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WindanseaBeachBoy Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 133 La Playa, Mexico	Posted on Sep 01 2007 05:03 PM I remember once meeting the high-school aged children of a very wealthy Pacific Palisades, Callif., couple. We were talking and I mentioned I was from Washington ... the state. Befuddlded, they asked me where that was ... then, one blonde, tanned girl said, "Oh, I know. It's north. But does it go Oregon, then Washington?" And these were kids from a very privileged family, in the richest state, with a very good educational system. They just didn't give a shit.<p>Another time, I mentioned Nova Scotia to some 20-somethings. "What country is that?" They asked.<p>Not being familiar with our own country or our neighbors (whether Mexico or Canada) seems to me a sad indictment of how Americans value (or rather, devalue) general education as an important life achievement. Top
SurfBandBill Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 1487 San Francisco	Posted on Sep 02 2007 04:15 PM WindanseaBeachBoy I remember once meeting the high-school aged children of a very wealthy Pacific Palisades, Callif., couple. We were talking and I mentioned I was from Washington ... the state. Befuddlded, they asked me where that was ... then, one blonde, tanned girl said, "Oh, I know. It's north. But does it go Oregon, then Washington?" And these were kids from a very privileged family, in the richest state, with a very good educational system. They just didn't give a shit.<p>Another time, I mentioned Nova Scotia to some 20-somethings. "What country is that?" They asked.<p>Not being familiar with our own country or our neighbors (whether Mexico or Canada) seems to me a sad indictment of how Americans value (or rather, devalue) general education as an important life achievement. While I agree with your views on the whole "young people" thing, I do have to point out that California has been in the bottom 5 of the 50 states in education for over fifteen years in a row. So while Pacific Palisades is a privelidged town, and there's a decent chance the kids went to private school, California is really a state with the wealth of an independent nation, and the education system of a third world country. ~B~ Top
mom_surfing Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 5298 the outer banks of north carolina	Posted on Sep 02 2007 04:53 PM — www.surfintheeye.com Last edited: Sep 03, 2007 13:23:23 Top
goober Joined: Jan 12, 2007 Posts: 317 California	Posted on Sep 02 2007 08:57 PM Hey--I resemble that remark! Before you throw stones at us Californians, you better check your own posts for spelling errors, wrong or non-existent punctuation, the failure to use capitol letters, and run-on sentences. Just kidding. Goober Top
mom_surfing Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 5298 the outer banks of north carolina	Posted on Sep 03 2007 08:58 AM — www.surfintheeye.com Last edited: Sep 03, 2007 13:23:57 Top
Spud Joined: Jul 23, 2007 Posts: 666 Oz	Posted on Sep 03 2007 05:35 PM ...California is really a state with the wealth of an independent nation... Actually about 3 times the size of our whole bloody country. Top
WaimeaBay Joined: Jul 05, 2006 Posts: 969	Posted on Sep 03 2007 06:01 PM not like it matters, girls like her never really have to work a day in their lives. Top
CaptainSpringfield Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 4387 Under the Sun	Posted on Sep 03 2007 06:18 PM I think I went to college with her. Or rather, 800 or so of her. -Warren — That was excessively violent and completely unnecessary. I loved it. Top

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