tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29004177.post7259296024797270934..comments2023-10-26T15:02:50.331+01:00Comments on Life Is All Cobblers: A question of geographyJ.Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429727115197726031noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29004177.post-83212929561055379352010-03-30T11:43:27.499+01:002010-03-30T11:43:27.499+01:00Rhymes - I can assure you that your rants are alwa...Rhymes - I can assure you that your rants are always most appreciated in this place :-)J.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429727115197726031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29004177.post-36930001870511191032010-03-29T14:31:02.690+01:002010-03-29T14:31:02.690+01:00Texas is a state of mind. I know because I was ra...Texas is a state of mind. I know because I was raised (but not born) there and I left just as soon as I could cobble together the money.<br /><br />But that's not why I'm commenting. I agree with you that "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?" (American title) is one of the most ridiculous program(me)s I have ever seen. The audience applauds with wild enthusiasm at the most preposterous of answers, and the contestants all have astronomically high self-esteems (is that a word) regardless of all the televised evidence of their lack of knowledge about the most rudimentary of subjects.<br /><br />Thanks for this opportunity to release a long-suppressed rant, even at this late date.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29004177.post-67999301869895979192010-03-08T11:00:54.810+00:002010-03-08T11:00:54.810+00:00Yes but where's Texas John?Yes but where's Texas John?J.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429727115197726031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29004177.post-21927990970276556092010-03-03T17:27:36.485+00:002010-03-03T17:27:36.485+00:00I thought Paris was in Texas.I thought Paris was in Texas.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12272341393007849321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29004177.post-9021319383499527692010-03-01T13:28:09.437+00:002010-03-01T13:28:09.437+00:00Hi Jenny - that Tenerife comment made me laugh!
N...Hi Jenny - that Tenerife comment made me laugh!<br /><br />Naldo -suspect you would always pass any test of mine!<br /><br />Jay - may be it is we who are parochial? Assuming everyone has heard of France??? No - surely it is NOT just us being parochial.<br /><br />YP - fair point, especially re St. Jade of Bermondsey. And no - Bermondsey is not in East Angular.J.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429727115197726031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29004177.post-49106899519050530882010-02-28T23:59:43.094+00:002010-02-28T23:59:43.094+00:00As a teacher, it never ceased to amaze me how litt...As a teacher, it never ceased to amaze me how little most of my students knew about our country, our continent, our world. So this isn't an exclusively American phenomenon. Remember the sadly departed Jade Goody who gave so very much to civilisation during her regrettably short time upon this Earth? She thought that East Anglia was a country! Actually, I thought Jade Goody was a crash test dummy.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29004177.post-16960386790437159362010-02-26T20:41:17.538+00:002010-02-26T20:41:17.538+00:00Oh dear. ...
Well, yes, sadly it's true that...Oh dear. ... <br /><br />Well, yes, sadly it's true that many Americans know little about geography outside their own country. There are many theories about why this is so, but it's not new. <br /><br />You're right though, things are going to have to change if they want to compete on the world stage.jayhttp://www.thedeppeffect.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29004177.post-85332233968118531982010-02-26T16:14:53.038+00:002010-02-26T16:14:53.038+00:00Teeheehee....i'm diggin your ideas for rejiggi...Teeheehee....i'm diggin your ideas for rejiggin the democratic process of the world's superpowers.<br /><br />If i passed yer test, i'd vote Ralph Nader for president.naldohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17563789247589179756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29004177.post-10728442365378208182010-02-26T13:43:46.870+00:002010-02-26T13:43:46.870+00:00Unbelievable! Or, sadly, perhaps not. Americans ar...Unbelievable! Or, sadly, perhaps not. Americans are well known for their lack of geographical knowledge of other parts of the world. (OK, I am generalising here). However, I wonder if it is nearly as bad here. A few years ago, my then teenage daughter was going on holiday with friends to Tenerife. When out shopping, I pointed out a book about the Canary Islands and asked her if she would like it. She turned to me with a look of whithering scorn. "Mum! I'm going to Tenerife, not the Canary Islands!"Jennytchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621488409334115930noreply@blogger.com