re: Please be clear
Don't get thin-skinned on me, Ed!!!
It's not a good trait for Americans or any nationality to have.
I stand by what I've posted.
But I would have preferred to have used the allusion of geographic distance rather than skin color.
It seems the further away an event is, the less personal and more abstract it gets.
BTW, Ed! Do you personally know any Sri Lankans? I know Houston is a multi-ethnic city now.
My own answer to such a question is in a blog elsewhere on CE.
Jacob