Survey Reveals Geographic Illiteracy USA

[Guns N RockMusic]

On the Dutch news I saw today that most Americans have no clue where Iraq or Afghanistan are. For people who can read Dutch it?s on www.rtlnieuws.nl, under ?opmerkelijk?.

I just giggle everytime someone tries to point out how dumb and uneducated Americans are.  You never see an American poster trying to post some study claiming how unaware or uninformed some Europeans are.  It's funny that these media outlets have nothing better to do than try to report on America.  It just goes to show how important America is and how big its influence and control is over the rest of the world.

[Guns N RockMusic]

If Americans are so stupid, they why is America the world's only superpower?? It seems kind of contradictory and illogical to claim that the stupid rule the world.

Please examine that statement and explain to me how it is not stupid.........

Maybe I'm missing somethign here, but it appears that the common conception from fellow board members (and I infer Europeans) is that Americans are idiots.  So in other words, a country of Idiots is the world's superpower and most influential country.  It seems foolish to me that the "smart" people would allow themselves to be coerced and threatened by people who are intellectually inferior.    In the words of ol' Ben Kenobi, "Who's more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows the fool."

[Cornell]

did well 20/20

Good job, Jaz!  I got one wrong.  Hell, we didn't do bad for Americans!  

[SLCPUNK]

If Americans are so stupid, they why is America the world's only superpower?  It seems kind of contradictory and illogical to claim that the stupid rule the world.

Please examine that statement and explain to me how it is not stupid.........

Maybe I'm missing somethign here...

You are.........

funny how you always get the American posters thinking that just because their government has influence, they think that they themselves have more influence...all that brings is delusional arrogance...all you are is a very unimportant small cog unattached to the big machine

[Axls Locomotive]

I just giggle everytime someone tries to point out how dumb and uneducated Americans are.  You never see an American poster trying to post some study claiming how unaware or uninformed some Europeans are.  It's funny that these media outlets have nothing better to do than try to report on America.  It just goes to show how important America is and how big its influence and control is over the rest of the world.

maybe because Europeans answered more questions correct than Americans

and there is a difference between "important" and "oversaturation"

funny how you always get the American posters thinking that just because their government has influence, they think that they themselves have more influence...all that brings is delusional arrogance...all you are is a very unimportant small cog unattached to the big machine

[Kujo]

You are.........

You have to explain it so people can understand.......

If Americans are so stupid, they why is America the world's only superpower? It seems kind of contradictory and illogical to claim that the stupid rule the world.

That mentality is about the equivalent of "O'Doyle Rules!!!!" from Billy Madison

[SLCPUNK]

You are.........

You have to explain it so people can understand.......

It was just too much for me to bring myself to the keyboard to do it.............Although Q nailed it for me.

[Axls Locomotive]

So in other words, a country of Idiots is the world's superpower and most influential country.  It seems foolish to me that the "smart" people would allow themselves to be coerced and threatened by people who are intellectually inferior.    In the words of ol' Ben Kenobi, "Who's more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows the fool."

so what youre saying is America is coercing and threatening other countries?

[Kujo]

^ I cant wait for the answer to that one

[D]

so Americans are dumb if they dont know where the original CSI takes place?

I never watch that show.

[Kujo]

That was a stupid question for that test. Not sure what the point was. I'm glad I missed that one. The other 12 not so much

[SLCPUNK]

That was a stupid question for that test. Not sure what the point was. I'm glad I missed that one. The other 12 not so much

I think the point was that more people would know about the TV show then about more important facts. Which is probably true.

[Kujo]

They should have asked what city Jerry Springer films his show in, if thats their intent

[Guns N RockMusic]

So in other words, a country of Idiots is the world's superpower and most influential country.? It seems foolish to me that the "smart" people would allow themselves to be coerced and threatened by people who are intellectually inferior.? ? In the words of ol' Ben Kenobi, "Who's more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows the fool."

so what youre saying is America is coercing and threatening other countries?

Well yea.  Ever hear of economic sanctions?  How about peace keeping missions?  America uses its economy and military to secure its well being in the world.  I have no problem with this and even support it.  Thus why I'll be a commissioned officer in 2 months in the Army.

[Guns N RockMusic]

I just giggle everytime someone tries to point out how dumb and uneducated Americans are.? You never see an American poster trying to post some study claiming how unaware or uninformed some Europeans are.? It's funny that these media outlets have nothing better to do than try to report on America.? It just goes to show how important America is and how big its influence and control is over the rest of the world.

maybe because Europeans answered more questions correct than Americans

And where did you come to that conclusion?

[Axls Locomotive]

So in other words, a country of Idiots is the world's superpower and most influential country.  It seems foolish to me that the "smart" people would allow themselves to be coerced and threatened by people who are intellectually inferior.    In the words of ol' Ben Kenobi, "Who's more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows the fool."

so what youre saying is America is coercing and threatening other countries?

Well yea.  Ever hear of economic sanctions?  How about peace keeping missions?  America uses its economy and military to secure its well being in the world.  I have no problem with this and even support it.  Thus why I'll be a commissioned officer in 2 months in the Army.

secures its well being, yes, to the detriment of other countries yes...

well its good for you to have such a well defined job...frees you from the morality of your orders

[Axls Locomotive]

And where did you come to that conclusion?

previous surveys that involved other countries and their comparison...america was bottom of the list on one of them and on another they were near the bottom...the last 2 i remember

[D]

That test was easy
only questions I missed were the CSI one and I missed where one of those counties were located, the SRI something?? i had no idea

[Jagged Little Pill]

lol no one knows the csi one? i must be the only one...not somethin to be proud of though...lol sri lanka D..i only knew that one cuz i know someone whos parents are from there...but i got about 3 wrong.

[Krispy Kreme]

It is worse than you can imagine. I read a survey in US News and World Report that asked high schoold seniors in Los Angeles to find the US on blank map of the world, and one-half  could not! Think about  it: find the country in which you live! And one-half could  not. [Of  course, that  half  was from Mexico so they were  confused, but still, you would think they could find the country to which they migrated. This part is a  joke, the  rest is factual.]