On Mon, 07 Apr 2014 16:21:16 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

My guess is that if you gave Americans an outline map of the "Lower 48"
states in the U.S.A., and asked them to write in the names of the
states, the percentage getting all of them correct would be -maybe- 25%.

"Where's the Ukraine?" "Oh, somewhere near the Yukon, right?"

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My guess is that if you gave the average Russian a map and asked them
to locate Huntington, Maryland, they would probably say something
like: "That's down near the ass, isn't it" ?