All this from people who put beans on their runny eggs for breakfast. 
I will say, the comment of what people know about a 100 mile radius is true for people from cities only. If you talk to people in smaller towns, you'd find that they know much more about local geography and such.... The problem is that people in cities here don't go anywhere, but small town folk have to, thus they need to know more.
Again, without going through all the rigamaroll about who's smarter (and I'll avoid such screwy things as who invented what and where...), and cut to the chase. As I've already stated, who moves where, and in what numbers.
I've always found it interesting that Americans are considered by the rest of the world to be arrogant... it's people from other countries that put the US down all the time on a personal level. I realize in international politics that it's a different story, but that doesn't really reflect the general reaction of normal people here to other countries imo. Well, except for Canada... or America Jr. if you prefer. It's a good two way street there.
We always love getting foreign exchange students, and every single one I've ever met wanted to stay here rather than go back to where they grew up. That includes folks from South Africa, Germany, the Czech Republic, Burkina Faso, Niger, Malawai, the UK, and many Asian and Middle Eastern countries. I use to live in the international dorm at college, and I've never once heard any of them talk about wanting to go back and live in their home country... just that they'll miss their family, but they are staying here.
I <3 foreigners.
DK1
I will say, the comment of what people know about a 100 mile radius is true for people from cities only. If you talk to people in smaller towns, you'd find that they know much more about local geography and such.... The problem is that people in cities here don't go anywhere, but small town folk have to, thus they need to know more.
Again, without going through all the rigamaroll about who's smarter (and I'll avoid such screwy things as who invented what and where...), and cut to the chase. As I've already stated, who moves where, and in what numbers.
I've always found it interesting that Americans are considered by the rest of the world to be arrogant... it's people from other countries that put the US down all the time on a personal level. I realize in international politics that it's a different story, but that doesn't really reflect the general reaction of normal people here to other countries imo. Well, except for Canada... or America Jr. if you prefer. It's a good two way street there.
We always love getting foreign exchange students, and every single one I've ever met wanted to stay here rather than go back to where they grew up. That includes folks from South Africa, Germany, the Czech Republic, Burkina Faso, Niger, Malawai, the UK, and many Asian and Middle Eastern countries. I use to live in the international dorm at college, and I've never once heard any of them talk about wanting to go back and live in their home country... just that they'll miss their family, but they are staying here.
I <3 foreigners.
DK1
