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Stoneage
Easy, Nicos. You live in Dutchland then...
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jbwelda
>never came across one person who taught their students to hate our country.
It just kind of comes naturally when you learn the true historic facts, something not taught in non-college schools at all in my day.
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NICOS
But I do understand the confusion about my country... I live in the Netherlands or Holland and I'm Dutch
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Big Al
I guess it rolls off the tongue a little more easily than The Netherlands.
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georgie48
Koen must have watched the TV program "vakantieman" (holiday man) a lot.
This man visited Dutch people having holidays abroad. He asked them to point out on a map of Europe where they were. SHOCKING! So much stupidity in only one country.
Just dreaming ... all flags replaced by just one: a white one with in the middle that oh so beautiful Rolling Stones logo. Aliens would start to take us serious.
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Stoneage
I wouldn't go that far, Koen. Although the new Yugoslavian states can be a bit tricky to keep track of.
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roryg
Give me a break. Hate their country? Most are just trying to get by and love their country more than most, they just want change, usually for the better (like most of the world's youth). As far as cartography skills, old and young Americans seem to have difficulty with their geography.
Oh for crying out loud. How many Europeans can point to South Dakota without blinking?
We are talking about countries, right? I don't expect foreigners to know about all the regions within Norway
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MadMax
As usual Dandy is SPOT ON! Having said that, when I was in 4th grade (10 years old) I knew all 52 state capitals and their states
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MadMax
As usual Dandy is SPOT ON! Having said that, when I was in 4th grade (10 years old) I knew all 52 state capitals and their states
What?? How many?
You must know something I don't....