Europe's not a city, [she jabs, but not as fiercely as she could have. She's preoccupied with his comment about heroism, which as far as she is concerned is a load of bullshit. Not that she is going to tell a nine-year-old that the cruel grind of survival is about fighting for another day, or a few more hours, or a few more minutes against worsening odds...]

Anyways, I doubt I'd know it. Half the people here seem to be from entirely different planets if that makes any sense. You ever heard of Alberta? I doubt it.