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Originally posted by MagiK:
Just as the majority of citizens of any other country show little interest in world affairs. When in Puerto Rico, I met a man who didn't know what state New York City was in. In the Philipines I met ladies who couldnt name more than one or two states in the USA, In south east asia I met people who didn't know what a world map was.....am I making a point? (this is all true by the way)
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Hold on there just a second, - I don't know where in South East Asia you were, but has it struck you that people who live in the poorer nations don't have all our educational advantages, nor do they have our access to media, to books, internet and other resources. It depends on the country, and on the people you are talking to. Some cannot afford education, and in some places, education is not available, or of a relatively low standard, as we would compare it in the West.
It is hardly fair to blame people from developing countries for their lack of knowledge about certain aspects of the world around them!
I think the point being made here is more relevant to people living in rich industrial nations who could know what was going on if they put even a fraction of effort into it, via internet and specialist publications, if not via populist television.
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[This message has been edited by Silver Cheetah (edited 09-13-2001).]