Douglas Barbour wrote: > > although I immediately felt I should take umbrage at: > > They seem polite, these kids, > almost like Canadians, > and despite the warmth > it is as if > a Canadian chill had settled, > reducing numbers while increasing dignity. > > the slowly developing anti (& ante) pastoral theme was handled with such > good humour, & the sly slides back & forth between ancient & (post) modern > happened so fast, I decided not to. <g> > > Doug > > I just got back into town, found 471 emails ... What's wrong with being polite? Canadians ARE polite. You're polite. It's something I like about Canadians. I'm not polite. Anyway, thanks.