Dear Mr. 'postrophe:

I am from America. I have been here for over 10 years, but my family back in the U.S. can’t seem to understand that I live in Taiwan, not Thailand. Although it was nice receiving gift packages and money during the Tsunami, I feel embarrassed for my wife and in-laws. How can I teach them World Geography?

-Gifted in Guting

Dear Guffted:

Teaching Americans World Geography is the “Holy Grail” of most educational paradigms. Taiwan will have to wait in line behind Iraq, Afghanistan, and 82% of America’s own cities. Most Americans have no idea where anything else in America is, much less the Middle East, despite financing the most expensive war in history there.

There is hope, though. Thanks to the History Channel, some of the older generation knows the general whereabouts of England. And WWII-based gaming has opened up the youth’s geographical palette to include France, Germany, and a couple of weird sounding countries. I suggest you hire a computer programmer to create a MMORPG called Chan-Craft.