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To: combjelly who wrote (283095)	4/7/2006 6:20:29 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1572099

".....they are not as put off by the differences etc." Nonsense. Have you ever heard Germans talk about Greeks or Brits? Or Brits talk about the French? Or just about anybody talk about the Russians? Yes, but they live it much more frequently than we do. If you put an American in that environment, most would fold like a cheap suit. Have you never watched an American couple, particularly an older one, try to negotiate an European venue? It can be funny and embarrassing all at the same time. And if no one starts speaking to them in English toute suite, they get very pissed and put out. I went on a bus tour of Sweden last summer with a group of Germans. As tourists, many of them were as bad as the popular "ugly American" stereotype. They wanted to travel, but kept expecting a cultural clone of Germany. It was amusing. Uh......Germans are almost exactly like Americans and visa versa. In fact they were the largest ethnic group in this country for a long, long time........probably before WW II, they made up 50% of the population. So its not surprising to me that we share traits with present day Germans. Sweden is beautiful. But, given how cold it was in June, I am pretty sure I wouldn't want to be there in winter...<?I> Spoken like a true Texan. <g> From what I understand, Sweden is a little warmer than Minnesota in the winter.......which ain't saying much. But I know what you mean........I was in Copehagen in July and I thought I would freeze my butt off. Got back on the train and went straight south and didn't get off until I saw the sun shine for more than two hours. Having sunlight in the middle of the night was pretty weird. I believe you......having it til 9-10 here is weird. I can't imagine having it all night like in Alaska and northern Swedent.