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This Is Just Sad....
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This Is Just Sad....
May 20, 2016 at 2:02 pm
http://themetapicture.com/americans-were...-on-a-map/

Quote:This is what happens when you ask Americans to place European countries on a map.

I'll see you guys later.  My brain is just fried after this.
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RE: This Is Just Sad....
May 20, 2016 at 2:10 pm
Most Americans probably couldn't place American states on a map, much less foreign countries.

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May 20, 2016 at 2:23 pm
(May 20, 2016 at 2:10 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Most Americans probably couldn't place American states on a map, much less foreign countries.

My ex-inlaws couldn't read a map if their lives depended on it judging by the number of calls I used to get asking for directions to such and such place that they've already been.
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May 20, 2016 at 2:44 pm (This post was last modified: May 20, 2016 at 2:44 pm by Aegon.)
Honestly, it doesn't bother me when people have difficulty knowing the locations of places on the other side of the world. Not knowing the exact geographical location of a place doesn't mean they're necessarily ignorant about everything concerning it. Most of the people who were asked knew where Ireland, the U.K., Spain, France, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, and Italy are. That's not too shabby.

You get the same results when asking Brits to identify U.S. states: https://www.buzzfeed.com/robinedds/its-t...he-us-stat
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RE: This Is Just Sad....
May 20, 2016 at 2:48 pm
(May 20, 2016 at 2:10 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Most Americans probably couldn't place American states on a map, much less foreign countries.

Yeah, well, apart from the coastlines I'd have a hard time putting American states on a map either. Same goes for Africa, by the way.
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May 20, 2016 at 4:21 pm
To be brutally honest, I'm not sure I could do a whole lot better than those people. My world geography sucks.
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May 20, 2016 at 4:29 pm (This post was last modified: May 20, 2016 at 4:30 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
The video about turkeyday in that link-

 "the president either pardons a turkey, or they ritually slaughter one, or both?"

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RE: This Is Just Sad....
May 20, 2016 at 5:17 pm (This post was last modified: May 20, 2016 at 5:22 pm by Alex K.)
The examples I've scrolled through weren't so bad. Turning Belgium into Euro Disney was a nice touch, too.
Also, "Le France". heh.
One person grossly misplaced (and misspelled) Milla Jovovic, though. That's not acceptable.
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RE: This Is Just Sad....
May 20, 2016 at 9:46 pm
The 4th one was pretty funny with Poland misidentified as Australia, lol. I'm guessing he meant Austria.
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May 20, 2016 at 9:50 pm
Probably did mean Australia.
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