Pam,
Am glad that you did bring it up.  Its another one of those topics that
never get discussed and should.  Noone should apologize for their
feelings, culturely based or otherwise.  What is important is that we
now have a better understanding of this and more sensitivity towards the
women we are trying to help.  In counseling, it is often the unspoken
messages which are hardest to hear, but the most important to
comprehend.  We may have just about run this thread out, but it was a
good one.

sharon