Replies to post #9883 on The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

[oldberkeley]

In that part of the world, it's difficult telling one stan from another. :-)

Many years ago, when I taught HS, a student was sure that the capital of the U.S. was in the Northwest. When I gently showed him a map and pointed out Washington D.C., he said seriously, "So that's where the Space Needle is?"