"Maxprop" wrote in message

Mr. Ganz seems to be under the impression you aren't allowed to travel to
the US.

Jon is mistaken about a lot of things

I believe you mean *somewhere else on the planet.* I doubt if you'd find,
for example, something like Chesepeake Bay in Saudi Arabia or Tanzania.

A large bay and a desert.. we got those.


Pretty much like Canadians. I find Canadians and Americans to be so
similar as to be virtually indistinguishable, those from the French
provinces the exception, as they mostly tend to be incredibly rude and
arrogant. You are right, however, that many Americans are ignorant of
anything beyond their respective state borders, and beyond their hometowns
in many cases. Same with Canadians. On a motorcycle trip through Canada
some years ago, I found it worthless to ask directions much beyond 20
miles or so from my current location. No one had the foggiest of what was
over the next hill. But I found most Cannucks to be friendly and
congenial, the same as I've found most Americans to be. You remarked that
you don't consider arrogance to be a character flaw. Perhaps those that
meet you do.

No..... not like Canadians. We are not at all similar to Americans.


Canada: how many Canadian automobiles (not just American cars made under
license) does your country produce? How many indigenous motorcycles? How
many provinces have tropical or subtropical climates?

Free Trade Max... just because it's an"American" car does not mean it was
made in the uSA... not anymore anyway. We make some of the autos up here and
import the remainder.... you have heard of shipping no?


Mexico and/or Cuba: won't even bother with those

Why not... I've had pleasent expericences in Mexico ... even with customs.



Caribbean: how many freshwater rivers, bays and tidewater estuaries do
you find there? What is the per capita income throughout the Caribbean,
and how does it compare with Canada or the USA? And on and on . . .

Max!?? Really now.... all of the above can be found in many areas. Compare?
... I would say favourably.



If you mean that those countries *combined* offer everything the US does,
then you might be close. But I can have all those things without having
to show my passport or deal with incompetent local governments bent on
extorting money from me. And I can make a decent living anywhere within
the borders of the USA. buy virtually any product or service imaginable,
and not have to deal with the petty, extortionist bureaucrats that such
places as Cuba and Mexico have in droves.

No I don't mean combined... you have Florida and a couple of islands like
Hawaii and Samoa as well as USVI etc. Is that combined? I have no problem
entering any of the Caribbean Islands.

Would these be the rude, arrogant ones? Now that you mention it, birds of
a feather . . .

Some are... some are down right tree hugging environmentalists.


Hmmm. Try flying into Frankfort, Germany, or Tel Aviv, for examples, to
witness just how paranoid the authorities can be. Spread 'em and raise
your arms, Mooron. g

Max... I have an EU Passport... Europe is a walk through for me.

Bull****. You watch too much liberal TV and believe the half-truths and
distortions you see. .

No bull****... I am talking from personal experience.

No ****? According to folks like you, there can't be over a dozen or more
decent Americans. You must have met them all in one sitting.

Not in one sitting... over years of travel... but yes


But rest assured... I'd prefer a trip to the USA than any Muslim Country
right now!

Right now, yes, because you'd be taken for an American.

I would never be mistaken for an American Max...... not in a hundred years.
That is the crux of what you don't understand about the difference between
the two nations. Mind You I can act like an American here and in retrospect
it was my youthful admiration of American Arrogance that led me down the
path I am at now.... and I have no regrets of that journey. When I need to
get something done I bring out my "American influence"... works wonders. It
intimidates people. I always admire the American Attitude...... then again
I have the option to temper it with cordial and polite behaviour. In essence
I have the best of both worlds.

CM