In fj.life.in-japan E.F.Schelby <schelby@swcp.com> wrote:
> mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:

>>In fj.life.in-japan E.F.Schelby <schelby@swcp.com> wrote:
>>> mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:

>>Hey, this isn't the Special Olympics; not everyone's a winner.

> She knew that already.
>>
>>> this and that flaw in the democratic process.
>>
>>You mean where someone tells them they're a failure if they lose?

> Nope. That seems to be an American custom.

Really? So why did you teach her all her efforts are in vain?

You an American?

> People from other cultures pick themselves up and go on. 

So, you're raising your daughter in an inferior fashion?

Very confusing; most of my friends just picked themselves up and went
on, even if they ARE Americans.

Mike