Re: A sign of the Decca/Philips demise?

"M forever" <ms1000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:b3fc6e31-4662-48a3-8c82-e4a3af372095@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On Feb 24, 8:23 pm, td <tomdedea...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
On Feb 24, 6:00 pm, M forever <ms1...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:



> On Feb 24, 5:44 pm, td <tomdedea...@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> >> In Dutch high
> > > schools German language and literature is a mandatory subject, just
> > > like English.

> > So was Russian in the Czech Republic.

> So you think the Dutch are forced to take German in school by the
> Germans, just like the Czech were forced by the Soviets to take
> Russian?

> > Dutch is, moreover, a subset of German as a language.

> Dutch is not a "subset" of modern German, although the two languages
> are very closely related.

> > Very easy for
> > the Dutch to learn. Also English, actually.

> > Similar feelings in Canada regarding the Americans. Living next to an
> > elephant is no treat. Takes a lot of patience and forebearance, I'll
> > tell you. Just look at some of the unpleasant people on this forum. So
> > uncivilized. So uncouth.

> > TD

> OK, so that does explain a lot of your comments here. You just have a
> good old fashioned national inferiority complex. Which I find odd. I
> know very few Canadians who have that when it comes to the "bigger"
> neighbors or who think they are "living next to an elephant" and that
> that is somehow "no treat". I know a lot who don't particularly > likeWrong
> the US and who prefer to stay in Canada, but you seem to have a full
> blown inferiority complex going on here.

Wrong.

If anything, I have a superiority complex.

Based on what? You seem to have been rather unsuccessful
professionally and apparently your career ended in pieces. And how
does that work, for a Canadian? Canada is not even a real country and
you guys don't have anything like a culture of your own up there.
Please explain.

What amazes me is that the USA inspires such incredible admiration
elsewhere in the world. People actually WANT to go there.

Not I. Ever. And I live within 30 kms of their territory.

TD


Actually I think Deacon would be welcome in some parts of the United States - I'm sure the Ku Klux Klan is looking for new members. Actually his shtick is SO tired here. He comes back once in awhile, tries to offend as many as he can, and then goes away and hibernates. It's happened over and over. We all know him for what he is, a bitter and sarcastic fool who can't hear, botched his job and covers it all with a false superiority in things he knows really little about. Really pathetic when you think about it. Wagner Fan

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