“The torch relay clothes were NOT made in Burma. They were manufactured in Myanmar.”
My ancestors didn’t come from Germany. They came from Prussia and Pomerania.
Siamese cats aren’t from Thailand. They are from Siam.
The nasty civil war is in Zaire, not the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
There’s a South Sudan now?
/facepalm
Ditto!
As for your ancestors . . .having lived some years in Germany, regional differences matter. Prussia is not Schwabia. I’m sure that holds true in many nations with long, somewhat tribal, histories. But you’re right, Romney is being stupid. I want a bumper sticker that says “Money Talks . . . TOO MUCH!”
Ask Mr. BorderWars about Schwabia.