<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>Since I no longer live in NY I guess my brain has atrophied and I'm not able to discern "condescending and smug" in the nuanced writings of Finland folk. Maybe there's some invisible ink coded in between the lines that I should hold above a flame. Perhaps someone can parse the offending material for me.</DIV>
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<DIV><BR><BR>--- On <B>Fri, 1/8/10, Burton <SPAN>Rothberg</SPAN> <I><brothberg@gmail.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV id=yiv1108704497>As a Manhatanite and an American I feel the tone and content of your post were both condescending and smug.
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<DIV>Manhattanties are friendly in the same way that most Americans are. There is clearly a difference with Europe, and the difference goes deeper than pedestrian plazas. I recommend you spend some time with your son in Hershey to see what I mean. <BR></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></td></tr></table><br>