Thanks MMM... I think you're pretty cool too. You say some pretty smart things on this website
Sorry if I come across as anal or making a mountain out of a molehill. It's not personal. I just like to have discussions like these and sometimes I get into it too much and I forget my manners I suppose.
I suppose it is rude of me to disregard your personal experience in the way I'm doing, so in saying that I think I'll drop it.
Also I've reread what you've said. Although I still have my doubts... (about the accuracy of these tendencies you speak and whether they're real or imagined) what you're saying doesn't really run completely counter to the fundamental basis of my argument. Which is that these nations aren't seperate and distinct "races" and it is impossible to tell them apart. The way I understand your position is it is possible to make an "educated guess" based on common tendencies you've noticed.
