what's the etiquette for this...ms. manners????

i have a relative who sends me emails of this nature quite often:



Try Doing This...

a.. Try driving around as a Gringo in Mexico with no liability
insurance. and have an accident...

b.. Enter MEXICO illegally. Never mind immigration quotas, visas,
international law, or any of that nonsense.

c.. Once there, demand that the local government provide free medical
care for you and your entire family.

d.. Demand bilingual nurses and doctors.

e.. Demand free bilingual local government forms, bulletins, etc.

f.. Procreate abundantly. Deflect any criticism of this allegedly
irresponsible reproductive behavior with, "It is a cultural United States
thing. You would not understand, pal."

g.. Keep your American identity strong. Fly Old Glory from your
rooftop, or proudly display it in your front window or on your car bumper.

h.. Speak only English at home and in public and insist that your
children do likewise.

i.. Insist that all products' labels, owners manuals, instructions,
etc., be written in English as well as Spanish.

j.. Demand classes on American culture in the Mexican school system.

k.. Demand a local Mexican drivers license. This will afford other
legal rights and will go far to legitimize your unauthorized, illegal
presence in Mexico.

l.. Insist that local Mexican law enforcement teach English to all its
officers.

Good luck! Because it will never happen. It will not happen in Mexico or
any other country in the world... except right here in the United States..
Land of the naive!

If you agree, pass it on. If you don't, go ahead and try the above in
Mexico or Iran, or just about any other country in the world, for that
matter.

Words of Wisdom: "Support the country you live in ... or live in the
country you support" *God Bless America*



obviously, this offends my political, cultural, intellectual and familial sensibilities on all fronts.

i worked for two years on campaigns to rid us of the scourge that is george w. bush. i am half mexican. i support our troops, thank you, but do not buy into that meaning i must blindly follow bad logic and lies; how then, can i put a stop to these annoyingly 'proud to be THAT kind of American" "if you're not with us (even in this email) you're against us" kind of rubbish flooding my inbox?

maybe i need a disclaimer.