The Thoughts of Hondonius Aurelius

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 Thursday, July 10, 2003

Can't We Just All Get Along?

I guess thinks really haven't changed that much over the years.

Europe Tiff: What's Next? Food Fight?. Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, reacting to an Italian official's insulting remarks about German tourists, canceled his vacation in Italy. By Richard Bernstein. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

About 20 years ago I spent a summer in northern Italy. At that time I noticed that Italians absolutely loathed the German tourists, but loved the Americans. For some reason one American they particularly liked was Jimmy Carter.

File under Current Events .


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