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Re: Geography (was: We'll take in your poor....)
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Sun, 11 Jul 2004 01:14:03 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Ross Crawford wrote:
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Ummmm scotsman only has one “t” :)
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It’s also not spelled with a lower-case “s”, but that’s beside the point.
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And as an aside, it is a commonly held (mis?)conception in Australia (and
more than likely elsewhere) that most Americans couldn’t point to their home
town on a map. But I was disappointed to see a Letterman show recently where
Dave asked a woman from Perth (Aus) whether the ocean adjacent to Perth was
the Indian ocean, to which the reply was “I have no idea”. Proof that there’s
even some uneducated Australians ;)
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I’ve often wondered about this sort of thing. Admittedly, I have it easier than
most US citizens, having lived my entire life on the longest lakeshore in the
world, but I have a really hard time imagining not being able to point out where
I live on a map. Anyways, what sort of map would you be talking about? If it’s
a globe or a world map, would it be color coded only by country, or would the US
be divided up by States? Trying to find a single city in the entire US without
benefit of State boundaries is roughly equivalent to trying to find a single
city in Europe without benefit of national boundaries, and I’m amazed at the
number of people who scoff at the intelligence of US citizens while failing to
remember that. I think my favorite real-world example is a story a friend of
mine told me, where they were visited in Michigan by German relatives who
thought it’d make a good day-trip to visit the Grand Canyon.
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| Yes, I get tired of the "clueless American" geography issue, when I find so many non-US citizens are surprised to find out that I can drive for over 600 miles on relatively straight interstates without touching reaching the far end of the state I (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: Geography (was: We'll take in your poor....)
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| "Purple Dave" <purpledave@maskofdestiny.com> wrote in message news:I0ny3F.F5E@lugnet.com... (...) easier than (...) the (...) where (...) If it's (...) the US (...) without (...) single (...) the (...) failing to (...) of (...) Hmm, I think I could (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Geography (was: We'll take in your poor....)
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| (...) Ummmm scotsman only has one "t" :) And as an aside, it is a commonly held (mis?)conception in Australia (and more than likely elsewhere) that most Americans couldn't point to their home town on a map. But I was disappointed to see a Letterman (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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