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Presents for the Folks Back Home
Sep. 16th, 2024 04:19 pmI brought back a small number of souvenirs with me from Wales. I couldn't bring much; my bags were overloaded as it is. Anything I got would have to be light weight and small.
( Bears and Dragons )
Now, almost everyone with whom I have described my trip were unclear on where this "Wales" place is, and not surprisingly, think of that entire landmass called Great Britain as "England." However, almost everyone I met in the UK, if they've heard of Nevada at all, are unlikely to have heard of Reno (I never bother with Fernley; even most Nevadans don't know where it is), and assume that it must be near Las Vegas. When I tell them that is roughly like saying the Glasgow is near London, they were astonished.
(Incidentally, that's not an arbitrary comparison. Per Google Maps, London-Glasgow is 419 miles/674 km and Las Vegas-Reno is 428 miles/688 km.)
Just like lots of Americans have never even heard of Wales, a fair number of people in the UK wouldn't have been able to spot Nevada on a map. Most Americans have heard of England, and I didn't find anyone in the UK who hadn't heard of California, but the rest was a toss up.
( Bears and Dragons )
Now, almost everyone with whom I have described my trip were unclear on where this "Wales" place is, and not surprisingly, think of that entire landmass called Great Britain as "England." However, almost everyone I met in the UK, if they've heard of Nevada at all, are unlikely to have heard of Reno (I never bother with Fernley; even most Nevadans don't know where it is), and assume that it must be near Las Vegas. When I tell them that is roughly like saying the Glasgow is near London, they were astonished.
(Incidentally, that's not an arbitrary comparison. Per Google Maps, London-Glasgow is 419 miles/674 km and Las Vegas-Reno is 428 miles/688 km.)
Just like lots of Americans have never even heard of Wales, a fair number of people in the UK wouldn't have been able to spot Nevada on a map. Most Americans have heard of England, and I didn't find anyone in the UK who hadn't heard of California, but the rest was a toss up.
