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50 Times People Failed At Geography With Such Confidence, They Got Shamed For It Online
There’s a certain baseline for geographical facts that we expect from the people we meet. Like knowing that New Zealand has millions of inhabitants and is not an uninhabited island. Understanding that Spain, Italy, and Greece are a part of Europe. And realizing that Africa and Hong Kong are not in South America. It sounds ridiculous when you say it out loud that someone would believe the opposite. Right..?
Well, hang on to your thinking caps and cling tight to your sanity, dear Pandas—we’re about to dive deep into our sad reality where public education has failed so many people. Bored Panda has collected some of the most egregious geography mistakes that folks have shared over on the r/facepalm subreddit, a giant online community of over 6 million.
If you know even the basics of geography, then odds are that you might find this list very painful, dear Pandas. Scroll down for some truly awful geographical mixups, and remember to upvote the pics that made your inner critic cringe the most. Got your adventuring gear ready? Good, it’s time to head into the lush jungles of This Hurts To Read.
Bored Panda got in touch with Patrick McGranaghan, the founder of another massive subreddit that unites nearly 2 million map lovers around the world. He was kind enough to share his thoughts about ignorance about geography and why it's important to make the subject exciting and not teach it in isolation.
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#1
Someone Failed Geography
DDmaybeandor 3 years ago
This is sarcasm. Yes, there are Americans who don’t know those countries are in Europe, but they are the same people who don’t know Greece is a country.
Shoe 3 years ago
I'm an American and I know many dumb Americans but this one doesn't feel real.
Suzi Gauthier 3 years ago
I've heard several Americans mistake Europe for England.
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Visco_Squirrels 3 years ago
“I have some bad news for you.” 😂 Hi, American here, not all of us are dumb but there are exceptions...
Suzi Gauthier 3 years ago
I'm American. We never had geography after elementary school. They thought it was more important to focus on the culture & history. But as I got older, I could see how geography could play a part in both. I love to search Google Earth now. I just wonder down streets like a tourist.
Mari 3 years ago
I love this too! I visit virtually places where I would like to go. I have always hated the classes geography, but now I am glad I learned all this.
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Grace Walsh 3 years ago (edited)
I’d love to go to Italy, as it is technically my home country, even though I’ve never been, my great grandfather came from there, so I am 50% Italian
Klimy Flok 3 years ago
If you've not been there then it's not your home country.
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VikingAbroad 3 years ago
I ask my 7th graders where South America is. The answer? You go into a plane, you sit down and wait, you step out of the plane. You're there. 🤦♀️
Teresa Stabler 3 years ago
That's a fair representation of the current educational system in the US. When I was in elementary school, we did detailed maps of continents, learned a little about each country, their religion, terrain, exports, etc. Not too much after that but I still remember some of that now. What they teach here now is sorely lacking in every subject. I actually wonder how educated the kids are honor roll are. If I read an article and don't know where someplace is, I look it up. It gives a better context to what it's saying. Today's kids look on Google maps to find the nearest McDonald's.
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DutchPanda 3 years ago
I once was on a flight to Bali, sitting next to a woman from the USA. And I asked her if she had ever been to Indonesia before. So she said: No, and I am not planning to go there either.. So I kindly informed her about Bali. Turns out she thought Bali was a country on it's own. She also was not aware that it is an island. So when I showed her on the map, she was surprised for a couple of seconds, than continued by asking me if Easter Island was next to it. So... maybe they interviewed her?
Alex the Country Dog 3 years ago
Agreed. Have known many who don’t know Bali is part of Indonesia. HOWEVER, having lived on Java for a year, I can 100% state Bali may as well be a different country. What a cultural blessing that island is for them.
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Summer Mason 3 years ago
As a fellow American. Let me just 🤦♀️for us who learned to read a f*****g map.
In Patrick's opinion, geography has a negative reputation among some students. What's more, geographic education isn't prioritized in many schools.
"I think that a lot of geography ignorance comes from the lack of geographic instruction in schools. Schools have an increasingly long list of subjects that must be taught and geography is losing its share," he told Bored Panda.
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#2
And I Thought Americans Only Knew American Geography
Zaza 3 years ago
Reminds me of all those people saying they would move to Canada when same-sex marriage was legalized in the US
#3
It's Basic Geography *sigh
XenoMurph 3 years ago
I've had this ironic conversation before, pretending I thought Austria and Australia were the same thing. But I know the difference is that Austria has Kangaroos.
Alexandru Bucur 3 years ago
it does, funnily enough - at least four have escaped over the years and have been spotted in the wild - first one named "Paul", actually crossed the border from Bavaria and was picked up near Braunau am Inn (yes, the birthplace of THAT guy), then another named "Anton" from Waldzell who evaded capture for four months in 2015 and finally, in Gamlitz in 2016, two named "Hanni" and "Nanni", the second of which also eluded the authorities for several months.
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Rebecca Flanagan 3 years ago
"It's spelled AUSTRALA" 😆 A magical place halfway between Austria and Australia somewhere in the Indian Ocean.
