there's a difference between being politically correct and having the courtesy and manors of not offending someone based on things that they can't control. the further being a trend and paranoia like swdracr (i'm sorry, i dont know your name) and greg said, the latter being kindness.... that doesn't make much sense so i'll conclude with I AGREE!! i think its fun to learn about different cultures that co-exist in our communities. aside from my italian side of the family, i dont really get exposed to a lot of "culture"