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From: "C. J. S. Wallia" <cjwallia-AT-indiastar.com>
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Date:    Wed, 11 Nov 1998 18:45:41 +0500
From:    "M. A. Hameed" <mah-AT-BRAIN.NET.PK>
Subject:  Who are the most generous and stingiest people in the world?


Americans are the most generous people in the world, both as a nation and as
individuals. That has been my experience for 40 years. As a nation, they
helped very generously, first, the devastated countries of Europe after the
World War II, and, then, the poor countries of Asia and Africa without
getting anything in return. The US was the biggest source of foreign aid in
the world for many years.

Though the isolationist Congresses turned off the taps at the national level
in recent years, there has been no change at the individual level. Over the
years I have received huge quantities of useful material from the US
companies merely for the asking, even when there was obviously not even the
remotest possibility of my ever becoming a customer. And, at a collective
level, it is only because of the American generosity that the entire world
has access to the tremendous amount of knowledge that is now available on
the Internet free of any charge.

As individuals too, the Americans are simply wonderful. I can quote many
examples of generosity, including my experiences and observations during my
two visits to the States in 1980s. The latest was right here when I recently
asked for information about sources for remainders. Short of sending me a
copy of "Literary Marketplace" (which I didn't need anyway), people promptly
supplied me all the information I could wish for! And a noble soul, Deborah
Shaw, took time to correct and improve my resume, which I had sent her for
information only! (In addition, she gave me very helpful tips.)

As a complete contrast, I have found their cousins across the Atlantic --
with due apology to all concerned -- the stingiest people in the world. Even
a simple request gets a No. (What else can one expect of the residents of
the former empire, which got everything from its colonies but gave back very
little.) To quote a very recent example, I made four very small requests in
one day to four different people in England, got prompt replies, all of
which were in the negative!

Here is my rule of thumb: An American will say Yes unless he has to say No.
And an Englishman will say No unless he cannot find any excuse for not
saying Yes!

Muhammad  Abd  al-Hameed
Editor, Translator, Proofreader
GPO Box 109, Lahore, Pakistan  54000

E-mail: mah-AT-brain.net.pk
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http://www.indiastar.com

Phone and Fax: (510) 848-8200

P.O. Box 5582, Berkeley, CA 94705, U.S.A.

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Date:    Wed, 11 Nov 1998 18:45:41 +0500

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Subject:  Who are the most generous and stingiest people in the world?



Americans are the most generous people in the world, both as a nation
and as

individuals. That has been my experience for 40 years. As a nation,
they

helped very generously, first, the devastated countries of Europe after
the

World War II, and, then, the poor countries of Asia and Africa without

getting anything in return. The US was the biggest source of foreign
aid in

the world for many years.


Though the isolationist Congresses turned off the taps at the national
level

in recent years, there has been no change at the individual level. Over
the

years I have received huge quantities of useful material from the US

companies merely for the asking, even when there was obviously not even
the

remotest possibility of my ever becoming a customer. And, at a
collective

level, it is only because of the American generosity that the entire
world

has access to the tremendous amount of knowledge that is now available
on

the Internet free of any charge.


As individuals too, the Americans are simply wonderful. I can quote
many

examples of generosity, including my experiences and observations
during my

two visits to the States in 1980s. The latest was right here when I
recently

asked for information about sources for remainders. Short of sending me
a

copy of "Literary Marketplace" (which I didn't need anyway), people
promptly

supplied me all the information I could wish for! And a noble soul,
Deborah

Shaw, took time to correct and improve my resume, which I had sent her
for

information only! (In addition, she gave me very helpful tips.)


As a complete contrast, I have found their cousins across the Atlantic
--

with due apology to all concerned -- the stingiest people in the world.
Even

a simple request gets a No. (What else can one expect of the residents
of

the former empire, which got everything from its colonies but gave back
very

little.) To quote a very recent example, I made four very small
requests in

one day to four different people in England, got prompt replies, all
of

which were in the negative!


Here is my rule of thumb: An American will say Yes unless he has to say
No.

And an Englishman will say No unless he cannot find any excuse for not

saying Yes!


Muhammad  Abd  al-Hameed

Editor, Translator, Proofreader

GPO Box 109, Lahore, Pakistan  54000


E-mail: mah-AT-brain.net.pk

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Publisher, IndiaStar Review of Books

http://www.indiastar.com

Phone and Fax: (510) 848-8200

P.O. Box 5582, Berkeley, CA 94705, U.S.A.

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