As an American, only peak news from Mexico and Canada gets on my radar. I don’t know shit about Brazil, Cuba, etc. and with my shit American education system, I can’t even name the South American countries.
So if you’re in Italy, you don’t give a shit about Austria, Switzerland, or France and their big news?
I remember in primary school that we were tasked with learning the names and capitals of all countries on the planet, continent for continent, so there is an early taught awareness of all countries, as well as a culture for backpacking, experiencing and adapting to other cultures.
As a Norwegian, most news here are about here, and only major headlines from other countries are mentioned in the news, like the upcoming doctors strike in UK in the news today or the power outage in Spain a while back. Some more news from Sweden though, as it is our closest neighbour and the country we visit the most.
That’s so fascinating.
As an American, only peak news from Mexico and Canada gets on my radar. I don’t know shit about Brazil, Cuba, etc. and with my shit American education system, I can’t even name the South American countries.
So if you’re in Italy, you don’t give a shit about Austria, Switzerland, or France and their big news?
Yes, we do.
I remember in primary school that we were tasked with learning the names and capitals of all countries on the planet, continent for continent, so there is an early taught awareness of all countries, as well as a culture for backpacking, experiencing and adapting to other cultures. As a Norwegian, most news here are about here, and only major headlines from other countries are mentioned in the news, like the upcoming doctors strike in UK in the news today or the power outage in Spain a while back. Some more news from Sweden though, as it is our closest neighbour and the country we visit the most.