Lionel,
A friend of mine tells me that rec.audio.opinion is more bitterly
argumentative than the most hot-blooded religious and political usenet
sites.

So the question arises -- perhaps rec.audio.opinion does not typify the
American persona. But then, what does it typify?

Are those of us who participate in this group more "latin" ?

The stereotype of the "latin" personality is easily offended and is very
vocal in giving insults. For example, if you recall "Monty Python and the
Search for the Holy Grail", where they come upon the French castle, the
soldiers in the castle hurle garbage over the battlements.

Should rec.audio.opinion should be renamed rec.audio.opinion.fr, with
the required language changed to French or Italian?