Worldwide Survey

[Goofyish]

A worldwide survey was conducted by the UN last month. The only question
asked was:
Would you please give your honest opinion about solutions to the food
shortage in the rest of the world?

The survey was a huge failure

In Africa they didn't know what "food" meant.
In Eastern Europe they didn't know what "honest" meant.
In Western Europe they didn't know what "shortage" meant.
In China they didn't know what "opinion" meant.
In the Middle East they didn't know what "solution" meant.
In South America they didn't know what "please" meant.
And in the USA they didn't know what "the rest of the world" meant.

 

[Mrs Dazzle]

Tim

As always, a cracker

 

[Olaf]

And in the USA they didn't know what "the rest of the world" meant.

Unfortunately, that is so true.

 

[AngieUK]

now that was a good one!

 

[Bwalker]

Tim, where ARE these places you speak of???????

LOL LOL LOL

Aloha Stitch,
Lorraine

 

[BONZO]

Yes,

I've always laughed at The World in 60 seconds on US TV!

 

[keith&carol]

That is SOOOOOO true!

 

[Edayy]

Believe it or not but when we go to America and my husband says he is from Turkey some people have asked him which STATE!!! is that in he he!!!

Eda

 

[drennan]

Very good Tim and oh so True



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[Olaf]

Believe it or not but when we go to America and my husband says he is from Turkey some people have asked him which STATE!!! is that in he he!!!

Oh, I can one better you there. During the Atlanta Olympics, a gentleman (from New Mexico) called the central ticket agency (in Atlanta) to order tickets. He was told he had to call another number for foreign nationals to order tickets, as that number was just for US citizens. He tried to explain that New Mexico was a state, but the lady wouldn't listen. He then asked to speak to a manager, and the manager told him the same thing. So embarrassing. Our public school system is really awful.

 

[lenny l]

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[Homer Timpson]

Originally posted by Goofyish
A worldwide survey was conducted by the UN last month. The only question
asked was:



Excellent Tim - have you posted this on the main Community board? I tried to search for it - was going to copy/paste - but I thought I'd check with the author 1st

Brian

 

[kazzie]

Tim,

That is very clever

 

[Goofyish]

Brian, you can copy it onto the main cb if you wish (you can take the flack too )

 

[nativetxn]

And in the USA they didn't know what "the rest of the world" meant

I suppose that is true

 

[profdsny]

We had a shipping business at one time. A woman who used to do a lot of international shipping came in one day and after she had left, the clerk said that she forgot to get her to fill out a customs form. I asked where she was sending the package to, figuring we could just call the customer on the phone and get the necessary info.
The clerk told me Maine.

 

[profdsny]

[And in the USA they didn't know what "the rest of the world" meant. [/B][/QUOTE]


Must have asked our president.

 

[Homer Timpson]

Originally posted by Goofyish
Brian, you can copy it onto the main cb if you wish (you can take the flack too )

It's a deal - anything for a bit of innocent fun

Brian

 

[Mowgli]

Yes, we were surprised at some of the "geographically challenged" Americans we met in WDW a couple of years ago. Not "rest of the world" more "in my back yard"!
We were queuing outside " Honey, I Shrunk..." and we got talking to a couple of high school kids in front of us. When asked where they were from, they said "Georgia" & I remarked "peanut country" - blank stare - so I elaborated " you know Carter the peanut farmer?" Still a "I don't understand" look!
Then the people in front of them explained that Georgia was one of the main peanut producing states & ex President Jimmy Carter was from Georgia etc.. All the kids could say was - "we never knew that!"

 

[ThumperThistle]

Originally posted by Goofyish

And in the USA they didn't know what "the rest of the world" meant.

How true !