It's a Small World (Origin)
What Is the Origin of the Saying "It's a Small World"?
The term "it's a small world" is used to show surprise that people in different places share a connection.Examples of Use:
- My old Geography teacher stopped me to ask for directions...in New York. It's a small world.
- You served in the police with my mother? Wow, it's a small world! And, we both have ginger hair!
- She emigrated to Australia, and I moved to America, but, last year, we bumped into each other in Dublin. It's a small world.
- By coincidence, I served on the ISS with a Chinese astronaut who, as a boy, stayed with my family as an exchange student. It's a small world. Oh, wait. Does that work? We weren't on Earth.
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