Re: [tied] Tribe

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Piotr Gasiorowski
<piotr.gasiorowski@...> wrote:

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michael J Smith

> > Is it possible that some day we may discover a Germanic or Celtic

tribe

> isolated far on the North of Europe that has been living in a

tribal state

> for about 2000 years? After all, not every area of Europe has been

combed.

>
> True. And there are tribes so cut off from civilisation that all

their

> communication with the external world is via e-mail.
>

The former British ambassador to Denmark, James Mellors, called the
Danes a tribe, not a nation, and compared our procedures of reaching
decisions with those of the Ashanti (he was ex-ambassador to Ghana
too). My English sister-in-law says the Danes are heathen.

As for as I'm aware, no one in my country lives by sword and shield.
But there are groups or "tribes" that are news to foreigners but not
to us. Eg. they say that a ship should never have more Bornholmers
aboard than masts. Just in case it becomes necessary to tie them to
something.

Torsten