Was: the Mountain, now national traits

[Anne Burke]

Couldn't agree more Jeffrey. Anne here from Australia where the national
pastime is "taking the piss" out of someone. In fact the more you like them
the more...etc
Just joined the listserv. My friend and I are walking the Camino in Oct 03
and you all have no idea how helpful and inspiring your advice is for us
newbies. Thank you.
No doubt I will have many questions over the next year. One just came to
mind....can anyone give me a ballpark figure on how much to budget
for....daily I mean.
Thanks again.

Anne
amburkeaiinet.net.au
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey Crawley" <jt.crawleyaUKONLINE.CO.UK>
To: <GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 4:21 PM
Subject: Re: Was: the Mountain, now national traits


> On Mon, 17 Jun 2002 12:13:41 EDT, Howard Mendes <HMe347aAOL.COM> wrote:
>
> >In a message dated 6/17/2002 5:17:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> >jt.crawleyaUKONLINE.CO.UK writes:
> >
> >
> >> anybody I haven't upset yet? :-)
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Yes -  Blacks have rhythm & Poles are dumb.
> >Where do you come up with such brilliant sterotypes?
> >
>
> Come on Howard, take the pickle out of your ***!
>
> Pilgrims should always remember that the things to go into the top of
their
> packs should be a sense of humor and a thick skin.
>
> Anybody who could take offence at the list would have to be overly PC or
> American - in actual fact the list was a direct quote from a fellow
> Pilgrim, Lisa from California, when we were writing to each other about
> observations of life on the Camino.
>
> Come to think of it Howard, living in Notting Hill, London in the heart of
> the Carnival route I can confirm that many of my black (and white)
> neighbors DO have a beautiful sense of rhythm while my two daughters (who
> have Polish blood through their mother's family) are certainly not dumb!
>
> Before anyone asks I'm from Ontario (so far from God, so close to America
> as they used to say) and proud of it and, in conclusion, I might say, the
> many supportive Offlist replies (thank you, your names are safe) would
have
> set the list off topic for weeks!
>
> Shall we take off our hair shirts and get back on track now?
>
> Jeffrey
>