In article >,
Ian Hoare > wrote:
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>There's not much point in us Europeans taking part, as I don't think anyone
>over here had even _heard_ of either of these two American towns (honestly
>- I'm not being in any way snide or unpleasant) before this episode.


It's okay. We haven't heard of lots of towns in Europe either. Funny,
though, considering we Americans are always the ones being bashed for
lacking knowledge of geography. Most Americans will have heard of at least
one of them, if not both. They are not exactly obscure. It didn't stop you
from jumping in the fray and proclaiming that the only Venice that comes
to your mind must be in Italy, even though you now admit you hadn't even
heard of the other cities.


Dimitri