In article
>,
Nancy2 > wrote:

> On Oct 1, 3:11*pm, Miche > wrote:
> > In article
> > >,

> >
> > *spamtrap1888 > wrote:
> > > On Sep 30, 3:03*pm, Miche > wrote:
> > > > In article

> > > > I don't think it's unfair for citizens of what amounts to the only
> > > > superpower in the world to have _some_ idea about organisations like
> > > > the
> > > > Commonwealth.
> >
> > > Tell us everything you know about Guam, the Aleutians, and the
> > > Philippines.
> >
> > LOL.
> >
> > Guam: *The Western Pacific bastion of the US military since it left the
> > Philippines. *
> >
> > The Aleutians: yeah, I'll cop to not knowing much about them.
> >
> > The Philippines: *Gorgeous nation full of gorgeous people, a lot of whom
> > move to New Zealand. *A staging ground for American troops during WWII,
> > and Macarthur said he would return.
> >
> > Now, off the top of your head, tell me what you know about Trinidad and
> > Tobago, Nauru and the Maldives.
> >
> > I'll wait.
>
> I've been in Trinidad and Tobago - does that count? Albeit, it was
> back in another lifetime (the early 70s). I recall great music and
> great food - and there were little green lizards on the open walkways
> of the hotel where we stayed, sometimes dropping down to surprise
> us. ;-) We weren't there long enough to get any real local history
> or "color."

It totally does count, IMO! And it sounds lovely. I want to visit
sometime when I have money, and stuff.

Miche

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