Why is it that 1 in 5 Americans can't identify the USA on a world map?

[MichaelM]

Because some people don't have maps.

 

[simoncc]

Not another 'how stupid the Americans are' thread. If stupid people can run the richest, most powerful nation the world has ever seen what does that say about the rest of the people in the world, including the billions who live in grinding poverty?

 

[Aperitif]

Oh dear dear dear... poor young thing!

She, hopefully will marry a Charles Atlas lookalike -it's her only chance!

 

[girofan]

Becaus 5 out of every 6 Americans are immigrants and not the indigenous American Indian.

 

[simoncc]

Becaus 5 out of every 6 Americans are immigrants and not the indigenous American Indian.

6 out of 6 Americans are immigrants. Humans started out from Africa and spread from there. If the current inhabitants of the USA are so stupid, just how stupid are the people left in Africa and the people currently in vast areas of Asia such as India and China? Most people there are poverty stricken by US standards despite having thousands of years of a head start on the US which was unpopulatred by humans until about 12,000 years ago.

 

[yello]

She might not be too bright but I would.

 

[mr_hippo]

It's not just the Americans. When the Falklands War was imminent, Brits were asked where are the Falklands and most put them off the Scottish coast!

 

[rich p]

She might not be too bright but I would.

Me too!

 

[Aperitif]

Me too!

You stick to Brazilians you! Leave the other nuts alone...

 

[Bigtallfatbloke]

She could be president, she has the skills.

 

[Disgruntled Goat]

Eeek that's painful viewing.

 

[simonali]

Here's a couple more

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juOQhTuzDQ0


http://video.aol.com/video-detail/chasers-war-how-much-do-americans-know-about-911/1644750773

 

[Dave5N]

Nice smile though. She wouldn't have to beg for long before I gave in.

 

[Peter]

very nice indeed - but how many "British" people know which country has Nuuk as the capital city (not American by the way) It's easy when you have the Internet to hand, but put on the spot I would say a small percentage

 

[curve]

I didn't know but thanks to Google now I do.