From:	Aaron Binns sparrow@***.net.au
Subject:	the value of education (was: Thoughts: Sourcebook Ideas)
Date:	Mon, 12 Jul 1999 12:06:42 +1000

> badger? - i found that pretty strange too.... <shrug> What, are we to expect
> that American Writers actually KNOW that there arent badgers in Australia? (or
> thats the whole continent isnt just a myth made up by hollywood... ?

Ok, maybe this comment was slightly uncalled for.. but when I last was in the
states, I had heaps of americans come up to me and ask such utterly stupid things,
like, do you have grass / trees / air (this guy was SERIOUS!) / kangaroos in your
backyard / grubs for dinner / tv / rock music / etc etc etc.

What do you guys get taught about world geography - let alone common sense
(referring to the air question).

This brings be to the SR related question..

The baisc game is based in seattle.. so whats changed in the education system by
2060? Are UCAS citizens (even the smart ones) still not taught about the rest of
the world?

GreyWolf