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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (46807)	3/1/2004 9:02:16 AM
From: Mary Cluney	Read Replies (2) of 74559

<<<Unfortunately, they bring with them the cultural norms which are what created the place they came from.>>> We could debate this forever. But you are absolutely wrong. Take for example the Irish in the United States or almost any group of people that have come to the US. For the most part people who were successful in Ireland didn't leave Ireland. The people that came to the US were servants and manual laborers who didn't have a chance to make it Ireland. They like a lot of Europeans were from the lower classes. When you are from the lower classes you had no chance to advance. - no matter what talents you may have. But they came to the Unites States and succeeded in large numbers - making contributions to society that could not have taken place at home. At the same time they brought with them the best that Ireland had to offer. This happened again and again. With every race, ethnic group, and nationality. There are more successful Greeks, Polish people, Italians in the US than in their native homeland. When you come to the US, you will notice there is lot of energy. People are in the cars at 6AM on the highways going to work. We work more hours and more days than Europeans. There are always newer groups coming in and they start at the bottom of the totem pole. They have to work their way up. If they maintain some of their old habits (bad onse), they are not going to make it here. What you are expressing is the maintenance of the status quo from people who have finally made it. The same thing happens in Corporations. Once a company becomes successful, they want to maintain the status quo - or what they think made them successful. That is not going to work. The world is going to be getting more competitive all the time. You have to reinvent yourself over and over again if you want to remain on top. Aristocratic tendancies are not going to work. It's what have you you done for me lately. You aren't going to be able to rest on your laurels. The Barbarians are at the gate. You have to keep the garbage out, but you have to let some of them in and make things uncomfortable for the old foggies. Mary

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