economic stats (as if people mattered)

[kelley]

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>You're right, Kel.  But Poland ain't in the Balkan regions and Poles ain't
>particularly dark-skinned people.  And I still think it was worth pointing
>that out.  'Eastern Europe' cops the same generalising sorta treatment as
>'the Middle East' in Anglo-American media, and debunking the odd stereotype
>never hurts .

it was an inside joke with elena.  my mistake for not making that clear 
with an emoticon.

k