World travellers or geographical pygmies?

[DtheP47]

I am up in Scotland with our Director of Metallurgy from Niles Ohio in the US.

Three things. and he is Chinese/American...
Atrocious table manners..... like sitting across the table from my 4 year old grandaughter.
Knowledge of anything outside of the US is Zero..didn't know the Scots have a language called Gaelic
He had never heard of Haggis.
Well go on then 4
Thought Barrow in Furness was in Scotland cos' they talk different.
(Not taking him to Burnley)

[Less]

Originally Posted by DtheP47

I am up in Scotland with our Director of Metallurgy from Niles Ohio in the US.

Three things. and he is Chinese/American...

Well Yes, but you do say he is of mixed race and such traits can be explained by the fact that by tradition they are, ignorant, uneducated (and with some very strange family habits).

Surely though, his Chinese side would have compensated for some of that?

[DtheP47]

Originally Posted by Less

Well Yes, but you do say he is of mixed race and such traits can be explained by the fact that by tradition they are, ignorant, uneducated (and with some very strange family habits).

Surely though, his Chinese side would have compensated for some of that?

True' dat Less

I also have a US Director who asked me if Scotland was an island.

All God's chillun'

[Barrie Yates]

In the '80s, the main newspaper in Arizona, Pheonix Globe I think - usual bulky US newspaper - no more than 1/2 page on rest of the world. Very few people had passports and TV international news coverage was rubbish or non-existent

[cashman]

Originally Posted by DtheP47

True' dat Less

I also have a US Director who asked me if Scotland was an island.

All God's chillun'

When i was in Nashville n talking to a yank couple, mentioned me son lived in London, They said, oh does he know the Queen.

[MargaretR]

Originally Posted by cashman

When i was in Nashville n talking to a yank couple, mentioned me son lived in London, They said, oh does he know the Queen.

That reminds me of my pen friend in Montana (in1950s) who expected me to be friends with The Beatles because 'they are your neighbours'

[westendlass]

Wouldn't expect much more from a country that inflicted Dick van Dyke on us! Plonker.

[Eric]

Same for us ... even Brits are guilty of knowing little about us Canucks, or our country. Even my late mom. She had a friend whose son was in a place called Ontario ... she wanted to know if I could drop in and see him if I was ever over that way. At the time, I was living in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (the pronunciation gets easier after the fifth pint)

Here's a Canadian take on how much our neighbors know about us:

[cashman]

Having ventured to many states, have found the yanks everywhere to be very nice people, but a slate short of a roof.

[Eric]

Originally Posted by cashman

Having ventured to many states, have found the yanks everywhere to be very nice people, but a slate short of a roof.

Have to agree with you on this. Both parts. Nice folk ... but, when it comes to knowing about the rest of the world, ferget it ...

[westendlass]

I also find their spelling seems pretty basic compared to the English way too, like spelling made easy for kids who are struggling to learn and need a bit of a helping hand. I wouldn't be surprised if there was a little picture at the side of every word, just to make sure!

[Bob Dobson]

My American friends had no knowledge of the Canariy Islands or Majorca. It tickles me when they say "London, England"

[Eric]

Originally Posted by Bob Dobson

It tickles me when they say "London, England"

That's so they don't get it confused with London, Ontario.

[Less]

Originally Posted by Eric

That's so they don't get it confused with London, Ontario.

Gosh! You mean London England was named after London Ontario?

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