I'd say this litle part of Finland is Scandinavian, linguistically and historically: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%85land "Åland (Swedish: [ˈǒːland] i; Finnish: Ahvenanmaa) is an autonomous … (View Post)

The organization in the US is still called "Boy Scouts", although it is now coed -- which annoys the Girl Scouts. https://www.scouting.org/ (View Post)

Peter_the_Punter asked: "Do the Boy Scouts not object to that name?" The name change from "Asian" to "Northern" was made by entomologists, most likely to keep "Empe… (View Post)

TSE - In the US, "pasties" have a rather different meaning than in the UK, so your mention of that scandal gave me a brief surprise, until I remembered the difference. (I think our meaning … (View Post)

On improving education: It doesn't all happen in schools. Obviously. And not all the teachers need to have formal training. For example: "Growing up with a dog can teach kids a lot—responsibilit… (View Post)