Op 2005-01-19, Steve Holden schreef <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Antoon Pardon wrote: > >> Op 2005-01-18, Steve Holden schreef <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > [...] >> >> But you do have a point that I have a tendency to put salt on >> any snail. I'll try to restrain myself a bit more in the future. >> > Finally! :-) > > I find I like you much better after this reflective response. Thanks for > taking the time to read my snarking and respond to it. > > "A tendency to put salt on any snail" is a nice phrase I've never come > across before. Is it specifically Belgian?
It is a literal translation of a dutch idiom: "Op alle slakken zout leggen". Most people in Belgium speak dutch although foreigner often seem to think we all speak native French. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list