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From: paola@zen.co.uk (Paola Kathuria)
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Subject: Re: *CALL FOR DISCUSSION - New group "rec.arts.uk.misc"*
Message-ID: <2059@zen.co.uk>
Date: 19 Dec 89 13:15:58 GMT
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In article <1989Dec14.174618.20949@dvinci.usask.ca> maton@dvinci.usask.ca 
  (Terry Maton) writes: 
>> Why not instead call it soc.culture.british? 
>
>	I would agree *totally* that we should have a group
>	'soc.culture.british'.

I agree with the sentiment behind this group, if the suggestion arose
out of how rec.arts.tv.uk is now used.  However, I feel that the
discussions have been about differences between the US and UK (food,
drink, schooling and slang, mostly).  I have considered suggesting a new
group myself, one that would encourage discussion about similarities and
differences (food, drink, slang and so, I guess, culture) but could never
think of an appropriate name.  So, here are my inappropriate names and
hope that someone can make some use of them:

   soc.culture.transatlantic
   soc.culture.shock
   soc.food-and-slang
   soc.marmite
   soc.differences
   soc.culture.anglophone

Oh, :-)

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Paola Poot