RMweb Gold martin_wynne Posted November 4, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 4, 2014 Wonderful American financial discussion: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=857115531000258&set=vb.117022648342887&type=2&theater Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 The continuing ignorance of anything outside the 50 States is simply breathtaking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted November 4, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 4, 2014 Its over here of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Using the same logic, the USA should be using either the Canadian Dollar or the Mexican Peso Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 I'm not sure I'd be able to keep my cool in the face of such ignorance. Kudos to the guest. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Using the same logic, the USA should be using either the Canadian Dollar or the Mexican Peso The standing joke here a few years ago was that if Quebec ever got independence, the currency would be Canadian Tire (similar I think to Halfords) money: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Tire_money. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Using the same logic, the USA should be using .. the Canadian Dollar Tha loon, are ye a loonie mon? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Wonderful American financial discussion: The continuing ignorance of anything outside the 50 States is simply breathtaking. Try living here. Inside the 50 states isn't necessarily that great either. I won't stray into politics but ignorance is celebrated in some sub-cultures where people with an education are dismissed as 'elitist'. Please bear in mind that there appears to be an intelligence test required to be a regular talking head on 24 hour 'news' cable stations. Apparently you have to be below 85. You might find this interesting from the CNBC Squawk Box home page: ABOUT SQUAWK BOX "Squawk Box" is the ultimate "pre-market" morning news and talk program, where the biggest names in business and politics tell their most important stories. Anchored by Joe Kernen, Becky Quick and Andrew Ross Sorkin, the show brings Wall Street to Main Street. It's a "must see" for everyone from the professional trader to the casual investor. Here's the YouTube version so you can watch this clip in all it's cringe-worthy glory. The talking heads seem to think that Rory McIlroy is from Ireland as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Walters Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 An American friend of mine planned on visiting the UK for a couple of weeks, staying in London, he was planning a "Day Trip" to Scotland, ... then I put him right ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Walters Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 American map of the world Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 An American friend of mine planned on visiting the UK for a couple of weeks, staying in London, he was planning a "Day Trip" to Scotland, ... then I put him right ! ....and you wonder why some American tourists in Britain seem to be always in a hurry! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercider Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 They were joking weren't they? (not the woman asking the questions) cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 American map of the worldI get the joke, but this one is off-base in many ways and actually illustrates a lack of understanding of the true American ignorance of world geography. First, what is "mouse heads"? (Moose heads presumably?) Spelling mistakes in satire are, in today's parlance, an 'epic fail'. Americans usually refer to Canada as "the great white north", "frozen tundra" or "the 51st state" (not Britain). Second, China is the "Apple Factory", literally. Most Microsoft products (or at least the profitable ones) are software. They don't need a factory for software. Third, Americans really don't confuse Australia with Hawaii. They might not have any real concept of Australian geography, but they know it's not Hawaii. Now if we labelled Australia "drop bears" we'd be onto something. Fourth, the area labelled "Latinos" would be labelled "illegal aliens". Fifth, Africa should be labelled "Ebola". Sixth, I really don't think they make Nike clothing in Iran or Afghanistan. It's much more like China, Vietnam, Indonesia and Mexico. You could use 'drone target zone', though that really should also include Yemen. Seventh, for Britain, near and dear to most of you, it would not be labelled the 51st state (that honour goes to Canada as I mentioned) it would most likely be home of the royal family. The Windsors, second only to Hollywood celebrities, are near and dear to readers (sorry) viewers of magazines (including the infotainment ones on TV like morning network "news") geared to women. The level of interest in the royal family in the US might even exceed that in the UK. Despite being so proud of having ejected the monarchy, on a subconscious level, they seem to miss it. As to the radioactive area, the level of radioactivity in the northern Pacific is increasing. Here on the Northwest coast of the US, lots of flotsam from the tsunami has washed up, and there are very real concerns about Fukushima radioactivity in the Alaskan fisheries. It's a small world. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 I was taken aback by "Mouse Heads". I think Moose Heads would be more appropriate, although as Michael points out, I've never heard it before (there are "Beaver Tails" too which Prez Obama has sampled). There's a well known beer of that name here. I've tried it and think it tastes more like it came out of the other end. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Lamb Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Its over here of course. That would be about 5 miles south east of Bedford I take it. Bernard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 There's a well known beer of that name here.Yes, North American megabrewers have much the same affliction. The Canadian megabrews - Moosehead, Moulson, Labatts, etc distinguish themselves little over their US counterparts - Bud, Miller, Coors, etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Of course everyone in Britain knows everything.............................................................. Where shall we start? Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieB Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Curious given that (according to Wikipedia) twenty-two US presidents have Irish ancestry. Most famously, JFK and the current incumbent Barack O'Bama*. *He does claim Irish descent from his mother's side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieB Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Of course everyone in Britain knows everything.............................................................. Where shall we start? Best, Pete. To misquote Mark Twain, the Americans believe everything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Curious given that (according to Wikipedia) twenty-two US presidents have Irish ancestry.I would guess that 44 of them probably have English ancestry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Well, I suppose we find out who are the most prejudiced. I typed in “prejudice” to Google. The first answer that came up: preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience The first example given: “English prejudice against foreigners" You can do it yourselves. Say no more, nudge, nudge, etc. Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor quinn Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 I would guess that 44 of them probably have English ancestry. Out of 43 men sworn into the office? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States All the best Nick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted November 4, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 4, 2014 For those who would like a bit more detail of Ireland's geography: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold martin_wynne Posted November 4, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 4, 2014 Of course everyone in Britain knows everything.............................................................. Where shall we start? Hi Pete, No, we are just as daft here. But I think few of us would describe ourselves as a "respected financial journalist" (BBC quote) and display our ignorance on a TV discussion programme. Martin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Out of 43 men sworn into the office? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_StatesYou're right, 43, not counting Grover Cleveland twice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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