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47% |
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| Canada |
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7% |
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| Mexico - South America |
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0% |
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| Great Britain |
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14% |
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| Europe |
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24% |
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| Middle-East |
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| Russia |
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0% |
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| Iceland |
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| Other (sorry your pollster is geographically ignorant) |
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ellisk
Joined: 23 Jan 2004
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| Maram68 wrote: | You forgot Bolivia 
*smiling at the thought of too many people not knowing where Bolivia is ...* |
Can't resist a story here: I used to teach Spanish in college. So in Spanish 101, I'm standing there drawing a quick map of SA on the board to explain something (forget what) and I'm labeling all the countries blah, blah, blah. A girl sticks up her hand and says, "I don't understand. Where's Spain?" So that scares me a little but I keep it cool and I draw Europe across the Atlantic and I show her Spain. She looks at me, still obviously confused, and asks:
Well, I don't get it. How'd they get to speak Spanish all the way over there in Spain. Did the indians bring it over to them or something?
I literally just stared at her. But she was completly serious (and clueless).
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Leaward
Joined: 11 Dec 2004
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And then I noticed you said 'college' course. Oi! |
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ellisk
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| Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 6:42 am Post subject: |
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| Leaward wrote: | (initially)
And then I noticed you said 'college' course. Oi! |
Yeah--a private, ivy league college. Be afraid.
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nienor
Joined: 26 May 2005
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Location: Cologne (Germany)
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When we were in the US for a student exchange, we were asked all sorts of things: Does the Berlin wall still exist (it was 2000), does Hitler still rule Germany, and do you have electricity there? Amazing!
And the exchange was only one-way, as many of our exchange partners weren't interested in seeing Germany ... of course, if there is no electricity, that's completely understandable.  |
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RoxieRxChicago
Joined: 14 May 2005
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Location: Kentucky
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| Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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Southwest bumfuck Ohio. The disenfranchised Hillbillies-trying-to-be-yuppies capital of America  |
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LuthienTinuviel
Joined: 29 Dec 2003
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Location: Dancing in the clouds.
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*sighs* Oh, well.
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trekqueen
Joined: 07 Jul 2004
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Location: Chambers of the Balrog Slayer
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Born and raised in Ventura, California and will now be moving to Simi Valley, California since I just got married and all so no more living with the parents. Bye bye beach and now I'll live in the land of the Reagan Library and 100 degree dry heat. 
Though the hubby and I are considering eventually moving to Kauai, Hawaii since he's loving it on our honeymoon here (yes we're still in hawaii till wednesday so i better get back to it! Just thought I'd check in and say hi!) 
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Rous
Joined: 20 Mar 2004
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Location: Trying to stay below the radar
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| VanatheEverYoung wrote: | | Indiana, USA ... I think there are three of us from Indiana here now. |
Who is the third one?  I honestly thought I was the only one. Seems like it, anyway.
Actually, I claim to be Egyptian, due to the fact that I reside in the land of denial.
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Rous
Joined: 20 Mar 2004
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Oops, sorry about that.
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ghettoelleth
Joined: 06 Nov 2004
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| LuthienTinuviel wrote: |
*sighs* Oh, well. |
Okay, I can be very accomodating Luth.
Heaven/Malaysia/the Magellan/KK/sunset from Laban Rata on Kinabalu/the really cool and very tiny Bajau in Mengkabon/ and finally, the very deceiving Timpohon gate that makes you think, cool, we're going on a 3 trail hike. Evil gate.
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inglor
Joined: 26 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 9:03 am Post subject: |
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| nienor wrote: | When we were in the US for a student exchange, we were asked all sorts of things: Does the Berlin wall still exist (it was 2000), does Hitler still rule Germany, and do you have electricity there? Amazing!
And the exchange was only one-way, as many of our exchange partners weren't interested in seeing Germany ... of course, if there is no electricity, that's completely understandable. |
*head desk* Morons...
I wish I had done the exchange thing, would have loved to have gone to Germany.
On that note, my brother went to an "upscale" school in the northeast and convinced some stupid twit that only the rich folks down here had indoor plumbing and most roads were not paved. It'd be funny if it weren't so sad.
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Shanalir
Joined: 27 Feb 2005
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Location: Umm, anyone seen my map?
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It's almost demoralising to be a member of the human race, knowing how gullible some of us are.
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NancyBrooke
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| Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Shanalir wrote: | | It's almost demoralising to be a member of the human race, knowing how gullible some of us are. |
Yeah, but ... considering the choices ....
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ghettoelleth
Joined: 06 Nov 2004
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Don't fret Shan, they don't really include any of those people when tallying the census.
Instead the bulk of hapless ilk are monitored by the Dept. of Agriculture, occasionally tested for lead poisoning and blood pesticide levels as most seem to have an affinity for licking tractors. The remainder are "playing" golf.
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HamsterofDOOM
Joined: 12 May 2005
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Location: I\'m stuck in a bucket!
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Myself? I am from the good ol' USA in little forgotten Indiana....
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