WASHINGTON - Despite the wall-to-wall coverage of the damage from Hurricane Katrina, nearly one-third of young Americans recently polled couldn't locate Louisiana on a map and nearly half were unable to identify Mississippi.
Unfortunately, the "study" did not distinguish between male and female youths.
"Nearly half" were unable to identify Mississippi? You mean, some women could actually *read* a *map*?????
Shocking. ;)
When someone asked me where I grew up and I said Germany he said "Ah, ain't that somewhere near Paris?" .... "Um, yeah...". Then again, maybe he meant Paris, TX.
Regards, Joerg
I read this article. It's mind-boggling that college students are this stupid.
When I was at UC Davis, I sat in a finance class once. The professor congratulated us for getting admitted to UC Davis - only 10% or so were qualified to be admitted, he said.
I didn't fully appreciate what he'd said until I graduated. In the university, you get used to hanging around people with functioning brains. ;)
Besides the obvious customs hassles and language barriers, dealing with New Mexico is difficult because the truck tires are all a different size and spacing. Everything has to be reloaded at the border crossings.
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That's nothing... 95% don't know about the Bill of Rights :-(
And even some Europeons think, if we don't choose a President, we revert back to being a colony ;-)
...Jim Thompson
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I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
Fredricksburg, TX, IS a very nice German town ;-)
Threw a A/C belt there one summer, so the wife and I stopped at a VERY NICE German restaurant while a shop was replacing ALL my belts.
...Jim Thompson
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I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
I've never really experienced that much German cuisine. What did you have to eat.
Graham
eat.
Authentically prepared wiener schnitzel, green beans and spaetzle.
On another trip I had venison stew.
...Jim Thompson
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I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
eat.
I misspelled... should be Fredericksburg...
...Jim Thompson
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I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
Hello Graham,
:-)))
eat.
There is some good stuff and some not so good food. My favorite is "Rouladen". Can't describe it, you'd have to ask someone German to make a few (lots of work). Then there are the cholesterol bombs such as this one:
Don't eat that if you suffer from any kind of acid reflux problem. If you have such food on a regular basis you probably aren't going to need much in terms of retirement funds. Also, be prepared that you table mates look away in disgust when it's served, just like they'd do if a Haggis was brought in.
Please don't tell my relatives in Germany but my favorite restaurants in Germany are Greek restaurants.
Regards, Joerg
eat.
My wife makes them ;-)
The food was so-so, but I ate with my son's in-laws at My Big Fat Greek Restaurant last week... the wine, Naoussa Boutari, was OUTSTANDING. I'm trying to find it in a liquor store, so far unsuccessful :-(
...Jim Thompson
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I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
Sure they do... they think you just pay it with a credit card.
Considering our recent "success" at electing Presidents, that may not be such a bad idea.
I can't imagine Europe wants to be burdened by you any more than the reverse.
The common thread in all that though, is that people are, on average, pretty bloody average.
Ken
The truly scary bit, given how disappointing average is, is that a whole damn half of them are *below* average ! ;-)
Graham
If not more so.
John
eat.
Knockwurst ala king.
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eat.
Retsina is at best an acquired taste.
Wine with pine tar in it.
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Fully 50 percent of North Dakota school children are below average.
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eat.
Naoussa Boutari is NOT retsina.
Now I have a Latvian friend who's fond of such stuff... sings rather well after a few bottles ;-)
...Jim Thompson
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| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC\'s and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
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I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
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