An Englishwomen's thoughts on the right

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Finn, the average Brit. We had numbers for extended stays as I was growing up, the info from my mother (who died an English citizen), the input of my Grandmother (who was here a lot), and my experience in England (that I love).

I have little to no knowledge of Germans, I'll take your word for it

Pete

For sure, the "average" American knows more about America than the average Brit or German (and vice versa, of course).

OTOH, the average Brit or German knows more about America than the average American knows about either of those countries and knows more about world history/current affairs than the average American.

For a modern, First World country, America is about as insular as it gets (though Britain ain't far behind in this area). Heck, the guy who impresses me most with his knowledge of American history on this forum is a Canuck.