Oh my goodness, what book are THEY reading?

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 106882


I, Del, wrote :
> You'd be amazed at the number of things we might see differently just
> out of different cultural backgrounds. I spent 10 months in
> English-speaking Canada, and went on vacation for a few days in the
> States. The cultural differences between France and both Canada and
> the States were nothing short of amazing.

Andrew, the self-described stupid American, replied :
> I'm sorry, but it is sometimes hard for us poor Americans to see how 
> much better the French culture, and views on Harry Potter are than 
> ours.
 
Del replies :

WHAT ????

No Andrew I don't believe you *are* stupid, neither you nor anyone
else, just because you happen to be American. And I sure don't think
that JKR is stupid either, just because she was born in the UK. But
you sure *acted* stupidly on that one. My English might not be
perfect, but I at least know the difference between "different" and
"better". 

Re-read my post, especially the paragraph you quoted, and tell me
where *ever* I said that French is better than American !!

If I *really* thought that American and British people are stupid and
don't understand what the HP books are about, I wouldn't be *here*
discussing them : I would discuss them on my own French group, with
fellow French "enlightened" people.

Del, who hopes the Elves won't mind her answering on-list, because
this one *really* hurt.