I apologise to
> him and the group.
No need. I purposefully chose a news story that would get a reaction out of
people, so it's not surprising you dismissed it as yet another epic thread
generator. The point I was trying to make was somewhat subtle, and hidden in
sarcasm, like much of what I say.
Still, it resulted in some interesting responses.
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DFM