In message , Steve Walker
writes
In message , Charles Ellson
writes

Or (in another context) isn't, but Edinburgh is not in any way within
Glasgow. Bearing in mind that a lot of these questions come from
nationals of a country where for much of the population the next state
is "here be dragons" territory (see also traditional references
concerning "Watford" and "Calais"), it is no surprise that they are
asked.

And, to be fair, England is about the same size as the median US state,
the UK about the same size as a large one. Parochialism works both
ways, and laughing at foreigners who misunderstand our geography is in
itself indicative of a fairly inward looking attitude. I wonder how
many people in the UK are unsure of the difference (or distance)
between Washington State and Washington DC?

"The Difference Between America and England is that Americans think 100
years is a long time, while the English think 100 miles is a long way"

The quote from the article was actually "What Tube line runs to
Edinburgh?". Less dumb if what the questioner actually meant was "which
tube line gets me to Kings Cross to connect with the train to
Edinburgh", or "I'm going to Edinburgh, which way out of this ********?"

In England we think 1000 years is a short time, however only native
Americans have That much history , for the rest their history is much
shorter.
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martyn dawe