No, it isn't at all Russell, you're quite right. It's just our old friend Poon being a dickhead as usual. I think Erik has kicked his latest incarnation off Skyone but obviously Geert hasn't caught on yet. Grant SYD QF At 03:12 PM 17/04/03 +0800, you wrote: >Although this is decidedly off topic, I don't think that the word Oriental >is offensive in the least. In fact our phone book contains 49 companies >whose names start with Oriental. There used to be an airline in Japan >called Oriental Air Bridge. > >Russell Ng >SIN > >At 09:47 PM 4/16/03 -0700, you wrote: >>Oh yes, I am quite certain that this female ambassador did used >>specifically that "O" word in her conversation to describe her own ethnic >>race.....suuuuuure ! ;-) And Mr. Ng, no comments to add as to Mr. >>Whitenight referring to yourself and others from Asia with the politically >>and ethnically incorrect "O" word ? ;-) >> >>Richard A Whitenight <rum.runner@xxxxxxxx> wrote:Knee how maw Russell? >> >>On my latest Ambassador shift at DFW, I saw fliers from Japan wearing >>their masks. One of my fellow DFW Ambassadors (originally from Japan), >>indicated that even if the chances were slight that they could get SARS >>at our airport, she said that Orientals are extremely nervous and over >>protective when it comes to their health. >> >>Richard Whitenight >>Arlington, Texas >>DFW >> >> >> >>--------------------------------- >>Do you Yahoo!? >>The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.