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To: OX who wrote (27952)	3/24/2000 2:44:00 PM
From: Evolution	Respond to of 213182

*** Warning, totally OT! - OX, no offense whatsoever. Statistics don't apply to exceptions and I am one. Since you ask, I'll keep on surprising you: yes I am living in the US (Texas), been here for 4 years. Before that I have lived on most continents. There are many things I like in the US and I will probably stay to live here. However, I am very selective. I never set foot in a McDonald (or similar), don't drink soda (last time I had Coke probably over 5 years ago), don't watch "Local" TV, don't watch sitcoms, never have seen Star-Trek, don't read local newspapers, don't watch sports, and the list goes on... On the other hand, I love the US as a country, love the American way, love Californian wine (+some others), love quality American movies (and there are plenty!), love the US entrepreneurial spirit, the way people relate to money (it's not a dirty thing here). I do have a TV, but only connected to digital satellite and I watch movies channels + financial news pretty much exclusively. I listen all day long to KUT (Univerversity of Texas Radio, a quality radio with no ads), read a few good News magazines and don't miss a Jazz concert in town. I try to identify what does not add to Quality of Life and avoid it... Behaving this way, I probably miss on a few things (Doonesburry maybe?), but I have plenty left to satisfy me. And most of all, I use Macs, have owned over 15 of them since! I bought my first in UK in September 1984, and have carried its successors from the Amazon jungle to South China Sea... One thing I appreciate in life, is the freedom to choose your life... One of my remaining constraints is my daily job, but I am working on this...

To: OX who wrote (27952)	3/27/2000 12:47:00 PM
From: BillHoo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213182

<<I find it infinitely fascinating that if you have lived here for a few years, you have not heard of Doonesbury.>> Reminds me of an interview I saw with Charles Schulz or his agent about an encounter at an airport. This was when they were doing initial casting for the first animated Peanuts feature and they were looking for a voice to play Lucy. A young girl was observed in the airport and her mother was addressed asking for the girl to do a casting call for Peanuts. The mother said she had never heard of Peanuts or this charlie Brown person. "Go away or I will call the police." was her response. In the words of Charlie Brown <Sigh.> -Bill_H