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[i]Originally posted by Magpie0001
Im not criticising here, just observing. My geography is probably worse than most anyways. I think europeans have the advantage coz we're surrounded by loads of other countries (or so they tell me!) [/B]
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This is one area where is is certainly appropriate to criticize Americans. I am a little unusual in that I love to study maps. I know more geography than most. When I took history in school, l learned much of it by studying the maps in the textbooks. I am saddened that more Americans are not more interested in the rest of the world. In the last five years I have been to 23 nations and the big 3 of the US Virgin Islands. I am making up for lost time earlier in life.
Buearmy, I would discourage you from generallizing about your experience with Americans, especially if they were all or almost all Navy. Very few American will ever be to Majorca unless they are in the Navy.