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[QUOTE]Originally posted by PsyLiam: [QB] 'Test for oh-so-brilliant, "I know more than the US President" types:' Complete bollocks. Sorry. But knowing words for people from individual US states is hardly the same as knowing an insensitive word for an entire country (and several others), especially since the entire English-speaking world (apart from, apparently, the US) seems to know it. The scale is completely different, and the questions unresonable. I'd expect other English-speaking countries to know, for instance, that Britain uses pounsd for it's currency. I wouldn't expect them to know how much a shilling is now worth. Or, to use a more related example, it's the difference between knowing that Liverpool is a city in the UK, and knowing what scousers are. No-one expects other countries to know that. But, if someone had gone to Newcastle to try and foster good relations, it would make a lot of sense if they learnt what "Geordie's" were beforehand. And in any case, none of us are President of the USA, and none of us are trying to maintain good diplomatic relations with Utah. There is no need for us to know that. There is every need for Bush not to insult the country he's trying to be friendly with. 'And the Brits call the Argentine "Argies." Of course, that's cause they hate them.' We do? And, er, we do? That was almost 20 years ago anyway. We are actually capable of not holding onto a grudge, you know. Or have you confused us for O'Brien? I know he was Irish, and therefore almost British (*cough*), but there's still a slight difference. Reality mainly. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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