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And there's a Philadelphia in Germany (not too far from Berlin actually)
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In Holland here we have Amerika, Engeland (England) & Moscou (Moscow) in the providence Drenthe,
Frankrijk (France), Engeland & Californië in the providence Gelderland,
Engeland & Nederland (Netherlands) in the providence of Overijssel,
America in the providence of Limburg,
Denemarken (Denmark) in the providence of Groningen,
Egypte (Egypt) in the providence of Noord-Brabant,
Moskou (Moscow) & Nieuw Amerika (New America) in the providence of Friesland ...
and probably a lot more
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In Holland here we have Amerika, Engeland (England) & Moscou (Moscow) in the providence Drenthe,
Frankrijk (France), Engeland & Californië in the providence Gelderland,
Engeland & Nederland (Netherlands) in the providence of Overijssel,
America in the providence of Limburg,
Denemarken (Denmark) in the providence of Groningen,
Egypte (Egypt) in the providence of Noord-Brabant,
Moskou (Moscow) & Nieuw Amerika (New America) in the providence of Friesland ...
and probably a lot more
Las Vegas is a small village on one of the Canary Islands, Gran Canaria. I have a photo to prove it.

And why dig up a 2 year old thread?

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Old 03-28-2007, 12:33 PM
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Las Vegas is a small village on one of the Canary Islands, Gran Canaria. I have a photo to prove it.

And why dig up a 2 year old thread?

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I didn't dug it up, Choc did
I hadn't even seen it was this old till you just pointed it out *blush*
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I did. Not only did we have to memorize all countries and their capitals and major rivers, but I remember one geography exam in which we had to draw the map of Africa and outline its countries, including capitals, major rivers and mountain ranges. That school was in Germany.
Yeah but that lesson-structure in Germany still consist out of basics from for the 2nd world war.
Africa was the next target after Europe, school teached that part already in advance....
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Yeah but that lesson-structure in Germany still consist out of basics from for the 2nd world war.
Africa was the next target after Europe, school teached that part already in advance....
TD, I read this post some 3 times and can't make sense out of it. Are you suggesting I am sooo freaking old that my geographic lessons were prior to WWII?????


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