Hi, Chris. Semi-longtrem subscriber here. This is actually the first post I have read for a while. I guess the subject line was interesting enough.
Two things come to mind.
1. With learning math in an environment in which "26+6=1" makes sense, it is no wonder that I am math deficient.
2. Northern Ireland (NI) is not part of or subject to Great Britain (GB) NI and GB are the constituent realms of the UK (of GB and NI, as it happens). All of the power structures that were used to subjegate Ireland were at one point those of GB. Now they are those of the UK. Yes, there is a terrible imbalance between GB and NI, making one wonder how U the K really is. But look at GB itself, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales. Two of these have their own Parliament. Guess which ones. (Hint, England is not among these.) So, in the whole evolution of English, British, UKish hegemony it is pretty weird that England, the one that started it all and that has come out on top the most, has the weakest devolved structures. But being able to articulate this sort of thing from a relatively young age may help explain the Verbal line in my SAT scores.
Hi Chris, thanks so much for the recommendation! Keep up the great work!
Hi, Chris. Semi-longtrem subscriber here. This is actually the first post I have read for a while. I guess the subject line was interesting enough.
Two things come to mind.
1. With learning math in an environment in which "26+6=1" makes sense, it is no wonder that I am math deficient.
2. Northern Ireland (NI) is not part of or subject to Great Britain (GB) NI and GB are the constituent realms of the UK (of GB and NI, as it happens). All of the power structures that were used to subjegate Ireland were at one point those of GB. Now they are those of the UK. Yes, there is a terrible imbalance between GB and NI, making one wonder how U the K really is. But look at GB itself, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales. Two of these have their own Parliament. Guess which ones. (Hint, England is not among these.) So, in the whole evolution of English, British, UKish hegemony it is pretty weird that England, the one that started it all and that has come out on top the most, has the weakest devolved structures. But being able to articulate this sort of thing from a relatively young age may help explain the Verbal line in my SAT scores.
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