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LONDON (AFP) - Sixty-five percent of Britons don't know in which US
city the hit musical "Chicago" is set in, according to a nationwide
survey for an upcoming TV quiz show.
Another 57 percent didn't know where the celebrated television soap
opera "Dallas" was set, and two-thirds were equally at a loss to
identify the city at the heart of the Roger Whittaker ballad "Streets of
London".
YouGov, a market research organisation that uses on-line panels,
questioned 1,000 respondents for a quiz show on Channel 4 titled "Beat
the Nation" that goes on air next Monday. Its findings were released Friday.
The poll also indicated that 67 percent of Britons don't know when World
War II ended, 64 percent didn't know where the French Alps were, and 70
percent didn't know where the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is based.
The answers, by the way, are Chicago, Dallas, 1945, France and Vienna.
Reassuringly, the show's website on Friday said that "100 percent of the
nation know the capital of France" -- but then there's never been a
blockbuster hit called "Paris".
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| User: "Indigo Moon Man" |
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03 Jan 2004 07:37:02 AM |
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Janithor <Janithor@comcast.net> spake thusly:
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LONDON (AFP) - Sixty-five percent of Britons don't know in which US
city the hit musical "Chicago" is set in, according to a nationwide
survey for an upcoming TV quiz show.
This made my day more than you will ever know. :-)
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And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding,
shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:7
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03 Jan 2004 03:55:03 AM |
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Janithor wrote:
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LONDON (AFP) - Sixty-five percent of Britons don't know in which US
city the hit musical "Chicago" is set in, according to a nationwide
survey for an upcoming TV quiz show.
Another 57 percent didn't know where the celebrated television soap
opera "Dallas" was set, and two-thirds were equally at a loss to
identify the city at the heart of the Roger Whittaker ballad "Streets
of London".
YouGov, a market research organisation that uses on-line panels,
questioned 1,000 respondents for a quiz show on Channel 4 titled "Beat
the Nation" that goes on air next Monday. Its findings were released
Friday.
The poll also indicated that 67 percent of Britons don't know when
World War II ended, 64 percent didn't know where the French Alps
were, and 70 percent didn't know where the Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra is based.
The answers, by the way, are Chicago, Dallas, 1945, France and Vienna.
Reassuringly, the show's website on Friday said that "100 percent of
the nation know the capital of France" -- but then there's never been
a blockbuster hit called "Paris".
Not unusual not to know anything about another country. Most people think
Sydney is the capital of Australia and New Zealand is a part of our
continent. I do not profess to know much about America either, because most
of what I know comes from bad tv sit coms.
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Regards Lee
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No one is compelled to serve great causes,
unless he feels fit for it.
Sir Winston Churchill
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03 Jan 2004 04:08:54 AM |
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Flashfire wrote:
Janithor wrote:
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LONDON (AFP) - Sixty-five percent of Britons don't know in which US
city the hit musical "Chicago" is set in, according to a nationwide
survey for an upcoming TV quiz show.
Another 57 percent didn't know where the celebrated television soap
opera "Dallas" was set, and two-thirds were equally at a loss to
identify the city at the heart of the Roger Whittaker ballad "Streets
of London".
YouGov, a market research organisation that uses on-line panels,
questioned 1,000 respondents for a quiz show on Channel 4 titled "Beat
the Nation" that goes on air next Monday. Its findings were released
Friday.
The poll also indicated that 67 percent of Britons don't know when
World War II ended, 64 percent didn't know where the French Alps
were, and 70 percent didn't know where the Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra is based.
The answers, by the way, are Chicago, Dallas, 1945, France and Vienna.
Reassuringly, the show's website on Friday said that "100 percent of
the nation know the capital of France" -- but then there's never been
a blockbuster hit called "Paris".
Not unusual not to know anything about another country. Most people think
Sydney is the capital of Australia and New Zealand is a part of our
continent. I do not profess to know much about America either, because most
of what I know comes from bad tv sit coms.
What country are the French Alps in?!
It's also kind of sad that 67% didn't know when WWII ended, esp. since
the UK kinda sorta had a role in the whole affair.
But...I'm just another dumb, untraveled American who knows absolutely
nothing about the world around me, and who only thinks what George Bush
and FOX News tell me to think, so it's not like I can talk.
(Although I do know what a "taco" is.)
(With apologies to you Flashfire, this isn't directed at you, just
stirring the pot a little for my pals on the group.) ;-)
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03 Jan 2004 04:24:47 AM |
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Janithor wrote:
What country are the French Alps in?!
Well unless its a trick question I would say France.
It's also kind of sad that 67% didn't know when WWII ended, esp. since
the UK kinda sorta had a role in the whole affair.
It would be interesting to know the age group of the poll, as I am always
amazed when people in thier 20s are ignorant of things that I just take for
granted, such as when ww2 ended. But then my grandfather was a soldier and
told us kids a lot about his war years, what he didnt tell us, our parents
who were children during the war shared thier memories and it was also part
of our history curriculum, ANZAC day is a big thing here, (think its
equivilent is your Veteran's Day.
Also too it would be interesting to know, which end of the war were they
referring to, the end of the European conflict, defeat of Germany (May 7
1945) or the end of the Asian conflict, Japan's surrender (August 15 1945).
But...I'm just another dumb, untraveled American who knows absolutely
nothing about the world around me, and who only thinks what George
Bush
and FOX News tell me to think, so it's not like I can talk.
