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Wendy (UK) [Visitor] in response to: From Tilghman to GolfWeek: The 'discussion' of diversity in golf is over

Wendy (UK) [Visitor] — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:58:04 +0000

Oui - very true.

Hope you are watching & enjoying the Buick?

Oui Oui Oui [Visitor] in response to: From Tilghman to GolfWeek: The 'discussion' of diversity in golf is over

Oui Oui Oui [Visitor] — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:41:45 +0000

Wendy,

I totally understand what you are saying with respect to your last sentence. After all, we don't live in a black and white world. There are always bad accompanying the good.

Wendy (UK) [Visitor] in response to: From Tilghman to GolfWeek: The 'discussion' of diversity in golf is over

Wendy (UK) [Visitor] — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:47:08 +0000

Oui, had you said "Without America, the French would have been speaking German nowadays" originally, I would not have assumed your observations were directed at me personally. However, I don't doubt your sincerity.

America is the richest and most powerful nation in the world - hence it will attract envy and resentment. If I do have criticisms of the US, they are the same criticisms I have of the UK. However, I think I am slightly more realistic than you as to why our individual or joint interventions in world affairs are not always greeted with undiluted joy.

Judge Smails [Visitor] in response to: From Tilghman to GolfWeek: The 'discussion' of diversity in golf is over

Judge Smails [Visitor] — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:52:15 +0000

Oui,

I agree with you, of course. Although I often lament the decline in our culture, America is unfairly maligned around the world. Ironically but not surprisingly, we are castigated for our virtues while our vices are embraced. In other words, we're labeled imperialistic for trying to thwart tyranny, but, at the same time, the world deeply imbibes the cultural effluent disgorged by Hollywood.

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Oui Oui Oui [Visitor] — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:28:51 +0000

Wendy,

I am just making a general statement that America is not getting the fair shake in the world court of opinion these days despite all the good it has done to the world as we know today. By no means was it a rebuttal towards your points.

Of course, we French people have a lot to be thankful of the Americans.

Wendy (UK) [Visitor] in response to: From Tilghman to GolfWeek: The 'discussion' of diversity in golf is over

Wendy (UK) [Visitor] — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:34:29 +0000

Thanks for the reassurance, Alex; I have been re-reading my posts - perhaps Oui thought I was comparing US unfavourably in some way to UK - although that was not my intent. Same education problems, same social problems. Perhaps he might help me out here?

Let's just say w/o the food, financial aid, (which we have only just repaid!) and shipping coverage from America we would most likely not have survived. I also don't think that Germany could have afforded NOT to have invaded us even at some later point, so I am not going to argue with his overall premise. He also may not realise that that although we weren't actually invaded, I still have family and neighbours who lived through those dreadful days, not only the terror of the bombing raids and the loved ones lost, but also the years of rationing and deprivation which followed. Let's not go there any more.

I think I'll go and have a stiff drink (oh and drink a toast to said Yanks).

Alex [Visitor] in response to: From Tilghman to GolfWeek: The 'discussion' of diversity in golf is over

Alex [Visitor] — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:11:51 +0000

Wendy,

I am also mystified as to how Oui came to such a conclusion.

As to his contention that German would be the language of chose in Great Britain had not the Yanks come to the aid of the UK, that point is moot, but I am skeptical of that premise.

As formidable as the German war machine was at that time, their high command was loathe to attempt an armed invasion of the British Isles. They apparently wanted no part of a prolonged battle for the UK or the drain in manpower a n occupation would require. Since such an invasion never came to fruition, that is the only reasonable assumption to which I could come

Wendy (UK) [Visitor] in response to: From Tilghman to GolfWeek: The 'discussion' of diversity in golf is over

Wendy (UK) [Visitor] — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:38:47 +0000

Oui, I am flabbergasted if you have interpreted any of my comments as criticism of America or Americans. I don't think I have ever expressed any anti-American sentiment in any post nor indeed do I feel any - far from it.

I am perfectly aware of your first fact. I think Ireland is possibly second in this league. Your next statement is an opinion and somewhat more controversial.

On your third point:

"Si les Ricains n'etaient pas la,
Nous serions tous en Germany,
A parler de je ne sais quoi,
A saluer je ne sais qui"
You'll get no argument from me on this score.

For those who are not familiar with the word "Ricains" it is short for Americans and is the affectionate French equivalent of Yanks.

PS I CAN speak German.