Of the two boys that I know that have lived in my house as small children, exactly 50% know the difference between Nepal and Tibet.
Sadly, the one who knows is the one still in Kindergarten and learning to read; the one who does not has a nice office in the West Wing of the White House and advises the President — daily — on international threats to the nation. One day, someone will be able to explain why I’m the one without a job.
Knows the difference between Tibet and Nepal:
Does not know the difference between Tibet and Nepal:
(Gabe got a globe for his third Christmas, and became fascinated with the “bumpy part” on the Indian borders — and he likes Yetis, thus explaining his freakish knowledge of Central/Southern Asian geography. Why Hadley’s pig-ignorant, I cannot say. )
(I pretty sure has memorized more lines from the movie The Princess Bride than Hadley has, but that’s not as crucial to running the country)