(Although I do know what a "taco" is.)
(With apologies to you Flashfire, this isn't directed at you, just
stirring the pot a little for my pals on the group.) ;-)
I have never travelled the world either, and dont have much desire to, but
this ignorant Aussie reads a lot and I pick up some interesting bits and
pieces here and there.
I know also that you are not directing anything at me and for the record,
not only do I know taco, but enchilada and burrito as well....:)
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Regards Lee
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No one is compelled to serve great causes,
unless he feels fit for it.
Sir Winston Churchill
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| User: "neoholistic" |
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03 Jan 2004 05:39:27 AM |
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Janithor wrote:
<snip>
- 'What colour was St James's white horse?'
- 'Errr... wait, I know this one, it's eeeeh, justaminute, I know it, errr...'
Clueless people abound everywhere (Richardson's axiom: 90% of everything sucks). I haven't much faith in most of my fellow spaniards. And I don't consider myself better than average.
However, and though I'm not trying to 'stir the pot' nor I'd like to go any further on this subject, I might add that a surprisingly high number of USA citizens believe that the Earth is flat.
(After all it takes real ignorance or malice to deny the true and certain fact that Earth is a half-sphere that lies over four giant elephants that lie on a flying giant turtle. ;)
But...I'm just another dumb, untraveled American who knows absolutely
nothing about the world around me, and who only thinks what George Bush
and FOX News tell me to think, so it's not like I can talk.
Well, I can see where you're going, but what I said was: 'americans should know other places better before considering themselves so superior and others so inferior'. No more, no less.
Especially in the context of the discussion being held (the supposed right of the USA to judge other cultures and nations as inferior and to overthrow those governments based on their supposed need for better leading and government (by, and always submitted to the interests of, the allmighty USA, of course)).
Now, please, let's keep matters on context.
(Although I do know what a "taco" is.)
No, you only know what a 'taco' is in Mexico! ;)
I'd love to see the waiter's face if you asked for 'tacos' in a spanish restaurant! :D
Especially after you insist that yes, you're actually going to eat them!
(Now, it's not like there aren't mexican food restaurants over here, it's simply that most of them are probably as mexican as french fries are french(*). Certainly, for what I've been told first hand, 'spanish food' restaurants in the States serve something that doesn't resemble spanish food in the least (though they're often named under popular spanish dishes); not surprisingly since olive oil is probably quite expensive in the USA. So while I had lunch once at a 'mexican' take-away, and did like the food a lot (I had something called a 'burrito'), it most likely was quite different from the real thing, and probably the real thing is even better).
(With apologies to you Flashfire, this isn't directed at you, just
stirring the pot a little for my pals on the group.) ;-)
(*) Ooops. I said the forbidden word. Sorry dear CIA agents, it just slipped. I meant 'freedom', honest.
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03 Jan 2004 05:51:31 AM |
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Janithor wrote:
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LONDON (AFP) - Sixty-five percent of Britons don't know in which US
city the hit musical "Chicago" is set in, according to a nationwide
survey for an upcoming TV quiz show.
Another 57 percent didn't know where the celebrated television soap
opera "Dallas" was set, and two-thirds were equally at a loss to
identify the city at the heart of the Roger Whittaker ballad "Streets of
London".
YouGov, a market research organisation that uses on-line panels,
questioned 1,000 respondents for a quiz show on Channel 4 titled "Beat
the Nation" that goes on air next Monday. Its findings were released
Friday.
The poll also indicated that 67 percent of Britons don't know when World
War II ended, 64 percent didn't know where the French Alps were, and 70
percent didn't know where the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is based.
The answers, by the way, are Chicago, Dallas, 1945, France and Vienna.
Reassuringly, the show's website on Friday said that "100 percent of the
nation know the capital of France" -- but then there's never been a
blockbuster hit called "Paris".
oh god.
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word. Charge is applicable on all posts.
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03 Jan 2004 08:33:14 AM |
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"Janithor" <Janithor@comcast.net> wrote:
LONDON (AFP) - Sixty-five percent of Britons don't know in which US
city the hit musical "Chicago" is set in, according to a nationwide
survey for an upcoming TV quiz show.
Another 57 percent didn't know where the celebrated television soap
opera "Dallas" was set, and two-thirds were equally at a loss to
identify the city at the heart of the Roger Whittaker ballad "Streets of
London".
[... etc. ]
*lol*
BTW, 'Streets of London' is *not* Roger Whittaker,
but Ralph McTell.
Thomas
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03 Jan 2004 12:10:11 PM |
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"Thomas Dehn" <thomas-usenet@arcor.de> wrote in message
news:bt6jka$3p9le$3@ID-57266.news.uni-berlin.de...
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"Janithor" <Janithor@comcast.net> wrote:
LONDON (AFP) - Sixty-five percent of Britons don't know in which US
city the hit musical "Chicago" is set in, according to a nationwide
survey for an upcoming TV quiz show.
Another 57 percent didn't know where the celebrated television soap
opera "Dallas" was set, and two-thirds were equally at a loss to
identify the city at the heart of the Roger Whittaker ballad "Streets of
London".
[... etc. ]
*lol*
BTW, 'Streets of London' is *not* Roger Whittaker,
but Ralph McTell.
Thor wins.
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Teilhard Knight
The Extraterrestrial
Change "privacy" for "softhome" if you want to intrude my inbox
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