no Quest i wasn't disagreeing with you at all...! I should have specified who i was directing my information to, but it was a general rant and not intended to be pointed at you... I would agree to disagree with you, but as it happens i agree! tolerance of other's cultures is almost as difficult as tolerance of our own, sometimes. who is the alien? I think that we all are, and words are just an approximation of what really occurs. everyone feels alien to some extent, but sometimes people displace this feeling and blame others for it...?