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Unread 01-23-2009, 09:14 AM
 
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It is my experience that people are knowledgeable about the things that interest them.
If geography does not interest them then that's their business.
Let's try not to put our values on other people.
I'm fairly certain that there are fields of knowledge that they posess that we do not.
True. There are good reasons why certain places are well known. A lot of people in Boston will know of Ireland, simply because a significant percentage of the people in the city are of Irish descent. Beyond school education people know places based on their interests and connections.

In my experience most Europeans tend to know the coasts better. Everything inbetween is just flyover country to a lot of tourists.
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Unread 01-23-2009, 01:55 PM
 
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That;'s not fair! i am a brit, and i love your country, and i can name all states on a good day!! most brits really like Americans, just most cant understand football or baseball (personally i am a Pats fan!) but then you dont understand Rugger (rugby) or cricket!
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Unread 01-23-2009, 01:59 PM
 
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That;'s not fair! i am a brit, and i love your country, and i can name all states on a good day!! most brits really like Americans, just most cant understand football or baseball (personally i am a Pats fan!) but then you dont understand Rugger (rugby) or cricket!
Why the Patriots of all teams?
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Unread 01-23-2009, 03:46 PM
 
Location: Cortland, Ohio
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I agree with everything you have said. America is a continent, so there's enough to see if you think of sites and the variation in topography. I think a lot of Americans want to see Europe because of its history.
Actually, America is not a continent, Europe is.........
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Unread 01-23-2009, 04:15 PM
 
Location: Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
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Actually, America is not a continent, Europe is.........
America isn't a continent...it is two continents!
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Unread 01-23-2009, 04:52 PM
 
Location: Orlando
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It's not such an odd thing. A lot of people drive across USA on route 66 running between Chicago and Los Angeles.

Two weeks....last I looked you can't get to Seattle via Rt 66....and I'm pretty sure Florida ain't possible either.

Ok, I have to ask....do you really read everything in a post or are you so intent on proving someone wrong, you just gloss over it?
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Unread 01-23-2009, 04:54 PM
 
Location: Orlando
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That;'s not fair! i am a brit, and i love your country, and i can name all states on a good day!! most brits really like Americans, just most cant understand football or baseball (personally i am a Pats fan!) but then you dont understand Rugger (rugby) or cricket!

Ahhh I see the problem...you don't understand Football cuz you're a Pat's fan!!
Now if you were a BEARS fan, it would make more sense.
We Americans like you too.
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Unread 01-23-2009, 05:33 PM
 
Location: Teaneck, NJ
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why is NJ not in NJ.. same for chicago

kinda funny i guess
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Unread 01-23-2009, 06:28 PM
 
Location: Omaha
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Honestly, I think could name all of the European countries and place them on a map as well, Geography is one of my strongest subjects, and I think I'm one of the youngest members here.
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Unread 01-23-2009, 06:43 PM
 
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I don't think I could name all of the European countries, but I could name a lot of them. I am going to college next year as a Geography major.
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