UK vs. US editions

[GulPlum]

"Amanda" <editor at t...> wrote:
> GulPlum shared her opinions thusly:

Err.... I'm male. Well, I was the last time I checked.

<looks down>

Yup, it's still there.  :-)

(sorry, I couldn't stop myself)

<snip>

> May I point out that this is not particularly constructive advice, 
to
> address a not particularly burning problem, and it also violates 
the list's
> ban on political statements? Some people, present company included, 
could
> find that comment more than just a tad on the offensive side and be 
biting
> their tongues, which is painful. Please don't make me do that again.

Point taken. I apologise for going too far and will try not to do so 
again. I'd just like to explain that I wasn't trying to score any 
kind of party-political points, but I used an unfortunately 
sensistive example to explain a point about American cutural 
ghettoisation as I see it. 

Incidentally, from where I'm sitting, the whole issue 
of "translating" the HP books (which is where this started) is very 
intensely political - obviously not in itself, but it is a definite 
symptom of American media priorities and how they treat the American 
people...

I will therefore shut up on this whole topic, as I'm likely to cross 
the line again and offend/insult/enrage someone else, which is 
certainly not my intention. 

For the record, I am not anti-American and unlike some people with 
whom I've discussed these issues, do not subscribe to the "dumb 
Yanks" tendency. (I said some more here, but have deleted it before 
it gets me into hot water again.)