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

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <tgpedersen@...>
> To: <Nostratica@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 11:51 AM
> Subject: [Nostratica] Native Europeans; was: Re: Gerry!
>
>
> > Danish immigrants are noted for switching language fast in

English- speaking countries. Note that the Viking chief Hrolf changed
his name to Rollo, a West Germanic hypochoristic, when he became Duke
of Normandy

>
> But you didn't want to be Mac, did you? :-))
>
> Piotr

I don't know what's wrong with me :-) My brother the engineer who
lives in California and spends his time driving his Lamborghini
refuses to speak Danish to the rest of his family. The other one
writes very important articles about the Middle Ages (English, that
is) at the University of Aberdeen). Now that's integrated! Blame it
on my tater (traveller) roots and dark hair and eyes, the need for
those of dubious race to prove they belong.

Torsten