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  • in reply to: Christmas crackers and the British #16740

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    Nothing comes to mind other than pulling them with friends/family at the dinner table on Christmas Day. Reading the bad jokes and donning the paper hats contained therein. Were you thinking of anything more involved?

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    Name : Simon, City : Oakland, State : CA, Country : United States, 
    in reply to: The “ignorant” American #23571

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    It’s a combination of factors that can be condensed into exposure and education. Media More US media (film, TV and now Web Content) is accessed by the rest of the world than the US accesses ‘foreign’ media. Education – Language English is taught worldwide as a second\third language, teaching requires context and that context is more usually America than Britain. Education – History\Geogrphy Ask yourself what where you taught in school? I was educated in England, so I have never been exposed to the US education system (if system is the right word to use in a country with out a national, or even State set curriculum, but that is another issue). In High School history class I studied Greek, Roman, Babylonian, Cretian, French, British, and early US History. In geography I studied pretty well the whole world including for example, why steel production in USA centered on Pittsburg, oil prduction in California and Texas and wine growing in California. Politics Of all nations in the world the USA is the most influencial. US foreign policy affects the lives of citizens in the rest of the world far more than any other single nation.

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    Name : Simon, City : Oakland, State : CA, Country : United States, 
    in reply to: Point it out #31637

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    What exactly are you intent on fingering?

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    Name : Simon, City : Oakland, State : CA, Country : United States, 
    in reply to: American aggressiveness #34819

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    Verbatum from Y’s Guidlines ‘…if you post a question or answer that contains hostile language, assumed truths or preconceived notions, it will very likely either not be posted, or it will be edited to meet the non-confrontational standards set up by this project.’

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