RA> RA> Ah, but in France they love it if one makes an effort to speak
  > RA> French
  > RA> and will go out of their way to be helpful if one does make that
  > RA> effort.
  > JC>
  > JC> That was _definitely_ NOT my experience.
RA>I'm sorry to hear that.  I understand a lot of people have had the same
  >experience.  I honestly can't say why my experience was different except,
  >possibly, that I'm female and for some reason, the French seemed to like
  >my clothes.  Go figure.
My husband's experience in France was more like yours.  He attempted to
speak French; and found the Parisians more than willing to help him out.
RA> JC> BTW, the "discussion group" on another "service" I might have
  > JC> mentioned to you or Sondra has decided NOT to read/discuss "Indian
  > JC> Killer" as it might be construed to be too "anti-white" and "angry".
  > JC> They are going to read and discuss "Reservation Blues" instead. 
RA>They might do well to think about why some of the characters express
  >"anti-white" sentiments.  I frankly thought it portrayed contemporary
  >Native opinion very accurately, if not always completely (meaning that
I think that's true.  But I'm not sure many whites want to hear
contemporary native opinion.  They want to hear only this wonderful
noble native religious stuff.   I know, from long experience, how hard
it is to get angry Indian poetry published in white poetry magazines;
but I bet I wouldn't have any trouble getting some mystical Indian stuff
published.
                             Sondra
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