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From: Adrian on 19 Aug 2006 16:51 Ivor Jones (ivor(a)despammed.invalid) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying : > I am not a European. What does the front cover of your passport say?
From: Adrian on 19 Aug 2006 16:52 Richard Brookman (THErichard.brookmanOBVIOUS(a)btinternet.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying : > and we can all get back to talking about Hampshire, driving, cycling, > telecoms mobile, caravanning and misc. Strike me this is bang on-topic for Misc...
From: Richard Brookman on 19 Aug 2006 16:59 Adrian wrote: || Richard Brookman (THErichard.brookmanOBVIOUS(a)btinternet.com) gurgled || happily, sounding much like they were saying : || ||| and we can all get back to talking about Hampshire, driving, ||| cycling, telecoms mobile, caravanning and misc. || || Strike me this is bang on-topic for Misc... I thought I'd stumbled into alt.geopolitical.pedants for a minute. -- Rich ============================== Take out the obvious to email me.
From: Adrian on 19 Aug 2006 17:02 Richard Brookman (THErichard.brookmanOBVIOUS(a)btinternet.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying : >||| and we can all get back to talking about Hampshire, driving, >||| cycling, telecoms mobile, caravanning and misc. >|| Strike me this is bang on-topic for Misc... > I thought I'd stumbled into alt.geopolitical.pedants for a minute. Might be x-posted to there, but I'm posting from uk.rec.laughing-at-eejits- with-hangups
From: Ivor Jones on 19 Aug 2006 17:03
"Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:Xns9824DE2EB4A36adrianachapmanfreeis(a)204.153.244.170 > Ivor Jones (ivor(a)despammed.invalid) gurgled happily, > sounding much like they were saying : > > > > > I'm not a native of Europe, there is no such > > > > country. I can only be a native of a country, not a > > > > continent. > > > > Since a native is "A person born in a specified place, > > > region, or country, whether subsequently resident > > > there or not " you can be a native of a continent. > > > You can if you want, I am not. > > Why are you so against being termed a European? Because I am not one. > What's *wrong* with Europe? Nothing at all. > Is this purely being geographically pedantic, or is there > more to it? It's calling me what I am not, and I will never stand by and allow that. Ivor |