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Monday, July 10, 2006
"So Kahn, are you from China or Jap-an?" "I told you, I'm from Laos!"
Via James Wolcott.
"Against such a backdrop, it seems hopelessly naive for the British to hope that locals in Helmand will differentiate between them and the Americans. At every meeting I attended, para commanders started off by telling local elders, 'we’re British, not Americans,' an odd comment for such close allies. "At a shura or traditional meeting in Gereshk, elders complained about soldiers bursting into their women’s quarters. "'It’s not us, we’ve had endless cultural training about this,' said Major Paul Blair, the local British commander. 'But of course they don’t see the difference.' "'You don’t even differentiate between Pashtuns and Tajiks, let alone different Pashtun tribes,' replied a local teacher. 'Why should we?'
3 Comments:
"My Connie is a Laotian..."
By 
Joey de Vivre, at
4:15 PM
I've always loved that. I assumed her name wass spelled Kahnie, tho. Either way it's darn funny.
She's from the ocean?
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