thank you, sweetie pie. i agree with a lot of your points. and ax, i don't call people that disagree with my "dumb." one-sided issues and a lack of dialogue make things boring. i appreciate your views, even if i don't believe in them. as for meeting in santa monica, i don't think it was me. because 1)i am actually not nepali, but an american (former peace corps volunteer) and 2)mero sundari gurungni saathi chhaina! but oddly enough, i was in santa monica a few months back with a beautiful gori keti and we did meet a few nepalis! and hurray, as an american, i can't argue that "americans in general are not a smart bunch." but please remember that there are those of us who are!