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Originally posted by tuffrr
Theres an amusing show on over here called CNNNN which often takes the piss of Americans. They did a skit once where they took an atlas an replaced the names of Australia and New Zealand with stuff like North and South Korea etc. It was amazing how many americans didn't think twice.
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The Canucks do the same thing. They get a big kick out of
tripping up Americans with questions regarding the capital of
Saskatchewan or moose-milking holidays. Thing is, they could
ask about US history or geography and get as many wrong
answers. Hell, we've got fifty frickin states and capitals of our
own to remember.
When I was in school, aside from a little European history, the
geography and history of other countries was hardly touched.
Not sure how it is today, but I suspect it's no better.
We are left with only our news and current events sources,
most of which are concerned only with which movie stars are
boinking or the latest Hollywood mutual masturbation ceremony
(Oscars, etc.).
Most of what I've learned about other countries has come from
actually travelling there.
Oh, and...
Canberra
John Howard
USA
Screaming Jets,The Church,Hunters And Collectors
Peter Weir
New Zealand
Nope, 20 million
Andy Thomas - looked this up but, hey, now I know
Sydney
Cricket