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To: Tom Trader who wrote (44276)	6/1/1998 2:16:00 PM
From: Patrick Slevin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 58727

With regard to your political view, I must say that as a first gen Irish-American.... ...I use the catch-all phrase "American" because the rest of the world does, including the Canadians from what I've seen... for years I have put off getting dual citizenship. My wife finally put the paperwork in, I believe. Several reasons. I have a trace of an Irish accent which becomes more pronounced overseas and the Irish I meet take me for one of them. I'd rather be travelling in the rest of the world as an Irishman than an American. Hence, the Irish Passport. I think you can gather why. I feel much more secure here than overseas. I don't scare easily, growing up and living in high-crime cities like Newark. But I have no control over someone with a weapon who dislikes me because of my homeland. This is, has been, and will be, a serious problem. Look at Don Sew who was arrested because he looked like an Oriental terrorist. People often have a problem with others just because they are "different". Personally, I think it's less frequent in the U.S. than in other countries. I include some Euros in that broad statement as well. When my son was 14 he narrowly escaped being mugged by Italians on on school trip because he was an American. So I'm with you, I love the country. But when I'm abroad I keep a low profile. I do find it odd that so many times one hears that the locals would prefer The Ugly American "go home". Yet the tourism industry sometimes supports a large percentage of the host country's economy. The Londoners particularly puzzle me with this. Without tourism the city would be in dire straits.