Reminds me of the time I got a little peeved at the actions of a very small number of Australians, but it certainly didn't make me dislike Aussies in general; they're far too much fun to be with, and way more down to earth than their Limey... um, British cousins. Oops.

The event I'm referring to was the opening ceremony (what is it with them and opening ceremonies anyway? Maybe it's a weakness.) of a soccer match between the local team and the visiting team from Israel. When they played the Israeli national anthem ("Hatikvah") on the loudspeaker, they cut it off halfway through and played "Deutscheland Uber Alles" in its place. That was a rather hurtful thing to do, and I felt insulted as a Jew, but it didn't shade my feelings for the Aussies. Neither ignorance, cruelty, bigotry or racism has a national boundary. You can find them anywhere. The Israeli team continued to stand at attention, and never lost their dignity.