Theos-Talk Archives (December 1997 Message tl00035)

Hey, don't knock Europe.  If it weren't for Europe, we wouldn't be
entertained by the Princess Di and the paparazzis tragedy.  That's their
most recent major cultural import to America.

Thoa

Chuck:
>In a message dated 97-12-08 14:48:08 EST, you write:
>
>>Europeans resent the hell out of the fact that they are avid
>>consumers of American pop culture, but it surely is not *our*
>>fault that they are.  And unlike even a few years ago, Europe
>>is not exporting much culture to speak of in this direction;
>>wish it were otherwise.
>>
>>PJ
>
>It has a lot to do with the fact that all the intelligent Europeans came over
>here and what is left now is the dregs of the genetic material after they
>managed to kill off all their good stock in two world wars leaving the rest to
>breed with their first cousins.  But hell, if you lived in a molding museum
>with people whose best days are material for history books you'd be jealous
>too.
>
>Europe is a nice tourist attraction but nothing that comes out of it now is to
>be taken seriously.
>
>Chuck the Heretic