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Vuong
Brommers
Travelling into London on the train at the moment, eavesdropping on the conversation between two young girls at the table opposite. It's quite an indictment on the level of education in the UK at the moment. Questions have included:
"Is the USA a country?" - they're not sure on this one, because 'What about LA?'
"What's the UK?" - correctly answered with 'United Kingdom' but no idea what that meant
"What's the difference between a country and a continent?" - not a clue
"Is the USSR in Germany?" - apparently a distinct possibility
On the upside, one of them can say hello in Mandarin.