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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joan,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My beef with your statements regarding American's
behavior abroad is that you insist on using all inclusive terms such as "we",
"we're" and "us." It would be less insulting if you would stop painting
ALL Americans as boorish buffoons.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best, --Tony</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=joanopyr@moscow.com href="mailto:joanopyr@moscow.com">Joan Opyr</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 10, 2006 2:09 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] Ear-cleaning time!
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<DIV><BR></DIV>Tony Simpson writes:<BR><BR>"Joan blurts that Americans abroad
act 'beligerent, fat-assed and rude.' Yet she cites no
specifics."<BR><BR>Wrong. Try again, Tony. This is what I said in context and
unedited:<BR><BR><?color><?param 2220,2220,2220>"What image do we project when
we're abroad, arrogance or humility? How do we represent our country? Too
often, we're all mouth and no trousers. Too often we're belligerent,
fat-assed, and rude. Not always. It's been my experience that most people are
wide open to Americans; they're not lying in wait for us to make asses of
ourselves. They're quick to point out that they like us as individuals, even
when they disagree with our global behavior."<BR><BR>You want some specific
examples of how not to behave when traveling abroad? Read your own
posts.<BR><BR>Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment<BR>www.joanopyr.com<BR><BR><?/color>
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