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From: efsl@tahoma.UUCP (Michael D. Riston)
Newsgroups: news.groups,soc.culture.misc,soc.culture.nordic
Subject: Re: CALL FOR DISCUSSION: soc.culture.german
Summary: ich bin dabei / mais oui...
Message-ID: <957@tahoma.UUCP>
Date: 16 Feb 90 00:14:39 GMT
References: <234@verdix.verdix.com>
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In article <234@verdix.verdix.com>, bob@verdix.com (Bob Boulanger) writes:
> 
>                    Formal call for discussion
>                    ==========================
>  This is the 1st call for discussion for the creation of a German
>  soc.culture newsgroup.
>  The proposed newsgroup, unmoderated soc.culture.german, is intended
>  to generally provide a medium for those interested to express and share
>  their views and feelings about *things* (normally discussed in soc.culture
>  newsgroups) related to Germany and Germans. 
> 

If we include other French-speakers in a proposed soc.culture.french, I
would propose something analogous for a soc.culture.german:  Austrians,
Swiss-Germans, Alsatians, Eupener-Belgians and such should be invited
and encouraged to contribute.  That said, I believe both newsgroups would
provide worthwhile forums on the net.  We already enjoy the range of
opinions expressed in soc.culture.nordic, as well as the numerous soc.
culture.asian groups, and others too, with net-contributors interested
in things African, Arabic, Greek, and virtually everywhere else.

Given that Germany is a focus of world attention, with its dynamic
economic success (can it be true?  Germany now has the world's largest
trade surplus, at $88 billion?), and the impending reunification of the
Federal Republic with the soon-to-be-former Democratic Republic, the
creation of soc.culture.germanic is certainly timely.

And given the ongoing contributions of French culture to the modern world,
I see the creation of soc.culture.french as similarly positive, with
French, Belgian, Quebecois, and other French-influenced cultures joining
in.

-- These opinions are my own, and do not necessarily reflect those of my
employer. --
Don
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