For that matter, I don't think I've ever patronized an African-American or
Hispanic mechanic, either - and I've been to a LOT of mechanics over my
vanagon years, not being one myself!  I have come across Korean and Japanese
mechanics.  It's not a matter of country - the vanagon community definitely
doesn't reflect the racial & ethnic balance of the US.

Of course we could also raise questions about the gender imbalance in the
vanagon community, and even more so in the car mechanic community - but
somehow everyone seems to take that for granted.

Joy

On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 10:47 PM, Peter K <turbowesty@gmail.com> wrote:

> Mr. B, I believe the answer is "you're driving in the wrong country". I
> have this on first hand information from my South African grill, who also
> tells me his Brazilian relatives agree.
>
> Regards, Peter Kraiker
> http://studiofstop.com
> Ps. new id seems to be working
>
> On 2010-08-20, at 17:54, David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> wrote:
>
> > Why is Vanagonery (as I've experienced it anyway) a lily-white
> > pursuit?  In my entire experience I've seen/met precisely one black
> > man and his wife, in a white Syncro hauling a 24' Airstream.
> >
> > How come is that, Mr. Wizard?
> >
> > d
>