<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2><B>In a message dated 12/=
5/2000 10:01:59 PM Mid-Atlantic Standard Time, <BR>istuner@islandia.is write=
s:
<BR>
<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Ar=
ial" LANG="0"></B>
<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-=
LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">give her a little break.
<BR>Not all nations of the world are aware of American sensitivity towards
<BR>politically incorrect usage of the word "excrement"
<BR>
<BR>We donīt use the word the same way you do, OK?
<BR>Just tell people politely in the future.
<BR>
<BR>Once, while with a boys' choir in Florida, a parakeet that I was holding=
,
<BR>in effect, did so, have a bowel movement on top of my hand, or so I <BR>=
believed.
<BR>"Did he shit on me?", I said in utmost innocence.
<BR>
<BR>Everybody was shocked and they told me I should say "poop" or "crap",
<BR>(which I think is ******* stupid.) <g>
<BR>
<BR>You should have seen the fa(e)ces on the people when another Icelandic b=
oy
<BR>on the same trip said " Whatīs this shit?" when he got his food!
<BR>
<BR>Actually, a customer wouldnīt be offended if I said "shit" in the home=
. We
<BR>use it quite commonly here, as slang</BLOCKQUOTE>
<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Ar=
ial" LANG="0"><B>
<BR>Hi:
<BR>
<BR>There is no way to determine this writer (Maria) is from another land. &=
nbsp;There <BR>are a lot of Maria's in our country. Even if what you i=
mply is true, it is <BR>still no excuse for her -or you as you so often anno=
yingly do- to use <BR>profanity on this list. This is not a cultural t=
hing- it is a lack of <BR>cultural thing. And if she is just now for t=
he first time being made aware <BR>of it (which I seriously doubt), then I h=
ave made a real contribution to <BR>improving something badly in need of imp=
roving.
<BR>To let this pass without comment is called enabling. I am not an e=
nabler of <BR>incorrect or boorish behavior.
<BR>You will note several affirmations to this have already been=
forwarded to <BR>this list.
<BR>Incidentally, I note people contributing to this list from all over the =
<BR>world, but cannot recall their using inappropriate language as you seem =
to <BR>feel is "quite commonly (used) here as slang" (referring to Ice=
land). <BR>Perhaps that says more about Iceland than you really =
wanted us to know.
<BR>Sincerely,
<BR>
<BR>Bob Bergantino, RPT
<BR>Willoughby Hills, Ohio </B></FONT></HTML>