File spoon-archives/postcolonial.archive/postcolonial_1998/postcolonial.9809, message 45


Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1998 18:03:29 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: Why Throw Americans Out of Middle East... by Taliban


It's these kind of arguments that make email lists sometimes too much to
bear. D. Butz did originally write:  

>On a more hopeful note... Happy Labour Day to all!     

I have a funny feeling that's everyone!  Sigh. :)

Piali 


>Yes, but you were wishing citizens of the U.S. a happy "Labour Day."  You know
>that saying, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do"?  I would not call one of
those
>British political parties the "Labor Party," because that is not how the
British
>spell it.  If you are wishing citizens of the U.S. a happy Labor Day, please at
>least have the courtesy to spell it the way we do here.
>
>Thank you so much for your consideration.
>
>David Butz wrote:
>
>> Not up here in Canada... unless our working class has become more
>> Americanised than I thought (or is tha AmericaniZed?).
>>
>> On Fri, 4 Sep 1998, Bruce Hagood wrote:
>>
>> > Sorry to impose, but it is spelled "Labor" Day!  :)
>> >
>> > David Butz wrote:
>> >
>> > > Xaviar... I'm with you right up to "the Americans had no choice but to
>> > > retaliate"... will the American's fanaticism be their undoing too?
Lots of
>> > > undoing needing to be done!
>> > >
>> > > On a more hopeful note... Happy Labour Day to all!
>> > >
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