> I wonder how well recognized this phrase is to Americans. After seeing
> someone get the question "What country is 'across the pond' from the US?"
> (or something like that) wrong on the TV show "Street Smarts" (where they
> ask people off the street really easy questions and they never
> know poop for
> answers) I started wondering if that's a well known saying the US, or just
> to UK folks. After trying the question out on about 10 people
> (Americans),
> none of whom knew the answer, I came to the conclusion that it's
> not really used that much.
having seen the type of programme, I've come to the impression that the
average Joe on the street (in the States or in the UK) knows nothing about
the world... I think they filter out the intelligent answers just to make
people look foolish...
> Nope, I've never been to the UK. Sup wit dat?
I personally believe that we say "Across the Pond" as the world is small to
us, as we used to own it, you see <g>
Actually, I have no idea where the phrase comes from...
Philip Arnold
Director
Certified ColdFusion Developer
ASP Multimedia Limited
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