My father was from Austria, when it was still the "Austro-Hungarian Empire", and he would be enraged if someone called him a "hunky"--which was a derrogatory term for Hungarian! Rodney Veitschegger, Bowling Green, KY "This is the day which the Lord hath made: we will rejoice and be glad in it." Psalms 118:24 (this is not one of the 10 commandments, and, therefore, is exempt from government prohibitions)

I don't blame him, because it is a terrible "label", and I never could understand why there were such things. I was raised to respect all people. I still do. Vadna Rdvsr@aol.com wrote: > My father was from Austria, when it was still the "Austro-Hungarian Empire", > and he would be enraged if someone called him a "hunky"--which was a > derrogatory term for Hungarian! > > Rodney Veitschegger, Bowling Green, KY > "This is the day which the Lord hath made: we will rejoice and be glad in > it." Psalms 118:24 (this is not one of the 10 commandments, and, therefore, > is exempt from government prohibitions)