This all gets very complicated doesn't it! The Austrian/German "sameness"
reminds me of a quote; "If more Austrians would have bought the youthful
Adolph Hitler's paintings we would not have had world war two." /jnm
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> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Garth Wood
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> At 07:31 AM 3/21/01 +1100, you wrote:
> >Er - Canada isn't in N. America? Or, you live in N. America but
> you're not
> >American? How odd.
>
> Only if it's "odd" that you're not a New Zealander. "What, you're an
> Aussie? Aren't Aussies and Kiwis the same thing?"
>
> Reminds me of a similar exchange the last time I was in Europe and I was
> called an "American":
>
> "Yeah, I guess you're right -- after all, Germans and Austrians are
> *really* just the same..." The European (an Austrian) who mistakenly
> called me an "American" got my point and apologized. ;-)
>
> Garth
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