Re: U18 Basketball - Baltics

Dmitry kirjoitti:
On 4 Aug, 08:11, "J. Anderson" <anderso...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Dmitry" <dmitrijsfedot...@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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Nothing happened for past few years and it seems like I'm back
to using Finland to explain people where Latvia is.

That's not very helpful with Americans. I once told a couple of Texans that
I'm from Finland. They asked "Oh Finland, is that somewhere up in New
England?"

:-))) You could use Russia, Texans must have heard of Russia.

Then they'll think it is close to Alaska! (Sarah Palin could see Russian
from there, remember?)

Or may
be Lapland - that's where Father Christmas comes from.

Lapland? Is that north of Minnesota? :-)

--
Anton
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