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The horror of Swedish holiday greetings!
southendmd:
--- Quote from: Sason on January 06, 2013, 06:16:25 am ---But seriously, that's horrifying that a whole nation didn't learn any geography in school at all!
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I can't speak for the whole nation, but I certainly learned a lot of geography--like six years--in grammar school. I was one of my favorite subjects. At one point not only did I know all the US capitals but I also knew the difference between Sweden and Switzerland!
Sason:
--- Quote from: southendmd on January 06, 2013, 11:42:34 am ---I can't speak for the whole nation, but I certainly learned a lot of geography--like six years--in grammar school. I was one of my favorite subjects. At one point not only did I know all the US capitols but I also knew the difference between Sweden and Switzerland!
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Oh, that's wonderful to hear, Paul!
Makes me yodel with joy while I curdle the milk and wind the cuckoo clock.
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: Sason on January 06, 2013, 01:34:15 pm ---Oh, that's wonderful to hear, Paul!
Makes me yodel with joy while I curdle the milk and wind the cuckoo clock.
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Ehem, speaking of geography.... cuckoo clocks come from the Black Forest, not Switzerland, not Alps or anything. Just sayin' ;)
Sason:
--- Quote from: Penthesilea on January 06, 2013, 02:04:38 pm ---
Ehem, speaking of geography.... cuckoo clocks come from the Black Forest, not Switzerland, not Alps or anything. Just sayin' ;)
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Uhm....maybe I'm confusing a cuckoo clock with a delicious torte, then. 8)
Georgraphy is such a pain! ::)
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: Mandy21 on January 06, 2013, 06:00:22 am ---Did I ever mention how geographically-challenged I am? Here in America when I was growing up in the 70's and early 80's, they didn't teach a single course in geography in public schools. They set down a twirly globe somewhere in each classroom, and that's about all we got. America was still so unbelievably arrogant as to be convinced we would always be the one and only world power that existed. I would bet that an extremely large percentage of Americans actually live their entire lives within these borders. Anyway, when I think of the northernmost European countries, I just call them the Alps based on having seen "Heidi" too many times as a child. I think you're all walking down the street side-by-side with reindeer and living in the dark half the year. Is that not the case?? ;D
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--- Quote from: southendmd on January 06, 2013, 11:42:34 am ---I can't speak for the whole nation, but I certainly learned a lot of geography--like six years--in grammar school. I was one of my favorite subjects. At one point not only did I know all the US capitals but I also knew the difference between Sweden and Switzerland!
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Same here. I learned geography as a child in school too, but it was part of American and World History and not a separate class.
And I wouldn't criticize Americans too much for staying in our borders their whole lives. The US isn't Europe. I can drive for 8 hours and still be in the same state - in Europe, I would have likely passed through two maybe 3 entirely different countries. It's a lot easier for Europeans to travel than Americans. We sometimes have to cross our entire continent and then entire oceans to get somewhere not American.
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