unformed 0 #1 March 1, 2007 QuoteThousands of British children think cows lay eggs, a survey has suggested. Townies fared worst in the research designed to find out if kids know where their food comes from. Dairy Farmers of Britain asked more than 1,000 children aged eight to 15 where they believed food like cheese, yoghurt and beef burgers originated. Although knowledge improved with age, more than one in 10 (11%) of eight-year-olds did not know that pork chops come from pigs. City children were almost three times as likely not know that beef burgers come from cows as their rural counterparts - 8% against 3%. One in 10 townie children did not know where yoghurt comes from, compared to 6% of those from the countryside. Worst of all, 2% of city kids in the sample survey thought that eggs come from cows, and that bacon is from cows or sheep. Welsh children proved to be the least clued-up when it comes to cheese - with 11% unaware that it came from cows or sheep, compared to just 3% in the East Midlands. But there was one piece of reassuring news for dairy farmers - all of the children knew that cows produce milk. Dairy Farmers' Phil Gibson said: "With the Government and health organisations encouraging healthy eating in schools, it is important that children are taught about the way food is produced as well as what it contains." http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91059-13569871,00.htmlThis ad space for sale. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #3 March 1, 2007 wot u tring 2 say? (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydog 2 #4 March 1, 2007 QuoteHa! Stupid fuckers. And you lot believe that man has landed on the moon................... Who's the stupid fuckers now???!!!!!Journey not destination..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butters 0 #5 March 1, 2007 What came first, the cow or the egg?"That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unformed 0 #6 March 1, 2007 the potato.This ad space for sale. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #7 March 1, 2007 Quotethe potato.Only in Ireland I'm curious to know what the %age would be if that same census were given to a similar group of USA kidsYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shermanator 3 #8 March 1, 2007 and here i thought it came from goats!CLICK HERE! new blog posted 9/21/08 CSA #720 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #9 March 1, 2007 I thought that eggs came from bunny wabbits... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark24688m 0 #10 March 2, 2007 and humans right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brettski74 0 #11 March 2, 2007 QuoteQuotethe potato. Only in Ireland I thought potatoes are just what happens to eggs after you bury them in soft peat for 6 month before recycling them as fire-lighters. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akey 0 #12 March 2, 2007 Ha! Stupid fuckers. http://youtube.com/watch?v=WCoVaeYHzWA I rest my case.... P.S-Actually, i am somewhat surprised at this video, as nothing that any american jumper has said on this forum has led me to believe that this is something that is universal to americans, indeed everyone appears to be well travelled etc. however the fact that some grown up people don't know the answers to some of these questions does surprise me... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
