no. NO NO NO

[BadBeast]

I learned History myself, from reading Asterix books, then Slaine comics, then proper History books, Medieval Re-enactment, and watching Sharpe.  

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Oh, also World History = History of Western Civilization

Asia, Africa and South America? Only relevant when white people are involved.

I had both World History AND Western Civ. I learned about cool exotic places like China and Japan! We get tea from them!

After Commodore Perry invented them right?

I didn't take History at School, because there was a girl I had a huge crush on who was taking Geography, and you only got the option of one or the other. So I went for the girl, and learned about Ox-bow lakes, and glacial fucking scree. The girl opted out, after two weeks and did Commerce instead, and now I can't even remember what her name was.    But I can tell Granite from Basalt, and an Island from an Isthmus.
Somehow I learned that the Battle of Clontarf was in 1014 too.  

I realized Americans suck at geography now because they took Carmen Sandiego off the air.

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I loved that show. Also I started liking history after playing Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego. Now that was edutainment!

[Suu]

Oh, also World History = History of Western Civilization

Asia, Africa and South America? Only relevant when white people are involved.

I had both World History AND Western Civ. I learned about cool exotic places like China and Japan! We get tea from them!

After Commodore Perry invented them right?

Believe it or not, I had to do a good deal of work on feudal Japan during the Shogunate. We also read The Art of War, the Hou Hanshu, and other cool bits of Chinese literature...and I was in high school. I just never took a real liking to Asian history. Not that is isn't cool, but my focus isn't there.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Oh, also World History = History of Western Civilization

Asia, Africa and South America? Only relevant when white people are involved.

I had both World History AND Western Civ. I learned about cool exotic places like China and Japan! We get tea from them!

After Commodore Perry invented them right?

Believe it or not, I had to do a good deal of work on feudal Japan during the Shogunate. We also read The Art of War, the Hou Hanshu, and other cool bits of Chinese literature...and I was in high school. I just never took a real liking to Asian history. Not that is isn't cool, but my focus isn't there.

That's pretty cool actually.

[Cain]

My chief area of interest right now is Central Asian history.  The Mongol invasions are especially noteworthy, but I don't believe I've even seen most of this in University level history courses.

[Suu]

It's pretty fascinating, but something that isn't widely explored in the Western world. We have the Center for Chinese Studies here at URI, and the main office is actually here at my campus, but again, not my cup of oolong. I may take a class on Japan though if it's offered, because medieval Japan makes medieval Europe look tame.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

We have a high school here (maybe just outside of Boston, I don't know) that specializes in East Asian studies, which is interesting. I think it's called the Academy of the Pacific Rim or something like that.

[Cain]

MONGOLS, MOTHERFUCKER!
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Mongols should be the new Spanish Inquisition.  No-one will expect them.

[Suu]

The Mongols would fucking ANYTHING. The Mongols are the reason that the Ottomans and Saffavids were such snazzy dressers, too.