nonse = nonsense Timetraveller, u misread me, i didn't say it doesn't matter where ANA takes place......... iZen, seems like u have been to ANA convention so u know what goes, i had been to one few yrs back somewhere near philly, but ya, ANA is no more than a place to advertise ur business, realtos this realtor that, and use our improved english to dish nepal's situation, nepal's politics and such, i am not sanctioning the politicians of nepal or maoists of nepal or anything, but it doesn't make us any better to talk about them and show our middle finger to them when we stay nicely in foreignland and don't give a shit about our country........i still remember that ANA convention in 2001, where during that Nepali poetry contest, one gentleman came up on the stage, degraded Nepal and nepal's politics as much as he could and in the end lifted his middle finger supposedely to show his disdain towards Nepali politicians........i was like wtf.......