Zurich Citizens News, 1972-08-31, Page 3THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1972
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
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International Scene
When I lived in Europe, the
most frequently scrawled sign
on the walls was "Yankee go
home." For some poorly educ-
ated rebels it was even too
difficult to spell Yankee cor-
rectly but no matter. Whether
or not the word was spelled
correctly, the Yankees were
the most disliked of all nation-
alities and one would have
thought at times that they and
not the Nazis had tried to
conquer Europe.
The dislike of the Americans
was not due to any trait of
cruelty or arrogance. It was
due mainly to things of which
the average Yankee was not
aware. First and foremost was
the fact that many Europeans
were more than slightly env-
ious of American prosperity.
It was American money,
mainly channelled through the
Marshall Plan, that saved
Europe from economic disaster
after World War II. In spite
of this magnanimity on the
part of the U.S., the Americ-
ans were disliked simply be-
cause they were wealthy and
the Europeans were not. Along
with this dislike went the
envy I mentioned and as we all
know. it is very easy at times
to both envy and dislike some-
one.
To be honest, some Americ-
an tourists did not help the
situation any by treating
Eurppeans as peasants and act-
ing as if their almighty dollar
(since devalued) would buy
everything and everybody. The
Americans are really no worse
tourists than anybody else; it
is simply a case of when you
look harder for other people's
faults, you usually find them
more quickly. Needless to say,
there were plenty of Europeans
ready to look for faults.
Canadians have fared so
much better than Americans in
Europe that some of our neigh-
bours to the south have taken
to wearing maple leaf pins.
Due to the remarkable simil-
arity to the Canadian and Ani-
erican accents, it is not too
hard for a Yankee to pass him-
self off as a Canadian and I
guess we will have to take it
all as some sort of compliment.
However, it isn't only the
Americans who are unpopular.
The Russians have been coming
in for more than their share
of insults too and the latest
example is the expulsion of the
Russian technicians and military
reasons; the Soviets were not
very popular in Egypt. They
are not popular, for that matter,
in Eastern Europe, China, Cuba,
or in few other places in the
Communist sphere of influence.
These are only the chief ex-
amples of unpopularity that
come to mind. More recently
than the Egyptian affair there
has been the case of the Asians
living in Uganda. The presi-
dent of that country has just
announced that thousands of
foreigners are to be expelled
within three months. Again it
is a case of wealth and it all
boils down to the fact that
while more unfortunate count-
ries may like financial or
material handouts, they don't
necessarily show their grateful-
ness to the people who bring
this wealth.
Psychologists have said that
there is a thin line between
love and hate. As far as the
Russians and Americans are
concerned, it is a case of
"we love your money but we
don't like you."
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It takes 1 1/2 cords of wood to
produce a ton of newsprint.
Most tree planting is carried out
in the spring.
Middleton clan
meet at Hensall
The second annual Middleton
Reunion was held in Hensall
Park last Sunday with about 40
in attendance. Films were
shown from last years reunion
and new officers appointed.
It was the feeling of everyone
present that this year's reunion
was a real success. It was dec-
ided to hold the reunion again
next year on the third Sunday
of August in Hensall Park.
Guests were present from
Detroit, Flint, Imlay City,
Lansing, Chesaning, Brown City,
California, Florida Windsor,
London, Guelph, Oakville and
Cheltenham.
Kippen 4-H club
hold meeting
for new term
Kippen II 4-H Club held their
introductory meeting at the
home of Mrs. Robert Bell
on Monday August 28. Election
of officers results were: Presi-
dent, Cathy Sims; Vice-presi-
dent, Linda Vanneste; secret-
ary, Debbie Consitt; press rep-
orter, Sharon Finlayson; leaders,
Mrs. R. Bell and Lynn Alder -
dice. Mrs. Bell demonstrated
measurements of Brown Sugar,
Lard, soda and how to make a
pizza, which everyone enjoyed.
Next meeting is Tuesday,
September 5, at 4.30 p.m.
HOTEL HENSALL
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