Concerning the wealth over race factor in St Vincent, I think you're right Ernest. I had the chance to speak to an 80+ year old Vincentian-Canadian univesity professor last week and this topic came up.I was interested in the race factor in St Vincent and he said that as a boy of mixed heritage growing up there, he never experienced any prejudice which he can recall. It was more a class thing, a money thing than a colour thing. If you were black and had money (which was rare in those days) you were pretty much on par with those who did. I don't think that colour prejudice was as rampant in St Vincent as it was in Barbados. People seemed to get along as they do today. Whenever I visit St Vincent I never sense prejudice in the air. It could be that's because people of colour are the ones in control of the government and the economy much more so than happens in Barbados. You mention the late settlement of the island. This could play a role too. Ignorance breeds fear and if the whites in St Vincent who came in were so far removed (or wanted to maintain that position) from their fellow black islanders it could have been a breeding ground for hatred and distrust. I'm not saying that there is no prejudices on the island (one only need recall the attitudes of Mount Pleasant residents back in the old days on Bequia)and lets not forget the labour riots that were going on all across the region in the 1930s. Hmmm...the Moyne Commission comes to mind. Maybe the Brits were less tolerant on St Vincent.It could also be that the Scottish influence was one of more understanding and acceptance and that has been passed down through the generations. But this is only my opinion. I've never been to Scotland, so what do I know? What does the list think? Cheryl Hazell _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963