Geography Ralph Wiggum Style
So I sent a package to England last week. On the package I addressed it to "England" and on the custom declaration form I wrote "United Kingdom"
The package was returned to me with a note saying that I needed to specify a country in order to facilitate international delivery.
What in the name of all that is good and holy are people taught in schools here. I have repeatedly explained to so called well educated Canadians that I am NOT British or English, that I am in fact Irish with many of them failing to notice the difference. Even more horrifying is that a substantial number are unaware of a sea separating Ireland and the United Kingdom.
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I also had a difficult time sending something to Scotland, I think, when I went to the Post Office earlier this spring. If I remember correctly, I wrote Scotland and the person behind the counter asked me which country Scotland was in...or something like that. I'm not really sure, but I am sure that I likely rolled my eyes.
Is Ireland not part of the UK?
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Jenny,yes, many North Americans have a limited international geographical awareness. While in St. Louis a very nice man asked me where I was from. I told him Ireland to which he responded, "So did you drive here or take a train".
Yeah............................
Hi Eileen - I had similar problems when living in the states. If I'd say I was from Dublin, they'd assume Dublin Ohio! ;-)
Course they also felt the need to tell you they are Irish too - which really means their mother's cousin's father-in-law's sister's former roommate was Irish, which of COURSE makes them Irish too! ;-)
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