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 Badger11  Beckenham 29 Oct 22 8.05am |
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Originally posted by Henry of Peckham
I lived in the US for a few years in the 80s. I was surprised then how small minded and unaware the population was. Outside of the cities people were actually stupid and potentially very threatening to strangers. The west coast was better than the east but I was very glad to leave it all behind. A friend was on holiday in the US and was pulled over by a policeman for a minor driving infraction. The next thing he was staring down the barrel of a gun, very frightening. Anyway once he started talking and the cop realised he was English the cop relaxed and put the gun away. He had a 10 minute friendly chat with the cop and he could not believe how stupid he was and ignorant about the rest of the world and UK in particular. As my mate said to me imagine one of the idiot security guards in a supermarket with a gun, scary or what.
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| Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 29 Oct 22 9.15am |
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Originally posted by Ouzo Dan
You have been told this for the best part of a year on here. No need to tell me, apart from the confirmation that the variants appear to be able to infect the vaccinated, everything else has been obvious. The point about saying it is that there are some who still refuse vaccination and claim it is of no benefit.
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| Stirlingsays 29 Oct 22 11.55am |
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Oh look, the liar, who we were told wasn't a liar, is lying again. [Tweet Link]
And the only reason the price is coming down is because the Democrats are essentially using up the nation's oil reserves......So it's other administration's efforts that they have chosen to squander, not anything they have done themselves. Edited by Stirlingsays (29 Oct 2022 11.57am)
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Jimenez  SELHURSTPARKCHESTER,DA BRONX 29 Oct 22 1.04pm |
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Originally posted by Badger11
A friend was on holiday in the US and was pulled over by a policeman for a minor driving infraction. The next thing he was staring down the barrel of a gun, very frightening. Anyway once he started talking and the cop realised he was English the cop relaxed and put the gun away. He had a 10 minute friendly chat with the cop and he could not believe how stupid he was and ignorant about the rest of the world and UK in particular. As my mate said to me imagine one of the idiot security guards in a supermarket with a gun, scary or what. The same argument could be levelled at most countries in fairness. How many people from the UK could name the leader of Austria or Australia for that matter without the help of Google
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| Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 29 Oct 22 5.10pm |
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Originally posted by Jimenez
The same argument could be levelled at most countries in fairness. How many people from the UK could name the leader of Austria or Australia for that matter without the help of Google True, but most would know that Austria was in Europe and that Australia wasn’t! That’s not so in parts of the USA.
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Teddy Eagle  29 Oct 22 8.58pm |
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Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle
True, but most would know that Austria was in Europe and that Australia wasn’t! That’s not so in parts of the USA. That's maybe true but Americans live in a country the size of a continent. How many people in Britain could name the president of Portugal or how many houses there are in the Austrian parliament?
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| Spiderman Horsham 29 Oct 22 9.26pm |
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Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle
True, but most would know that Austria was in Europe and that Australia wasn’t! That’s not so in parts of the USA. What parts of America are you suggesting is the case?
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| Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 29 Oct 22 9.38pm |
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Originally posted by Teddy Eagle
That's maybe true but Americans live in a country the size of a continent. How many people in Britain could name the president of Portugal or how many houses there are in the Austrian parliament? Very few, but still probably more than in the USA. It's not really the point. Most Europeans have a reasonable grasp of world geography and its countries. Less so, in my experience, in the USA.
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| Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 29 Oct 22 9.42pm |
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Originally posted by Spiderman
What parts of America are you suggesting is the case? Broadly, the rural southern and central states. I don't claim to be an expert, but I have spent enough time there to have formed a general opinion.
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| Teddy Eagle 29 Oct 22 9.44pm |
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Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle
Very few, but still probably more than in the USA. It's not really the point. Most Europeans have a reasonable grasp of world geography and its countries. Less so, in my experience, in the USA. Possibly because Americans don't get as much holiday entitlement and travel abroad is difficult for them. If you live in Oklahoma and have to keep up with news from all over a country the size of the USA your interest in foreign affairs is likely to be less.
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| Teddy Eagle 29 Oct 22 9.48pm |
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Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle
Broadly, the rural southern and central states. I don't claim to be an expert, but I have spent enough time there to have formed a general opinion. That's very patronising. How many people in London have the slightest clue about what happens in Scotland or Wales? Very few in my experience.
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| Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 29 Oct 22 9.58pm |
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Originally posted by Teddy Eagle
That's very patronising. How many people in London have the slightest clue about what happens in Scotland or Wales? Very few in my experience. That's why I said broadly! There's always exceptions. You are probably right about Londoners but I bet they know where Scotland is, even if the detail of what happens there is a mystery.
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