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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (5 children)

I live in Florida and a coworker asked on which side is the Atlantic, and on which side was the Gulf. My judgement was not very secret because I was completely in shock. I'm still not over it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I once had a conversation with a cashier in TN that started with a newspaper by check out saying something about remembrance day in England. I explained it's basically like their version of Memorial Day. It ended with me having to explain what Europe is. A super abridged synopsis:

Me: It's basically their version of Memorial Day.

Her: why do they need a different version?

Me: they're a different country, different laws.

Her: it's not really a different country if you can drive to it

Me:... What

Her: I mean, it's basically just the same country

Me: you cannot drive to England.

Her: you can't?

Me: it's an island.

Her: I thought it was Europe?

Me: you also cannot drive to Europe.

I then had to explain what Europe was, how England is Europe in the same way Puerto Rico is North America. I shouldn't have included that. Or tried to explain armistice day. It was a very long conversation that ended up going outside during her smoke break.

She was the second grown adult I had to explain Europe to. Tennessee has failed it's children, y'all. I'm not being funny, and contrary to OP's premise, I don't really judge them for this. I judge the state and the school system. It's bad.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (3 children)

But... You can drive to England, if you are already in europe.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Sure, but that's only because you can't drive to Europe. Not because England is an island?

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