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Title: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Kirman on November 28, 2013, 12:20:52 pm
Hope it's not real  :lol:


http://www.boredpanda.com/americans-place-european-countries-on-map/


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Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Boerenlater on November 28, 2013, 12:44:12 pm
And can you name all 51 states of the USA on a map? I know I can't.
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Xant on November 28, 2013, 12:50:45 pm
States aren't countries.
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: the real god emperor on November 28, 2013, 12:51:05 pm
And can you name all 51 states of the USA on a map? I know I can't.

I bet Americans cant do it aswell.
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Lt_Anders on November 28, 2013, 04:05:17 pm
I bet Americans cant do it aswell.

Can you name every country and It's location on that same map? How about can you name every country on NA to make it equivelent? Most people don't care about Geography. All they need to know is: Country=European (Or arabic, or asain, etc etc). Knowing exact locations is irrelevent in most instances, unless you are THE ONE who has to pick up something right then to do to that country.

And if what's shown, Americans picked out the main countries in Europe they NEED to know. France, Germany, UK, and Russia. Sadly, the rest aren't world influencers(like those 4)
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Osiris on November 28, 2013, 04:08:22 pm
to be fair most people cant name and place every single European country unless they really like geography, a lot would fail or mix up slovakia slovenia and latvia estonia etc (ex ussr countries are the worst to remember :D )
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Herkkutatti666 on November 28, 2013, 04:19:45 pm
to be fair most people cant name and place every single European country unless they really like geography.

Or just by having a decent education
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Tibe on November 28, 2013, 04:21:25 pm
States aren't countries.

Ye and some countries are superimportant arent they. A single US state that has a population, productivity and size of atleast 3 notsoknown European countries is clearly less significant.

I always cocked up the Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria etc part in geographytests. I mean ffs they even sound alike.
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Prpavi on November 28, 2013, 04:26:13 pm
Quite suprised how many nailed my shitty little country, guess the tourist board is doing it's job after all.

Could you name all South American, Africa, Asian coutries correctly, I couldn't, not to mention the states...
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Osiris on November 28, 2013, 04:27:15 pm
Or just by having a decent education

so you could place every country correctly on a blank map?
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Lt_Anders on November 28, 2013, 04:31:01 pm
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Wow someone did pretty good.
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Herkkutatti666 on November 28, 2013, 04:36:27 pm
so you could place every country correctly on a blank map?
approx 75% right
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Lars on November 28, 2013, 04:46:35 pm
On a blank map i wouldn't know where to put exactly some European countries, like for example Belarus, i guess it's somewhere between Russia and Poland maybe, or Moldova (between Romania-Ukraine?) and the the Baltic countries, i know where they are, but  i think i could confuse Lithuania with Estonia-Latvia or vice-versa.
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: SixThumbs on November 28, 2013, 06:24:46 pm
My favorite was the map that said something like, "Oh god I have my master's degree".
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: the real god emperor on November 28, 2013, 07:31:08 pm
Can you name every country and It's location on that same map? How about can you name every country on NA to make it equivelent? Most people don't care about Geography. All they need to know is: Country=European (Or arabic, or asain, etc etc). Knowing exact locations is irrelevent in most instances, unless you are THE ONE who has to pick up something right then to do to that country.

And if what's shown, Americans picked out the main countries in Europe they NEED to know. France, Germany, UK, and Russia. Sadly, the rest aren't world influencers(like those 4)

Yeah you re right on most points, its not funny when they confuse slovenia and slovakia , cuz everyone can make that mistake, but when you place Mongolia on Ukraine , Turkey on a random Balkan country , and cant even name Greece, now thats funny :D

I believe I can name most countries (%95) in the world on a blank map except of Africa, also I can name 2-3 cities in each one.Its because Turkey is one of 3-4 countries teaches Geography at schools.
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Siiem on November 28, 2013, 07:37:26 pm
Some reporter asked a few Harvard students about the capital of Canada. No one knew, which is sad... Respect your better 'murica.
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Overdriven on November 28, 2013, 07:42:20 pm
I can get most of the main ones. But I'll begin to struggle around parts of Eastern Europe that's for sure.
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: LordBerenger on November 28, 2013, 07:54:10 pm
so you could place every country correctly on a blank map?

I can with the exception of Africa. All states in US and all countries with the exception of plantation land Africa.
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: BASNAK on November 28, 2013, 08:01:00 pm
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Wow someone did pretty good.

lol @ the map. Serbia is Kosovo :D
inb4 all serbs downvote you for posting that one.
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Joseph Porta on November 28, 2013, 08:18:56 pm
as if I could place all the states correctly  :mrgreen:

States aren't countries.

if you'd take the whole western continent I wouldn't even be able to must be like 20 countries aswell, if you only take NA it would be like half, i dropped geography just after german and French, can't stan dit :P\

WTF I never knew I had auto capitalize for country names though it's weird german doesn't capitalize(i dont even know if this is a word tbh) Germany does capitalize French capitalizes and france doesn't. derp
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Miwiw on November 28, 2013, 08:36:24 pm
Turkey isn't part of Europe - that's the mistake the creator of that map made. Of course people are getting confused!
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Lt_Anders on November 28, 2013, 08:38:12 pm
Turkey isn't part of Europe - that's the mistake the creator of that map made. Of course people are getting confused!

