Oh my God: random thoughts...
Sep. 16th, 2006 02:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Nicol Steven made one very good joke when he gave his lecture on Thursday. He was talking about globalisation, and the role of China in the world. He pointed out that each year, more than five million students attend Chinese universities as first years students. "That must be one hell of a freshers' week!", he said.
According to an article in the current issue of the Economist (which I don't think I can link to since most of their content is protected, and anyhow I can't load their site at the moment), "19% [of Americans] agree that 'God favours the United States in international politics'". God only knows what would happen with a God who didn't favour the US!
According to an article in the current issue of the Economist (which I don't think I can link to since most of their content is protected, and anyhow I can't load their site at the moment), "19% [of Americans] agree that 'God favours the United States in international politics'". God only knows what would happen with a God who didn't favour the US!