Comments on: Daisy Martinez: where exactly is Spain? http://jasonalba.com/2007/06/30/daisy-martinez-where-exactly-is-spain/ Just another JASONAlba weblog Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:30:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Leah http://jasonalba.com/2007/06/30/daisy-martinez-where-exactly-is-spain/comment-page-1/#comment-278 Leah Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:26:35 +0000 http://jasonalba.com/2007/06/30/daisy-martinez-where-exactly-is-spain/#comment-278 When you are an Australian (like I am) this sort of confusion about where countries are is quite common. There have been Australian TV shows travelling in the USA who asked from of the locals "where in the world is Australia?" Only 1/3rd of them responded correctly. We often have to deal with the Austria vs Australia thing. So I'm not really surprised that Daisy mentioned Spain with Latin America. Just another case of engaging the mouth before putting the brain in gear. When you are an Australian (like I am) this sort of confusion about where countries are is quite common. There have been Australian TV shows travelling in the USA who asked from of the locals “where in the world is Australia?” Only 1/3rd of them responded correctly. We often have to deal with the Austria vs Australia thing.

So I’m not really surprised that Daisy mentioned Spain with Latin America. Just another case of engaging the mouth before putting the brain in gear.

]]> By: daisy http://jasonalba.com/2007/06/30/daisy-martinez-where-exactly-is-spain/comment-page-1/#comment-226 daisy Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:23:03 +0000 http://jasonalba.com/2007/06/30/daisy-martinez-where-exactly-is-spain/#comment-226 Thanks for pointing out the very obvious, Jason. I always include Spain in my list of all things Latino, because it is a very common denominator in the history of all of Latin America. I'm sorry that I wasn't clear enough in the interview, but I can assure you, having traveled through the country several time, I am perfectly aware of where Spain lies. Regards, Daisy Thanks for pointing out the very obvious, Jason. I always include Spain in my list of all things Latino, because it is a very common denominator in the history of all of Latin America. I’m sorry that I wasn’t clear enough in the interview, but I can assure you, having traveled through the country several time, I am perfectly aware of where Spain lies.
Regards,
Daisy

]]> By: Karin H. http://jasonalba.com/2007/06/30/daisy-martinez-where-exactly-is-spain/comment-page-1/#comment-214 Karin H. Sun, 01 Jul 2007 11:45:40 +0000 http://jasonalba.com/2007/06/30/daisy-martinez-where-exactly-is-spain/#comment-214 Hi Jason You'd be amazed about where people think place, countries are if they only have rudimentary geographical 'knowledge'. Saw a holiday program once where a Dutch tv-presenter asked Dutch tourist on the Costa Del Sol to point out on a large world-map where they were. Even Switzerland (completely surrounded by land!) was pointed at ;-) (Or that program I saw on the Dutch television where Americans in the US of A were asked to point out The Netherlands on a large map = Iceland, Africa, Ukraine etc ;-) - never knew The Netherlands was that big) Karin H. (Keep It Simple Sweetheart, specially in business) Hi Jason

You’d be amazed about where people think place, countries are if they only have rudimentary geographical ‘knowledge’.
Saw a holiday program once where a Dutch tv-presenter asked Dutch tourist on the Costa Del Sol to point out on a large world-map where they were.
Even Switzerland (completely surrounded by land!) was pointed at ;-)

(Or that program I saw on the Dutch television where Americans in the US of A were asked to point out The Netherlands on a large map = Iceland, Africa, Ukraine etc ;-) – never knew The Netherlands was that big)

Karin H. (Keep It Simple Sweetheart, specially in business)

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