--- John Cowan <jcowan@...> wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 17, 2002 at 04:28:56PM -0700, Padraic
> Brown wrote:
>
> > A black man
> > moves here (to the US) from Senegal and is called
> > "African-American".
>
> This is not my usage: I would refer to such a
> person as simply an "African".
Cos you and I understand the difference between
"African-American" and an "African" living in
"America". Too many people don't seem to know that
there is such a distinction.
>
> > [T]hey call me by a colour
> > (white) my skin will never really attain.
>
> Unless you drown.
Urk. Then it gets bluy and blotchy. I'll try not to
take you up on that one!
Padraic.
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beuyont alch geont la ciay la cina
mangeiont alch geont y faues la lima;
pe' ne m' molestyont
que faciont
doazque y facyont in rima.
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