He also left off Iceland and nearly left off finland. You can barely see it up there next to big bad Russia.
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: NuberT on November 28, 2013, 08:42:37 pm
here you noobs can practise http://en.flashgames.de/onlinegame/countries-world/play

I usually fail between mexico and panama, middle of africa and those small islands north and east of australia


first game in weeks, obviously clicked on the one west from honduras^^
visitors can't see pics , please register or login
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Overdriven on November 28, 2013, 08:49:59 pm
Got 25320 on medium. The middle east and northern South America got me.
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Xant on November 28, 2013, 09:04:30 pm
Ye and some countries are superimportant arent they. A single US state that has a population, productivity and size of atleast 3 notsoknown European countries is clearly less significant.

I always cocked up the Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria etc part in geographytests. I mean ffs they even sound alike.
Yes, it is less significant. It's still a part of the US. We aren't learning the states of India either just because they are populous.
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Christo on November 28, 2013, 09:11:58 pm
I always cocked up the Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria etc part in geographytests. I mean ffs they even sound alike.

That's so ignorant, I don't even.
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Tibe on November 28, 2013, 09:13:47 pm
That's so ignorant, I don't even.
Give me a break man, I really tried at that time. :D

Yes, it is less significant. It's still a part of the US. We aren't learning the states of India either just because they are populous.
Simply because it wields the title of "country" and not "state" it suddenly matters more? We dont learn the states of India because it doesnt really matter to us. Same goes for some EU countries and americans. Its really not that important for them to know this.
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Zlisch_The_Butcher on November 28, 2013, 09:20:06 pm
Got 25320 on medium. The middle east and northern South America got me.
36559 on medium, only ones I got wrong was accidentally placing Belgium on France, and various tiny shit island chains/islands, admittedly I'd have guessed wrong on every single middleamerican country besides Mexico, and I wasn't 100% sure what was Venezuela and what was Columbia.
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Herkkutatti666 on November 28, 2013, 09:23:35 pm
37k on difficult, lost on south africa after pressing Lesotho accidentally  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: the real god emperor on November 28, 2013, 09:32:29 pm
Those small islands are really annoying. thats my score on medium

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Turkey isn't part of Europe - that's the mistake the creator of that map made. Of course people are getting confused!

Hey! :(  Thrace is in Europe and also in Turkey, good sir.
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Xant on November 28, 2013, 09:56:35 pm
Simply because it wields the title of "country" and not "state" it suddenly matters more?
Yes, indeed. There's a lot more differences between European countries than there are between American states.
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Lt_Anders on November 28, 2013, 10:04:51 pm
Yes, indeed. There's a lot more differences between European countries than there are between American states.

I beg to differ on that account. Of course, being an educated man, you seem to fail in respect to understanding the dynamics between the states.

Entire area's of the country are very different from others. In fact, you could catagorize each state almost into it's own country(in fact California is effectively it's own country!). It IS how the US was founded. Each state its own "effective" country, with a governing body to keep them from killing each other and to keep big bad Europe out.
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Tibe on November 28, 2013, 10:07:07 pm
Yes, indeed. There's a lot more differences between European countries than there are between American states.
So are the differences between asian countries or african countries. Yet most dont even know the location of the less significant ones.


I beg to differ on that account. Of course, being an educated man, you seem to fail in respect to understanding the dynamics between the states.

To his defence he did use the words "a lot more". As in I think most people do know that the states are very different from eachother, but European countries are more. Or atleast used to be. They arent too far from being "states" imo.
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Xant on November 28, 2013, 10:08:31 pm
I beg to differ on that account. Of course, being an educated man, you seem to fail in respect to understanding the dynamics between the states.
You can beg to differ all you want, it's still a fact. I didn't say the States are identical to each other, or that there aren't many differences. Those differences are still small compared to the differences between European countries; each also has its own language.
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Overdriven on November 28, 2013, 10:14:59 pm
You can beg to differ all you want, it's still a fact. I didn't say the States are identical to each other, or that there aren't many differences. Those differences are still small compared to the differences between European countries; each also has its own language.

Would like to point out Indian states here  :)

Though I see you already ruled those out to  :P
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Lt_Anders on November 28, 2013, 10:19:46 pm
You can beg to differ all you want, it's still a fact. I didn't say the States are identical to each other, or that there aren't many differences. Those differences are still small compared to the differences between European countries; each also has its own language.

