On 10/13/2015 2:33 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 3:51:56 PM UTC-4, Qbert wrote:
>> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 11:22:41 AM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>> On 2015-10-13 10:56 AM, Helpful person wrote:
>>>>> On Monday, October 12, 2015 at 9:21:36 PM UTC-4, sf wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Agree! Guess he hasn't ever heard of Mongolian Lamb.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>> sf
>>>>>
>>>>> Mongolia isn't China.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> It used to be part of China.
>>>
>>> And vice versa.
>>>
>>> In any event, even though there's a national boundary between
>>> China and Mongolia, culture doesn't generally respect those
>>> artificial lines.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>>
>> Define "artificial lines".
>>
>> Would you be happier if they were proscribed by a river or dividing range?
>
> No, because people tend to cross the river, recipes in hand. A mountain
> range might provide a more substantial barrier.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>

A national boundary is a boundary regardless of how easy it is to cross.