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To: Mannie who wrote (19238)	12/2/2002 4:36:21 PM
From: altair19	Respond to of 104188

Scooter that was excellent! Altair19

To: Mannie who wrote (19238)	12/2/2002 6:03:29 PM
From: abuelita	Respond to of 104188

you are one sick puppy woof, woof

To: Mannie who wrote (19238)	12/3/2002 12:44:03 AM
From: elpolvo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 104188

scooting person- lobos have been invited to the vegas bowl. yer huskies are waiting till sunday to see if they get a better offer - if not, it's ewes vs. mice elf dude. -elobo

To: Mannie who wrote (19238)	12/4/2002 7:47:46 AM
From: thames_sider	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 104188

Scott, that's wonderful. Except... it isn't satire, is it. It's de troof. Meanwhile, perhaps I really should be in Canada... here's a test for determining your ideal country. mugur.netfirms.com Measures you on five 'cultural' ratings: Power Distance (PDI) The extent to which the less powerful members of society accept that power is distributed unequally. Individualism (IDV): People look after themselves and their immediate family only. (as against Collectivism: People belong to in-groups (families, clans or organisations) who look after them in exchange for loyalty.) Confucian Dynamism (CDI) The extent to which a society exhibits a pragmatic future-oriented perspective rather than a conventional historic or short term point of view. Masculinity (MAS) The dominant values in society are achievement and success (as against Femininity: The dominant values in society are caring for others and quality of life.) Uncertainty Avoidance (UAI) The extent to which people feel threatened by uncertainty and ambiguity and try to avoid these situations. My ideal? Baltic states, Canada or Netherlands all tie at 12 delta points. The Nordics, then GB or US at 16/17; then SA, Ireland, NZ or Australia (or Bhutan!?) are all within 20 delta points. And I'd be least comfortable in Saudi, Iraq, Venezuala, Albania or (worst of all) Guatemala (-49). In fact South-Central America is pretty bad all-round for me. I scored very high on CDI, which is far more 'Eastern' - I was close to Indian or Thai levels. And and relatively low on MAS (well, it is idealised - quality of life definitely wins out over achievement at a price): Baltics match, although I was above Nordics and half the 'Anglo-Saxon economy' average level. Good to see I come out as an individualist... although apparently less so, still than the UK or US average, which I find startling. PDI 50 IDV 80 MAS 30 UAI 30 CDI 65