On Sun, 28 Mar 2004, Lothar Scholz wrote: > I think my english communication skills are good enough for > communication. But as a german who learned "Oxford" english it > is absolute impossible to understand americans from Texas and other > southern states. Maybe they should learn to speak a English first. I resent that! I don't deny it but I do resent it. :-) Don't forget that last year's Ruby Conference was held in Austin, Texas. -- Matt (native Texan) Attitude: The difference between ordeal and adventure