tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172429940118949100.post3799386088601859673..comments2023-11-05T04:18:46.009-08:00Comments on thoughts on the road: Simply unbelievable!Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00670952264797321717noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172429940118949100.post-2627510559637819382008-09-26T12:15:00.000-07:002008-09-26T12:15:00.000-07:00I love the "I'm an American. I know about this." T...I love the "I'm an American. I know about this." That's a part of most conversations there, and would be a great post of its own.<BR/><BR/>Have you had any arguments with anyone about how many states America has? That was a common one for me. Apparently some old Soviet textbook said 52 or something, so I had several people insist I had no idea what I was talking about when I said "50." Showing someone 50 stars on the flag led to "The stars must be something else," or "the flag must be from before Alaska was bought from Russia."JTapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17812390329612009756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172429940118949100.post-80948059564555840072008-09-26T08:08:00.000-07:002008-09-26T08:08:00.000-07:00For a Christmas present several years ago, I gave ...For a Christmas present several years ago, I gave Parade Magazine's annual "what people earn" issue to my Bulgarian guide, who was just as interested as your cab driver. It's impossible to convey the idea to the post-Soviet world that the concept of "average income" doesn't mean much in the United States. Here's a link to the most recent issue, if it helps:<BR/><BR/>http://www.parade.com/articles/<BR/>editions/2008/edition_04-13-2008/1What_People_EarnAnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05443689500887100154noreply@blogger.com