Masters degrees 10-a-penny?? I'll wager there are even more, although some respondents may sound like they have yet to finish junior high or ever heard of a course in manners!!!

Well, I think the exchange between ashcanannie and myself was understood by both of us to be a bit of a laugh, teasing and not to be taken seriously. Obviously though some saw it otherwise.

But now I have to ask, what someone named amer_can would know about manners? I mean Americans do not exactly have a world wide reputation of being authorities in that field, rather the reverse, MAs or not. ;-)

If you have nothing useful to contribute amer_can, perhaps you should refrain from making comments that just further the stereotype.

No offense taken, dulciusexasperis. Not really sure was point amer_can was trying to make...and, hey, I'm one of those with the Master's Degree. Oh, well...some jokes just miss the mark.

Here is my pet theory ashcanannie. Getting a degree or a Masters is fine. It is when someone gets a PhD that I worry. I used to do a lot of work with research companies full of PhDs. I have yet to meet one with both feet on the ground and living in the real world.

It's like their focus becomes so small, they cannot see outside of that little world. ;-)

Some people carry their learning lightly some are weighed down by the responsibility. Like everything in life it is not the burden you have to carry, it is how gleefully you approach the summit.

(a bilboism) :-)

Mulhouse is not a tourist destination, but it does have two important museums which might be of interest. To quote from Wikipaedia:

"Mulhouse is famous for its museums, especially the Cité de l’Automobile (also known as "Musée national de l’automobile") and the Musée Français du Chemin de Fer (also known as "Cité du train"), respectively the largest automobile and railway museums in Europe"

It's years since we were there, but we enjoyed our stay at the Hotel Julien in Fouday (www.hoteljulien.com/).