I thought it was funny,too. I was just giving Janet a hard time. I know what you are talking about. When we sold our cleaners in Galveston and relocated to Bryan we were approached by numerous people of different cultures and they do want to play let's make a deal. We too were able to sell to a local family who had been in the same business as ourselves. What is sad is that in those countries over there they treat the women so poorly and my biggest worry was I had customers that I had had for fifteen years that would not take kindly to their treatment of females. I say this from experience of watching a woman nine months pregnant standing over a press with temperatures of at 120 degrees and it was not by choice but because it was demanded of her. Take Care Deb ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 8:16 AM Subject: Re: [Barrett-Reuben-SC] Everyone let me know if you get this please > > In a message dated 4/1/03 8:04:36 AM, [email protected] writes: > > << Taliban authorities will cut off America's supply of > convenience store managers.>> > > It IS funny; but when we were trying to sell our stores, the only people who > wanted to buy convenience stores in small towns were the Pakistanis, who, of > course, wanted you to give them away. We were really worried about how our > long-time employees would be treated and whether these people would "give > back" to the community through community service, which had been one of our > priorities. We were pleased when we finally were able to sell to a local > person. > > We do have to think, though, of the other side of the coin: it will take a > generation or two, and the descendants of these people will be "Americans." > That's what America is all about; hey, two of my grandparents were > immigrants! I can't fault these new immigrants for wanting to claim the > American Dream for themselves and their families. We are the consummate > Melting Pot, and I wouldn't have it any other way! > > Kuz Karen > > > ==== BARRETT-REUBEN-SC Mailing List ==== > Barrett Family Reunion - Greenville, SC > Barrett Family Reunion - Greenville, SC > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~barrettbranches/reunion2003.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >