Would someone mind explaining to Bob that "English" and "British" aren't
the same thing.... Tsk, tsk, such poor cultural awareness for an
"anthropologist". ;-)
And anyway, I'm half-Scottish and half-English, so I still want to stay
in steerage.
Alasdair Brooks
On Sat, 2 Dec 2000, Robert L. Schuyler wrote:
> No, all Brits always stay in First Class, only Irish, Welsh and
> Scots get to stay in steerage.
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> Also, by the way, the Queen Mary is sold out, all booked up.
> However, the conference organizers have gotten a block of rooms
> at an adjacent hotel. Check under the SHA Home Page, under
> the 2001 Conference, Long Beach, and you can get the information
> for reserving a room in the backup hotel.
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> Everyone should be reserving their room and completing registration
> by now for Long Beach!!!!
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> At 02:35 PM 12/2/2000 +0000, you wrote:
> >I'm trying to find ways of keeping the costs down during the long trip
> >to California this January, and my question is:
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> >While the rest of you are enjoying the opulence of the wealthy
> >capitalist elite, can I stay in steerage class with the majority of the
> >passengers?
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> >(the literal-minded should be warned that I'm not serious. Not
> >entirely, anyway).
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> >Alasdair Brooks
> >Department of Archaeology
> >University of York
> >King's Manor
> >York
> >YO1 7EP
> >England, UK
> >phone: 01904 433931
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> >"The Buffalo tastes the same on both sides of the border"
> >Sitting Bull
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> Robert L. Schuyler
> University of Pennsylvania Museum
> 33rd & Spruce Streets
> Philadelphia, PA l9l04-6324
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> Tel: (215) 898-6965
> Fax: (215) 898-0657
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