Re: [OT] Completely off-topic and useless celebrating re: World Cup

At 9:56 AM -0400 6/20/02, JRebori682@aol.com wrote:
>>
>>  Most Europeans, even a lot of Americans, don't really grasp the size
of 
>>this country, or the variety contained inside it.  There is a lot to
see 
>>and a lot of differing cultures right here inside the borders. When
you 
>>add in the rest of NA, not having a passport is really not an
incredible 
>>handicap.

>Tell them it's as long a drive from Atlanta to Miami as it is from
>Atlanta 
>to DC. 10 hours. (28 hours non stop driving from Miami to >Bangor
Maine) 
>Also, inform them that it is a 56 hour drive from Miami >Seattle if you
go 
>non stop.

>I did that with an Irish lass a few weeks ago when she wasn't quite 
> >getting how big the US is. Once we covered drive times and such she
>was 
>impressed with the size of the place....

Well, you know what they say: to you (Americans) 100 years is a long
time, 
to us (Irish) 100 miles is a long way!

Donogh

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