"Alfred Molon" wrote in message
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> In article , Mike......
> says...
>
>> No doubt most Germans dont know if Manchester is north of
>> Birmingham,
>
> Both lie somewhere in the middle of England between London and Scotland.
> But why would it matter to know the precise geographic location?
Even without Sat Nav:
There's at least one story of someone going south of London to go to Leeds
(look very carefully).
And there are also stories of people going around the M25 more that once and
wondering "why aren't we there yet?"
And even whole Government departments can get it wrong. They recently sent
a few million pounds of "aid" to Newcastle (Staffs) instead of Newcastle
(Tyne and Wear).
tim
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