On 14 May 2004 10:15:15 GMT, "BTC/TAK on ACK"
wrote:

I'm not clear what, exactly, a "Yiddish concern" is. Can someone enlighten
me?

Sure can. Do you deny the historical relationship between Jewish folks
and their ability to bargain? Was Shakespeare's Shylock an Arab? That
there is a very common term used "Jewed out of insert whatever".

Shakespeare is the most widely read author in English speaking
countries. His works are second only to the Bible in popularity. 90%
of American high school students must read some work by Shakespeare,
and all British students in high school must read Shakespeare at some
point. Funny, WS prolly never met many Jews so then where did he get
this Shylock of his?

Perhaps you might think these are unkind or antisemitic comments (on
my part) but I was not Shakespeare, I do not speak for the history of
the usage of these terms, I did not coin them. I don't express that
they are accurate in a segregate manner, historically, but I sure can
express that they are spot on in my daily life.

MOF, I deal with Jews daily on a bartering basis and find them easy
to work with. Set your price and refuse to have any dialogue about it.
Take it or leave it.

Do other races/creeds/sexes/etc - pick one, have common traits? Most
assuredly they do. I find men often let ego get in the way of their
better business judgments, women their emotions. Japanese are way too
hung up about protocols, Chinese way too suspicious of every word,
gesture and phrase. I deal with them too and the generalities fit the
experiences.

You can go about screaming the sky is falling, beating your breasts
and howling at the moon about whether these above is anti-X, unfair or
inaccurate. It changes nothing. I know what I know. I see and deal wit
it everyday.

It does seem to me as if there's an intended "message" within the post.
I wonder what it's meant to be?

Read above.

Any further questions, let me now.