On Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 11:21:28 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> "dsi1" <dsi1> wrote in message
> ...
> > On Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 12:00:04 PM UTC-10, tert in seattle
> > wrote:
> >> dsi1 writes:
> >> >On Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 3:24:29 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >> >> some of you kid about Bothell, but according to Reader's Digest, it is
> >> >> one of the nicest places in America.
> >> >>
> >> >> The November issue has an article Nicest Place in America and Bothell
> >> >> was in the top 10. They did not mention by name anyone we know, but
> >> >> I'm
> >> >> sure everyone there is in that category. Must be nice to live there.
> >> >
> >> >The Pacific NW bay area is a green and pleasant land although the place
> >> >got choke white folks. I suppose they're nice enough. They like to eat a
> >> >hearty breakfast.
> >>
> >> (they call it a sound, not a bay)
> >>
> >> yes it's pretty white here - plenty of scandinavians - it's "nice" in
> >> that sense (Swedes are some of the meanest people on the planet)
> >>
> >> there's a certain class of white folks who I would label post grunge
> >> who didn't get the memo that 1997 was 20 years ago
> >>
> >> that's about all the stereotypes I got
> >
> > You're right about the Puget "Sound." I had forgotten that. The Strait of
> > Juan de Fuca was always a funny sounding name to me. Beats me why that is.
> >
> > My wife used to work at Swedish Hospital in the city. I thought it was odd
> > that the Swedes would head North rather than just a little more South when
> > they landed in the states. Those guys must have had a strange fascination
> > with cutting down big trees.
> >
> > I have not found the Swedes to be mean, although morose or awful
> > depressing might fit the bill. OTOH, you live with those people so you
> > ought to know...
>
> The Swedish and the Norwegians hate each other. I had a Finnish friend. He
> hated both.

That's pretty funny. The Samoans don't like the Micronesian or the Tongans. I don't know why that is. The Hawaiians love everybody.