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Originally Posted by EddyTheDog
I suppose its a strange comparison between Europe and the US - If Germany was to get seriously fucked I doubt the news here would mention it...
We think of the US as being a country and you are concerned about what happens in another state or even the other side.....
In Europe the countries are very separate, it seems the US is more like Europe than we realise...
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That is a very good analogy. We are very separate, not just in distance, but by attitude, ideology, lifestyle, and many other things. If it is major we will hear about, for example the big storm hitting the Southeast right now will make the local news here in Portland, but it will be more of 30 second mention. The same goes for other national news. Our local news broadcast will give 1-2 minutes to cover national topics (unless they are huge stories) then they are right back to local stuff.
I once said to someone, "That is as foreign to her as Mars or Denver." They laughed, but in reality I bet most people in just about any city outside of Colorado know as much about Mars as they do Denver.