[Ducati] what's in a word (very NDC...Kevin's on a jag)

[Bruce Bellm]

Kevin-

You, my friend, are the straw that stirs the drink. Anyway, I had a
conversation with some teens (several yrs. ago) who were exchange students
staying with us here in CT. Three French kids. We had conversations
(specifically about art and politics) that were far beyond what most
American teens I've spoken with could comprehend. It was amazing. There's a
whole "culture of the U.S." discussion just waiting to see the light of day
here, but I'm not going to be the one to open the curtains. So, over and
out.

bruce19



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Subject: [Ducati] what's in a word (very NDC...Kevin's on a jag)



> I took some time to listen to Nicky's and Valentino's after race speeches.
The highest level word that Nicky used was either "dedicated" or
"fortunate,"both of which are somewhere around a 5th or 6th grade level
vocabulary. Valentino's highest word was "polemic," which probably comes in
somewhere around 11th or 12th grade.




> There's a lot more to it than this. Rossi and Hayden are different people,
with different backgrounds and opportunities. So, I present another piece of
evidence. My friend had an intelligent and informed conversation in Paris a
few months ago, with an 11 year old, about the United States governmentl.
How many 11 year olds in the United States could carry on any sort of
conversation about the government of any other country in the world?
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