Aboriginal People Built Water Tunnels

ABC Net ^ | 3-15-2006 | Judy Skatssoon

[wardaddy]

Im not american

I will let that matter rest.

Thank God for small favors...and yes, your English is better than my Dutch since I don't speak Dutch although having been in Amsterdam and Rotterdam a bit in my youth I have nothing against the Dutch aside from their views on abortion and homosexuality and believe they may be awakening to their Muslim problem finally.

I speak Spanish and Portugese as well and spent 16 years abroad. You stereotype Americans and then rail when they do that to others.

Is that petty or arrogant?

My little brother loves your ganja and brothels btw..

[wardaddy]

and btw...I do apologize for picking on your language...I was replying to an earlier reply and had not seen your admission

sincere apologies on that...I don't mind arguing but I did not mean to pick on you.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Slightly touchy there aren't you?

I was just pointing out the unfairness of your sneer that "they should have developed the wheelbarrow" by pointing out while it is one of those ideas that seem obvious in retrospect even a culture that had extensive use of the wheel did not come up with the concept until rather recently.

I am aware that the idea did first come into being in China quite a while before the idea came to be in Europe. But as there is no direct evidence that it was an imported idea unlike the stirrup, the phonetic alphabet, the printing press, paper and so many other ideas adopted by Europeans from other areas of the globe that I prefer to leave open the possibility that it was actually invented independently.

[wardaddy]

Slightly touchy there aren't you?

don't much cotton to revisionists who mask their true motivations nor social engineering liberals

I've seen you around before...you always take the PC side on comparative culture or minority issues

fair enough

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I take the side of truth rather then of some pretty fairy tale.

I don't believe that is PC.

I actively attempt to combat the PC mentality that every culture except the European Christian culture is "Spiritual/ Child of nature/holy holy"

But I also believe in studying cultures, learning and not disparaging their achievements.

Truth is my guide. The good, the bad and the ugly. But always the search for the true story.

As you say. Fair enough.

[wardaddy]

I actively attempt to combat the PC mentality that every culture except the European Christian culture is "Spiritual/ Child of nature/holy holy"

well damn...we have more in common than I thought...

[S0122017]

abortion and homosexuality
Not on my wishlist list either.

I speak Spanish and Portugese as well and spent 16 years abroad. You stereotype Americans and then rail when they do that to others. Is that petty or arrogant?
I suppose my image of the 'American' is outdated.

My little brother loves your ganja and brothels btw..
He should, it is our main tourist attraction. We got to pay for all those abortions somehow!

I do apologize for picking on your language...
Cool. After all I tried to pick on you when i thought you had made the mistake.