The US actually has no official Language. Though due to the large majority of 1 language speakers, we default to the most common denomination.

Most EU countries, on the other hand, have official languages(IE Germany=German). In the more prevalent Spanish border states, you'll often see both languages, even in use on the government level.

Perhaps you should list these "Differences" between EU countries. I'm rather Curious. Can you state, to some degree of reliability, the differences you claim?
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: zagibu on November 28, 2013, 11:23:22 pm
Well, some have different currencies, for example. Different postal addressing system. Different political systems (monarchies, republics, direct democracies, etc.). Completely different languages. Food culture various as wildly as possible, we don't just have burgers over here. Laws are also more diverse (e.g. age of consent: 13 in spain, 18 in various other european countries).

It should be clear without needing further discussion, since Europe had separated cultures that developed over thousands of years, while America had only a couple hundred years to differentiate. Even with the standardization that progressed quite fast in the Europe of late, the differences are still much wider than between states.
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: the real god emperor on November 28, 2013, 11:33:41 pm
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Putain
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Puttana
Curvă
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Hope helps understanding the difference :P

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Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Kafein on November 29, 2013, 12:51:09 am
Anybody noticed that NONE of them misplace France ?

The Netherlands and Belgium are hard, also there seems to be lots of confusion between "eastern neighbours of Germany" : Czech Republic, Poland and Austria are messed up badly.

And for some reason they seem to think Sicily is a country.
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Herkkutatti666 on November 29, 2013, 12:56:09 am
Kurwa
шлюха
Putain
Bitch
Puta
prostitūta
Orospu
Puttana
Curvă
Lavire
курва
kurva
πόρνη
hora
hure

Hope helps understanding the difference :P

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Huora*
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Lord_Bernie_of_Voodoo on November 29, 2013, 02:36:14 am
A current high school student born and raised in America, I can label every single European country without effort, excluding the former Yugoslavian countries - they take a bit of thought. Then again, I have a strong interest in European geography and history. My guess is that only half of Americans could label half of Europe accurately and probably not even the U.S. states. (I wouldn't say this is a lack of intelligence, but rather a lack of interest.) I would assume most couldn't label the majority of African, South American or Asian countries anyways.
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Franke on November 29, 2013, 03:36:07 am
Personally I wouldn't take surveys like these too serious. They usually make me smile but of course they only show the most bizarre answers. No reason to regard "Americans" per se as the dumbasses they seem to be here.

I think I could name most of the US states (New England and all those rectangles in the midwest are a bit tricky) but I had some problems with the Balkans and the Caucasus region myself...

EDIT: Btw "West and East Germany" WTF??? I'm not an Easterner!
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Lt_Anders on November 29, 2013, 04:27:18 am
EDIT: Btw "West and East Germany" WTF??? I'm not an Easterner!

East Germany existed for 1/3 of the total "German" life. (Germany as a country formed mid 1800s, and East Germany existed from '49-'89)

And for a lot of the older people, East Germany was de facto for most of their lives.
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Franke on November 29, 2013, 04:30:28 am
Don't take my Edit too serious. The guy actually shows that he has an understanding for the East-West difference in Germany. It's just that he draws a simple line from north to south which would count Bavaria, one of the richest German states, to "East Germany"  :wink:
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Miwiw on November 29, 2013, 11:19:32 am
EDIT: Btw "West and East Germany" WTF??? I'm not an Easterner!

Would you rather like it to be called bavarian? Because for many people there's simple no difference.  :P
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Umbra on November 29, 2013, 11:38:59 am
The US actually has no official Language. Though due to the large majority of 1 language speakers, we default to the most common denomination.

Most EU countries, on the other hand, have official languages(IE Germany=German). In the more prevalent Spanish border states, you'll often see both languages, even in use on the government level.

Perhaps you should list these "Differences" between EU countries. I'm rather Curious. Can you state, to some degree of reliability, the differences you claim?

The differeces are vast and obvious to anyone who lives in lady Europe. Honestly I cant believe we are even having this discussion. It isnt even something to boast about, who has more differences. Its like we are competing who is more of a cripple. I know you have a broken arm but i am paraplegic, do you really envy me?
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: MountedRhader on November 29, 2013, 11:54:17 am

That video constantly made me laugh! It's very true, very funny in a lighthearted way. :)
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Ikarus on November 29, 2013, 01:18:34 pm
I forgive these people, since I´m aswell pretty bad in remembering countries (although I´ve been practicing just yet, this thread is extremely educational)

also, regarding to this map, I live in "Fucccck"
fuck.
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Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: [ptx] on November 29, 2013, 01:42:34 pm
43,7k on medium. Freaking islands.
Title: Re: Americans were asked to place european countries on a map
Post by: Herkkutatti666 on November 29, 2013, 02:27:56 pm
The funnies thing here is that they don't even know where russia is, not like that is the largest country or anything  :rolleyes: