In message , Ian Jelf
writes
In message , Steve Walker
writes
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?
Quite a number, I should think. Furthermore, few I suspect would have
any idea of distances between - say- New York City and Washington DC.

Exactly.

"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"
I *do* like that! :-)) Is it your quote, Steve?!

No, it's, Earle Hitchner, whoever he is.


or "I'm going to Edinburgh, which way out of this ********?"

At the risk of rising to the bait, London is anything but a "********"
in my view! ;-)

I'd say much the same about any large built-up area. The only reason why
central Swindon, for example, is better than central London is that
there's much further to run to get out of London...

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Steve Walker