On Tue, 10 Nov 1998, Emily Friedman wrote: > In elementary school the U.S. was described as a melting pot because > it was a mixture of all different kinds of people. In high school the > U.S. is described as a salad because different kinds of people are > tossed together but don't mix. I suppose the U.S. would be a > heterogenous mixture instead of a homogenous mixture.(: note to self: *READ* all mail before posting. sorry for repeating liz's point, folks. excuse me. :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