What's in a name?

[Jeffrey Crawley]

A rose by any other would still smell as sweet.

And don't forget that, for a lot of Spaniards "America" doesn't start until
you go south of Panama, above Mexico you are norteamericanos (pronounced
naughty-americanos).

Felice pascua de navidad

Jeffrey

----- Original Message -----
From: dandekay <dandekayaSBCGLOBAL.NET>
To: <GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 8:19 AM
Subject: Re: American Pilgrims on the Camino/Gatherings


> The discussion of "American" -or should it be- "North American" etc., puts
> me in mind of an amusing experience on the Camino this past fall....
> I had mentioned to a fellow pilgrim from Canada that I was often asked,
"are
> you Canadian?" (I'm from Northern California).
> "Oh", she replied, "that's because they think you might actually be
Canadian
> and don't want to offend you by asking, "Are you an American!".
>