>The people in the U.S. amaze me with their ignorance of politics, economics and everything that's going on in the world. They're so insular; they just don't pay attention.<

I have lived in Canada all of my life but have travelled quite a bit. I don't think the average American is any less worldly than the average Canadian.

I sometimes wonder if we mistake their point of view on global events as being somewhat inferior to ours when really it is just different than ours.

Bostrin