"Shiva" wrote in message
Nonsense! You have nothing to apologize for. I reacted much the same as
you did to the statement that "this is an English speaking newsgroup."

edit

I'd love to have lots of International participation, as would most
others here. ....


Yeah, more international participation!! ..... and just to kick it off
(he said, *wink*wink*), here's a TOTALLY off-topic and most certainly
inflammatory little video clip. It's from a Canadian comedy show called
"This Hour Has 22 Minutes", and it's hilarious. (requires RealPlayer)
http://www.22minutes.com/realwrapper...apology_256.rm Note- you
may find this offensive, in which case... oh well, it sucks to be you!
Ha-ha!

JimS.
Seattle