------=_NextPart_001_0070_01C52358.57610F00 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: message/delivery-status Reporting-MTA: dns; meredith.dementia.org Received-From-MTA: DNS; pop-a065c28.pas.sa.earthlink.net Arrival-Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 20:30:37 -0500 Final-Recipient: RFC822; pittsburgh-railwaus@dementia.org Action: failed Status: 5.1.1 Diagnostic-Code: X-Unix; 550 5.1.1 User unknown Last-Attempt-Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 20:30:38 -0500 ------=_NextPart_001_0070_01C52358.57610F00 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: languages Content-Type: message/rfc822 Return-Path: Received: from pop-a065c28.pas.sa.earthlink.net (pop-a065c28.pas.sa.earthlink.net [207.217.121.205]) by meredith.dementia.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id j281Ub119184 for ; Mon, 7 Mar 2005 20:30:37 -0500 Received: from dialup-4.250.21.83.dial1.weehawken1.level3.net ([4.250.21.83] helo=default) by pop-a065c28.pas.sa.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1D8TYR-0001Zi-00 for pittsburgh-railwaus@dementia.org; Mon, 07 Mar 2005 17:30:36 -0800 Message-ID: <000101c5237e$a0397a20$5315fa04@default> From: "Harold G." To: Subject: languages Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 18:25:43 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003D_01C52343.12C357A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.81, clamav-milter version 0.81b on meredith.dementia.org X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Score: -1.235 () AWL,BAYES_00,HTML_50_60,HTML_MESSAGE X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.48 on 128.2.120.216 X-Greylist: Sender is SPF-compliant, not delayed by milter-greylist-1.6rc1 (meredith.dementia.org [128.2.120.216]); Mon, 07 Mar 2005 20:30:38 -0500 (EST) This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003D_01C52343.12C357A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greeings to all Once again times have changed. In 1944 whem I was in high school, every one took some foreign language. French and Latin were = available. I took Spanish because every one said South America would be our best opportunity for trade. The question of immigrants was not on the table. Same with Mexico. Before the current population growth, I went to Mexico alot. Rode the streetcars, etb and metro every where. Walked all over the old downtown Mexico City. Went To Vera Cruz and Guadaljara on the train. I enjoyed it and never felt unsafe. I enjoyed Acapulco many times. Crime has changed much of this. Mexico needs better police for every ones benefit. Many people in Mexico are Indian and Spanish is not their native language. In the l970's I always noticed school kids on the Metro doing homework and reading. That seems to have changed. Why? :Like it or not....Mexico is a problem for both nations Mexicans of Castillian descent run the place. But thats true in Puerto Rico and Cuba as well. The Castillians=20 have not crossed the border because they control Mexico. I have enjoyed meeting with the people who built and operate Mexico City Metro. Very professional and do they move the riders well! Harold Geissenheimer ------=_NextPart_000_003D_01C52343.12C357A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Greeings to all

Once again times have changed. = In 1944=20 whem I was in

high school, every one took some = foreign=20 language. French and Latin were available. I took Spanish because = every=20 one said South

America would be our best = opportunity for=20 trade. The question of

immigrants was not on the = table.

Same with Mexico. Before = the current=20 population growth, I went

to Mexico alot. Rode the = streetcars, etb=20 and metro every where.

Walked all over the old downtown = Mexico=20 City. Went To Vera Cruz

and Guadaljara on the train. I = enjoyed it=20 and never felt unsafe.

I enjoyed Acapulco many = times. Crime=20 has changed much of this.

Mexico needs better police for every = ones=20 benefit.

Many people in Mexico are Indian and = Spanish is=20 not their native

language. In the l970's I = always noticed=20 school kids on the Metro

doing homework and reading. = That seems to=20 have changed.

Why?

:Like it or not....Mexico is a problem for both=20 nations

Mexicans of Castillian descent run the place. = But=20 thats

true in Puerto Rico and Cuba as well. The = Castillians=20

have not crossed the border because they control=20 Mexico.

I have enjoyed meeting with the people who built and = operate

Mexico City Metro. Very professional and do = they move=20 the

riders well!

Harold Geissenheimer

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