tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052986.post3791491391687354963..comments2024-02-15T13:26:51.803+01:00Comments on Life, linguistics and Laphroaig - Home thoughts from Hungary: simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11840209598222486195noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6052986.post-83726287718806034652007-02-16T22:59:00.000+01:002007-02-16T22:59:00.000+01:00A while ago I took part in an on-line geography qu...A while ago I took part in an on-line geography quiz.<BR/><BR/>The results were ranked according to the country of origin of the participants. Syria was at the top of the league table, with the UK languishing in the lower reaches (but well above the USA).<BR/><BR/>I can't decide whether that proves:<BR/><BR/>a) Syrians have an innate ability for geography;<BR/><BR/>b) Syrian schools provide a higher standard of geographical education than the UK and the USA;<BR/><BR/>c) the test was devised by the Syrian government to make the rest of the world look dumb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com