> certainly nothing which would cause offence in normal polite society.
David,
 
I feel that I must also add my 2 cents worth, as I agree with your basic
responce to shipping bees across international boundry's.
 
In the rush to be politically correct the hysteria of over reaction
should be avoided.
 
You made a public and quite elequent apology for your choice of words,
and realizing that the perception and/or interpretation of words in
another cultural contex could result in miscommunication I felt that it
i.e. the apology was more than sufficent.
 
I can therefor understand your feelings at being once more taken to task
for what was in the end simply a poor choice of words, but don't let the
reactions of the politically correct ruin your day.
 
Steve Mills
 
Mulvane Ks.
N0HOJ