sondance
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Thanks, Michel, for taking the time to articulate your observations and conclusions to date.
Much for me to think on.
Our vantage points in history, culture and geography are different, although not totally dissimilar. As I mentioned elsewhere in this forum, my mother's family moved from England to the American colonies in the late 1600s and they believe the family name may have come from Denmark through William the Conqueror (via the Norseman settlement of Normandy in France). Of course I do not claim to understand then what it is to be Danish. Sounds like it is very nice.
It is good to hear what the world looks like from another view. Here in "Silicon Valley" California I have had the pleasure of working with or knowing many folks from Russia, China, India, Vietnam, Philippines, as well as a smaller number of people from Ethiopia, Egypt, Israel, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Scotland, Ireland, England, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Greece, Norway, Cambodia, Burma, New Zealand, Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico and Canada. So I tend to keep an open mind and appreciate different thinking ... some. It gets harder when you are over 50 because some ideas become very critical to preserving your peace in this world.
Thanks again for the dialog,
Ken
Much for me to think on.
Our vantage points in history, culture and geography are different, although not totally dissimilar. As I mentioned elsewhere in this forum, my mother's family moved from England to the American colonies in the late 1600s and they believe the family name may have come from Denmark through William the Conqueror (via the Norseman settlement of Normandy in France). Of course I do not claim to understand then what it is to be Danish. Sounds like it is very nice.
It is good to hear what the world looks like from another view. Here in "Silicon Valley" California I have had the pleasure of working with or knowing many folks from Russia, China, India, Vietnam, Philippines, as well as a smaller number of people from Ethiopia, Egypt, Israel, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Scotland, Ireland, England, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Greece, Norway, Cambodia, Burma, New Zealand, Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico and Canada. So I tend to keep an open mind and appreciate different thinking ... some. It gets harder when you are over 50 because some ideas become very critical to preserving your peace in this world.
Thanks again for the dialog,
Ken