I think there may be some confusion here............ The topic about accents is about just that accents, and nobody is condemning race, creed or religion. It is just the differences between the accents that can be found in the local communities or our countries. As David Parker and Tony have both said it benefits the communities. Chris and Caroline LIST ADMINISTRATORS HAMPSHIRE LIFE See where you ancestors lived.....visit.... SOUTHERN LIFE(UK) WEBSITE Featuring the history of the villages of: Hampshire, Berkshire, Surrey, Dorset, Isle of Wight, West Sussex & Wiltshire http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~villages --- All of our Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. And attachments are also scanned before being added. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.443 / Virus Database: 248 - Release Date: 10/01/2003