
Originally Posted by
Rex_Tremende
I find it a little troubling that there are people in the "real" America who haven't heard of Scotland. Nevertheless, it's a big country, and our glittering, gritty cities are as much a part of it as the small towns, exurbs, and rural expanses, just as our mountains are different from the canyons, the shores and deserts, forests and farms, there's something - and some place - for everyone.
Mall of America, Main Street, or Rodeo Drive - I think you'll find nice people everywhere.
Regards,
Rex.
I don't think its that they have never "heard" of Scotland, meaning not knowing of its existance. Just never "heard about" Scotland. American idiom, indicating no real knowledge of what it's like.
Geoff Withnell
Geoff Withnell
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