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Date Posted: 15:55:35 08/27/03 Wed
Author: Martina
Subject: Well, it is true that a lot of crap come over the ocean about America. I am glad to have you and all the other wonderful people on the board to make me a bit wiser than the rest of us.*g* >>>>
In reply to: Lissa...MORE INSIDE>>>> 's message, "I agree with Linda that the US is a very big and diverse country and that it is impossible to make general statements about everyone. But at the same time, I think part of the sex issue that Martina refers to comes from the people that founded this country, not too many generations ago. The Pilgrims and the first colonists generally came to this country to escape religious persecution, or so we are told. These were sects of believers that just wanted to be left alone to observe their religion as they saw fit. Since they got here first, they got to make the rules, including sex as a shameful thing. These WASPs (white anglo saxon protestants) ruled the land until the Irish Catholics started taking over from the ground up. Only about 40 years ago, it was amazing that JFK got elected because he was Catholic. So the sex thing is not primarily a catholic thing, rather a very straight-laced old protestant thing, the kind that had people wearing black up to their necks even in the summer." on 14:31:06 08/27/03 Wed

I am glad to hear that things are getting different with the younger generation. About referring to the other board - we had discussions about many other books too, which have totally normal sex scenes, just pretty good described. None of the readers there would be happy though to have their kids read it. I didnīt understand that, and took it as a cultural difference, which I do respect fully. I havenīt said anything to it either, only here on this board I thought I could bring it up.*g*

Thanks for the explanation where that attitude originally came from! That explains a lot.

And for the LKH books I must say I read them for the humor. The author has a way with words itīs just too good, haha. I could read the ugly parts with a certain detachment, because English is a foreign language for me and things donīt sound so harsh.*lol* I am not sure if I want to read that in German, haha.

Besides, from what I read on the boards I donīt believe Americans are afraid of sex.*lol* It just struck me funny that they think they need to hide from their kids. When I say THEY I am speaking of the general opinion about Americans that we have here. It might be wrong, like not every German likes Sauerkraut, but I met that opinion a lot on the boards.

About the violence, well that is just another thing they teach us here about America. I am glad you donīt experience it as crass as it is described on TV.

On another note: We got our house put up today!!!

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