On Tue, 10 Nov 1998 Matthew_Stevenson@baylor.edu wrote: > i agree with jim. i think the idea of america as melting pot is one of the > greatest myths of all time. america was more like a giant cafeteria tray > where everyone could fit in their own little space and not have to mix with > the mashed potatoes and gravy or fruit punch jell-o.--matt a metaphor i once heard is that the us as a salad. in that everyone is all mixed up together, but the lettuce is still lettuce and the onions are still onions and so on. i like the giant cafeteria tray theory better though. :helena kim helena at netsoc dot tcd dot ie 'the church is near, but the road is icy. the bar is far, but i will walk carefully.' - russian proverb