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You Don’t Want to Learn Geography from CNN

December 13th, 2006 by

This just in from CNN:

Map of England.

You really don’t want to have someone at CNN teaching you geography!

If you can’t see the problem. Look here:

Map of Wales.

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    1. on 15 Dec 2006 at 8:18 pm1 Jason

      Well, you don’t have to worry about too many Americans learning geography.

      Recently people on the street were approached and asked to point out Iraq. Some pointed to places like Mexico and Canada.

      Sad.

    2. on 16 Dec 2006 at 11:34 am2 Stephen

      Yes, although it turns out that the British are not hugely better at locating countries. There is a bit in the secret diary of Adrian Mole where his father apparently thinks the Falkland Islands are off the coast of Scotland. This was all the more hilarious for me at the time because that was where *I* thought they were too! (by way of excuse, I was not yet old enough back then to have gained my O level geography!)

      Anyway, I see that CNN have now fixed their map! I should have taken a copy of the one that showed Wales as being in England.

      Thanks for the comment.

      Stephen

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