[MD] growth and sustainability

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Andre,

MMmmm Beer: High Quality

Glad to make your acquaintance.

The only Dutch I've met are immigrants
and they are like converts, more af a
TRUE BELIEVER in all things American
than anyone born here.  Although,
they tend to be even more blunt with
their thoughts, which I enjoy.

Enjoy China...

thanks--mel

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andre Broersen" <andrebroersen at gmail.com>
To: <moq_discuss at moqtalk.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 4:29 AM
Subject: Re: [MD] growth and sustainability


> Hi Mel,
>
> Thank you for taking the time to respond to my previous post.
> I have already reacted to the reations given.
> I do genuinly mean that I am learning about American attitudes and that
> there is a difference between 'European' interpretations of such things as
> freedom of speech, self reliance, democracy, socialism because of
different
> analogues at a national level etc etc.
>
> Exposure to things American in Holland are f.ex. C-grade TV shows called
> entertainment, live bowl,disasters and incursions, use of force, threat of
> economic sanctions ,political pressures etc etc and of course the
Grammies.
>
> What we are getting is very very onesided and not a balanced picture.
That's
> why I enjoy reading your posts...you are concerned about what is happening
> in your country today/ and yesterday in hope of a better tomorow.
> Not wanting to become too wooley, what you guys are presenting is an
> intelligent, human concern about things ( I didn't see that reflected but
> now I do.)
> The only live Americans I meet here are religious zealots wanting to
spread
> the word of you know who.Scandalous!!!
>
> Anyway Mel, I could go on and on. Right now I am thankfull to be where I
> am...no TV, sub-tropical climate, surrounded by hills, gorgeous Chinese
> people whom I do not understand and cheap cold beer.
>
> Cheers
> Andre
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