In a message dated 5/25/01 8:15:15 AM Mountain Daylight Time, susanbeth33@pop.mindspring.com writes:

When I see posts by Brits who clearly know where our states are, and how they differ in climate/industry/way of life I cringe at my ignorance. What's worse, I don't think I'm outside the American norm in this matter. Says a lot for our schooling, eh?

<sigh> Sad, but true. I loathed geography when I was a kid, mostly because my teachers insisted we draw maps and such, and I was never any good at that.

Nina