I have a sad story that is related to this. One day, I was talking to the chair
of our department about Detroit and Windsor (for reasons that I probably shouldn't
go into). A student walked by, and he asked her, "Hey, if you leave the U.S. by
driving directly south from Detroit, what country will you enter?" She looked
confused, so he said, "What countries border the U.S.?" She still looked
confused. I don't remember how, but he managed to get us all out of the situation
without embarrassing her. The American education system is a marvel.
"Paul C. Smith" wrote:
> Paul Brandon wrote:
> > pop quiz:
> > What is the biggest US city on the Canadian border?
> > Which direction do you go from it to get to Canada?
>
> Off the top of my head, and at the risk of confirming the notorious US
> ignorance about geography...
>
> Detroit MI, and you travel north from Windsor Ont. to get there. Sorta
> northwest, IIRC, either through a tunnel or over a bridge.
>
> Re. the political discussion - I plead guilty and apologize. I think that
> the statistical question and the design question are both fascinating
> though.
>
> Paul Smith
> Alverno College
> Milwaukee
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