13-07-2003 00:01									#61
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Hey guys, what incentive do people anywhere have to learn about someone or something half way around the world? Mexicans could give a sh!t if the ME is the biggest exporter of oil and the French don't give a rat's a$$ about El Nino. You seem to think knowing this stuff matters...by that same token...if you don't know how to rotate crops or what pesticides to use in Kansas, you're the idiot. Let's plop you down in the Kalahari and see who the idiot is, you or the Bushman who doesn't know squat about your country but saves your life because you can't figure out what to do except pray for a Bushman to find you.

	13-07-2003 00:02									#62
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quote: The Germans did better, I guess they know that Poland (other alternative) is not Sweden

They tend to visit there a lot.

	13-07-2003 00:06									#63
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quote: Originally posted by Locutus They never taught me anything about El Nino in my school, all I know about it comes from the media (so that's not much ). I think it's mostly an American/Oceanian thing, doesn't seem to have any obvious effects in Europe and therefore doesn't get as much attention here... Oh, and I got 20/20 of course...

Wrong about El Nino's effect on our weather and also wrong about our media attention about it. Are you an American immigrant perhaps?

	13-07-2003 00:08									#64
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quote: Hey guys, what incentive do people anywhere have to learn about someone or something half way around the world?

Is that the general American attitude? If so, it explains a lot...

	13-07-2003 00:09									#65
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Whatever effects Euros feel because of El Nino are insignificant to what Pacific rim countries feel. Hell, we didn't even hear about El Nino when I was in high school back in the 70's, so I'm not surprised Euros have less knowledge of it.

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quote: Is that the general American attitude? If so, it explains a lot...

According to that quiz, that's the general attitude of people everywhere (not that we needed a quiz to figure that out). IF the human brain has a limited capacity to absorb facts, is it smart to fill that capacity with irrelevant facts or focus on the facts that matter to your survival? Btw, you didn't answer my question...

	13-07-2003 00:13									#67
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quote: Originally posted by Berzerker Whatever effects Euros feel because of El Nino are insignificant to what Pacific rim countries feel. Hell, we didn't even hear about El Nino when I was in high school back in the 70's, so I'm not surprised Euros have less knowledge of it.

Well, since I was in the Euro equivalent of your high school during the 70's and I learned about El Niño...

	13-07-2003 00:16									#68
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quote: Originally posted by Berzerker According to that quiz, that's the general attitude of people everywhere (not that we needed a quiz to figure that out). IF the human brain has a limited capacity to absorb facts, is it smart to fill that capacity with irrelevant facts or focus on the facts that matter to your survival? Btw, you didn't answer my question...

What was the question?

I don't think that when your country wages war against a country that it is asked too much that you know were on the map you can find that country...

	13-07-2003 00:16									#69
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That's nice, you heard the term then or actually learned what causes it and what it does to weather in Europe?

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I am sure a lot of kids in Spain have learned about El-Nino, as well.

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20/20, too easy

	13-07-2003 00:19									#72
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quote: What was the question?

See? If you hadn't filled your brain with useless facts you'd have more room for things like reading comprehension.

quote: I don't think that when your country wages war against a country that it is asked too much that you know were on the map you can find that country...

Why? I didn't vote for these clowns, I vote for people who won't wage wars.

	13-07-2003 00:21									#73
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quote: Originally posted by Berzerker That's nice, you heard the term then or actually learned what causes it and what it does to weather in Europe?

First one is a no, because no one knew back then, second one is a yes. We DO get an education over here...

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quote: I am sure a lot of kids in Spain have learned about El-Nino, as well.

Which ignores the point, Euros scored lower than Pacific rim countries for a simple reason - necessity.

	13-07-2003 00:23									#75
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quote: Originally posted by Berzerker See? If you hadn't filled your brain with useless facts you'd have more room for things like reading comprehension.

touche...

quote: Why? I didn't vote for these clowns, I vote for people who won't wage wars.

Oh? Who did you vote for, if I may ask?

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You missed the hidden irony. sigh.

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quote: First one is a no, because no one knew back then, second one is a yes. We DO get an education over here...

Strange, you hadn't heard the term El Nino back then but knew what causes it and what it does to your weather? Then why should I have known the term back then? Oceanographers have only recently started figuring out it's cause while the effect is quite obvious to people living in the immediate region.

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quote: most interesting that more French people than Americans found the USA on the map.

I think even more interesting is that 98% of French could place Italy on the map, where as only 97% of Italians themselves could do it. Then again, such a slight difference is probably within the margin of error.

	13-07-2003 00:29									#79
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quote: Originally posted by Berzerker Strange, you hadn't heard the term El Nino back then but knew what causes it and what it does to your weather? Then why should I have known the term back then? Oceanographers have only recently started figuring out it's cause while the effect is quite obvious to people living in the immediate region.

What was it you said about comprehensive reading?

We knew about El Niño but we didn't know what caused it..

	13-07-2003 00:30									#80
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Oops, sarcasm?

Libertarians, they don't like running around the world seeking dragons to slay only for the dragons to follow them back to the rest of us.

	13-07-2003 00:32									#81
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19/20 I got the first question wrong. The stupidity of Americans is downright terrifying when you consider how powerful they are.

	13-07-2003 00:34									#82
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quote: What was it you said about comprehensive reading? We knew about El Niño but we didn't know what caused it..

I asked if you had heard of the term back then or it's cause and effects and you said no to the first and yes to the second.
Now you say yes to the first and no to second... Reading comprehension improves when the message becomes unscrambled.

	13-07-2003 00:35									#83
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20/20.

the most disturbing thing for me actually, was that 9% of french people and 7% of germans didn't know the euro was the european currency.

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What I meant is that kids in spain would obviously learn about El Nino in school, since it means "The boy" in Spanish, and they have to learn their language somewhere.

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quote: Originally posted by Berzerker Libertarians, they don't like running around the world seeking dragons to slay only for the dragons to follow them back to the rest of us.

Err... it's been 30 years since I followed English classes in high school, care to explain what you just said? I'm at a total loss here...

	13-07-2003 00:38									#86
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Doh

	13-07-2003 00:39									#87
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quote: The stupidity of Americans is downright terrifying when you consider how powerful they are.

But most of them don't vote .

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quote: Originally posted by Berzerker I asked if you had heard of the term back then or it's cause and effects and you said no to the first and yes to the second. Now you say yes to the first and no to second... Reading comprehension improves when the message becomes unscrambled.

Hey, it's 9.30PM on a Saturday so I just got back from the pub so give me a break okay?

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quote: Err... it's been 30 years since I followed English classes in high school, care to explain what you just said? I'm at a total loss here...

It comes from one of the Founding Fathers who was describing a wise foreign policy, don't go around looking for enemies or they might follow you home (the last part is my contribution).

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quote: Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui quote: The stupidity of Americans is downright terrifying when you consider how powerful they are. But most of them don't vote .

It's the Americans that DO vote that scare me...