matthew wrote: > On Dec 21, 6:39 am, mels...@aragorn.rgmhome.net (Robert Melson) wrote: >> In article <8bfcefe2-7d0b-4867-8b5a-6e0b886ea...@d21g2000prf.googlegroups.com>, >> matthew <matthew.ciuc...@gmail.com> writes: >> >> >> >>> Hello Everyone fast easy question, I bet, for you folks in the know >>> about these things. >>> My Mother's Father is from an Albanian community in Bari, Italy. <snip> Sorry to throw this in, but whenever Albania is mentioned one of my favorite episodes of "Cheers" pops into my mind and won't go away, thanks to Coach's song. Even if I hadn't known it before I don't think I could ever forget that Albania borders on the Adriatic and its chief export is tin. Allen

That is true. I also have no knowledge of Albania. Since my grandfather died long sgo/ Cheers is also my main source of info on that country. Thanks. Matthew Allen wrote: > matthew wrote: > > On Dec 21, 6:39 am, mels...@aragorn.rgmhome.net (Robert Melson) wrote: > >> In article <8bfcefe2-7d0b-4867-8b5a-6e0b886ea...@d21g2000prf.googlegroups.com>, > >> matthew <matthew.ciuc...@gmail.com> writes: > >> > >> > >> > >>> Hello Everyone fast easy question, I bet, for you folks in the know > >>> about these things. > >>> My Mother's Father is from an Albanian community in Bari, Italy. > <snip> > Sorry to throw this in, but whenever Albania is mentioned one of my > favorite episodes of "Cheers" pops into my mind and won't go away, > thanks to Coach's song. Even if I hadn't known it before I don't think I > could ever forget that Albania borders on the Adriatic and its chief > export is tin. > Allen