Okay, Ms. von Hathor, I hope you don't mind, but I have to pick on you and ask you a fairly obvious question. I'm only asking you because you are (I'm assuming) English, and I heard somewhere that 70% of English people don't know the answer to this question, which I found really hard to believe. So, here's the question:
From what country did we, the United States of America, declare our independence on July 4, 1776?
aren't you cheeky asking Ms. von Hathor such a question. I should say the survey was wrong! Maybe it was 70% of Americans who didn't know who we fought for independence from? Every British person I've ever met has known the US was a British Colony once... and yes, I've met a few. I do wonder who they surveyed???
I'm truly an awful person for asking Ms. von Hathor such a question. I felt, however, from reading her blog, that she would have a thick skin and a good sense of humor.
fantastic.
ReplyDeleteAnimal cracks me up.
Okay, Ms. von Hathor, I hope you don't mind, but I have to pick on you and ask you a fairly obvious question. I'm only asking you because you are (I'm assuming) English, and I heard somewhere that 70% of English people don't know the answer to this question, which I found really hard to believe. So, here's the question:
ReplyDeleteFrom what country did we, the United States of America, declare our independence on July 4, 1776?
Ours, innit. The Empire of 'I'll have that, thanks'.
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine what people they were asking though for only 30% to get it right.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTduy7Qkvk8
So, you're saying they asked the royal family, then?
ReplyDeleteI knew something odd was up with that survey. Good thing I re-did it, then!
Thanks for participating. I can now say that 100% of Brits surveyed know that the USA was once a part of Great Britain.
I do love the muppets!
ReplyDeletearen't you cheeky asking Ms. von Hathor such a question. I should say the survey was wrong! Maybe it was 70% of Americans who didn't know who we fought for independence from? Every British person I've ever met has known the US was a British Colony once... and yes, I've met a few. I do wonder who they surveyed???
funny, my "word verification" is tartly
I'm truly an awful person for asking Ms. von Hathor such a question. I felt, however, from reading her blog, that she would have a thick skin and a good sense of humor.
ReplyDeletePerhaps all surveys are suspect.