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To: Ilaine who wrote (16604)	4/7/2007 2:44:27 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Respond to of 217917

<Canada and the US are very similar, although the Canadians hate it when we say that.> Americans are alleged to disguise themselves as Canadian when traveling, putting a little Canadian flag on their back packs. Their reputation is poor. One of the most hideous displays I have seen anywhere were young males in a Kyoto youth hostel, foul mouthed, drunk, loud, arrogant, leaving their shoes on and thinking themselves smart. One had spewed down the wall apparently. I didn't actually see proceedings as we were in an adjacent room which our 12 year old son and I were sharing with an Iranian maths professor who was a really nice man who simply said of them "It's not right". I'd have pushed the "Exterminate" button if it had been available. Perhaps they thought they were having fun. It seems barbaric that such animals might soon be wielding weapons against said Iranian maths professor. I can understand why a lot of people around the world hate Americans and America to the extent of flying aircraft into the Twin Towers. I was reading some experiments about wealthy people and disinhibition the other day. It was investigating why rich and powerful people behave in unpleasant ways and worse to the extent of self-destruction. I suppose that's what's going on with Americans. They are rich, they are powerful, they are the boss, bar none, they are toughest, don't need no stinking UN or NUN, can torture anyone they like and blow up anyone they like. I was reading Jewish rules about Passover the other day. I had no idea what it was about. Apparently unleavened bread symbolizes lack of self-puffery and hubris [among other things]. A good tradition. Pride comes before a fall. The Greeks had some thoughts on hubris too. I dare say there is some Confucian saying on the matter too. One of the best looking females I have met was the wife of a colleague in Ottawa. She was a Canadian Inuit [I guess that is the brand description]. Gorgeous and really nice too. Lucky guy. But they had an ugly baby. As did most Canadians. I called them plank-heads. They had narrow little faces and heads as though they'd been squashed sideways. I don't know what the mothers ate or gave their babies to eat, but it was pitiful and seemed almost universal. Our little baby was a normal, tough, 4.5kg baby, perfect. My wife ate good stuff as did the baby [titty only with nutritious mother's diet]. Maybe those Amerindians out west deserve some prejudice? Maybe it's not prejudice but experience. One can reasonably expect certain behaviour from certain groups. Depends what you mean by "prejudice". I noticed in India that Indians were prejudiced that we, being white, were okay, but they whacked with sticks some bloke trying to get into the train station. We could wander into anywhere. Guards seemed to think we were okay. Which we were. I read some Negro guy saying that once he was walking at night along a street, heard footsteps behind him, felt nervous, turned and saw a white guy. Then felt relief and on feeling relief realized that he was also prejudiced and felt annoyed with himself, but was honest enough to know how prejudice works. Prejudice is in many instances rational generalisation. Life is probabilistic. Sure, the hippo might not bite you, but it might. Being prejudiced is a good way to stay alive. Mqurice