Pablo
I agree with Karl
  you've committed no wrong.

I myself and learning Spanish at work.. lots guys I work with are from 
chillie Columbia Puerto Rico  etc.
  so I'm picking it up too..  I hear English is hardest language to learn...

Mike Boland

At 09:58 AM 4/30/2002 -0700, Karl Wolz wrote:
>Pablo,
>
>This list is dominated by English speaking Americans, and we end to forget
>that there are those on the list whose primary language is not English.  You
>have committed no wrong, though those on the list who responded to your post
>most certainly have.   As a member of this list, I apologize to you for our
>exposing our ugliness.
>
>Right, Rich and Boland, etc.?????
>
>Karl Wolz
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Pablo E. Bonilla Fern�ndez" <pbonilla@ARTINSOFT.COM>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 8:43 AM
>Subject: I'm sorry
>
>
> > I apologize to all if I have written anything so upsetting that merits a
> > reply like this. I'm really sorry, Nico. Please forgive my ignorance of
> > your beautiful language, if this is the reason of your reply.
> >
> > I understand that maybe the word "race" was the culpit. I just meant
> > "human". I happen to live in a beautiful latin american country, full of
> > black, chinesse, mulato and white people. I happen to be a white, green
> > eyes descendant of a spanish family. My grandmother still lives in the
> > Canary Islands, close to Africa, close to Europe.
> >
> > So you see, the word "race" cannot have any other meaning to me than
> > "human", homo sapiens. That is perhaps my mistake. My phrase at the end
> > of the email tried to express my feelings that, in a time of hatred,
> > terror, hunger, it is a sign of hope to be a part of a list where
> > solidarity is the norm.
> >
> > To all the members of the list: if you are thinking about leaving the
> > list, please do not do so because of a silly mistake.
> >
> > Sorry for the non-vanagon content, but I thought it was necessary.
> >
> > Regards.