"Geography has this reputation of rote memorization of things like countries and capital cities. This is not exciting to most students," Patrick pointed out that many students don't get hooked on geography because of the associations the subject has. That's why it's vital to change people's perspectives on it.
"The way to encourage geographic learning is to make it exciting," Patrick shared with us.
#4
Geography Is Important, Kids
Caro Caro 3 years ago
Don't you need brains for a mental breakdown? Amsterdam??? Do they have cheese there? Asking for a friend ;)
indiecognition 3 years ago
They do. Gouda, Edam, Leyden, Beemster, and more. (This question is too important to just assume it was rhetorical.)
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juice 3 years ago
why they changed it, i can't say. people just liked it better that way!
Load More Replies... Susie Elle 3 years ago
I love how the most judgmental people on Earth always go nO NeEd tO JuDGe mEEee!!
Jef Bateman 3 years ago
I've been to Amsterdam, Missouri. Why the Dutch would name a city after that place is beyond me ;-)
Christophe Beunens 3 years ago
Maybe he is refering to "New Amsterdam" which was renamed sometime ago to "New York"?
Tamra Stiffler 3 years ago
That's very hopeful and kind of you to think so. 😂
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Pjerrot 3 years ago
Tell Amsterdam,Netherlands how IRRELEVANT they are!! Think will Love it👍👏👏👏👏👏
Droopsnoot 3 years ago
It's just sad that americans know nothing about us despite many of their place names bring based on ours...
#5
Looks Like Someone Failed Geography
Zaza 3 years ago (edited)
They did pick a good one though, I mean, Netherlands has always been a front runner when it came to same-sex marriage, gay rights, the lgbtq+ community etc (because pride parades for those who don't get it)
Susie Elle 3 years ago
Yeah, well, I wouldn't go so far as to call the Dutch front runners, but mindsets did change a lot over a relative short period of time and overall I'd say we have been tolerant (for lack of better wording) country.
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commie pinkofag 3 years ago
Pride and ignorance are the sodium and water of American life, and we have the tragic wreck of a once hopeful republic to prove it.
#6
Is Not Good With His Geography
Devil's Advocate 3 years ago
At least they took the correction, and in the grand scheme of things, 4.5M population is a small city, not a country
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Black Pearl 3 years ago
I had a pen pal from NZ in 6th grade. We only exchanged like 3 letters though because it took like 9 months to get there and get one back.
Sergio Bicerra 3 years ago
Imagine one of you saying "hey, let's play chess by mail"
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Marcellus the Third 3 years ago
To be fair, with just 5M out of 7B people, the chance that a person is from New Zealand is roughly 0.08% --- so a 99.92% they're lying!! /I'll get my coat.
"This may be by including geography lessons in learning about different cultures around the world. Geography is a component of current events and there needs to be an emphasis on how these events are occurring in a geographic context. Geography should not be taught in isolation, it should be tied to some context such as history, the physical Earth, culture, or travel," he explained that the entire approach to the subject should be altered.
#7
Bye!! America See You... Never!
Chinmayee Kalghatgi 3 years ago
What kind of world does this person live in? Is education that bad in some schools in the US?
Saint Thomas 3 years ago
In my opinion there are dumb people everywhere, however good the education system is.
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Donkey boi 3 years ago
'I've taken samples and it's clear that the Precambrian crystalline basement rock, is consistent with the Baltic region of Modern Europe!'
LilyGranger 3 years ago
The guy calling her stupid said geology instead of geography (geology is the study of rocks) get your priorities in order dude.
Scp-049 3 years ago
Yes it is not paris. I saw this on another website and was furious when everyone said that she did not know the difference between new york and paris.
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#8
Geography Is Hard
Devil's Advocate 3 years ago
To be fair, you can see why they thought Africa without the context of North America being on the screen... Also, Hong Kong isn't China...
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Stephen Lyford 3 years ago
At least they admitted their mistake. Most people are too prideful and just double down or yell at you.
Red 3 years ago
Well, according to a very superficial google research, São Paulo has one of the largest Asian populations here in Brazil and the map is pointing to that general area, so... Still wrong.
JASH80 3 years ago
plus as far as I know they are mostly of Japanese descent, but I may be wrong here
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RafCo 3 years ago
That's São Paulo, the largest city in Brazil. About 22 million people live there. Some of whom have probably also lived in Hong Kong. It's fairly close to my home-town, the far superior city of Rio de Janeiro. Go for the beaches, stay for the crime, because you've been shot and are dead now. But hey, did you see the beaches? In São Paulo you'll also get shot, but no beach :(
laura lee 3 years ago
Watched a very creepy/ gross film shot there. I think it was made in the 70s or something, I think purporting to be related to the Marquis de Sade
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Katherine Heasley 3 years ago
In fairness, South America does look like Africa's little brother.
@2-dOffical 3 years ago
WHAT. First that's South America not Africa and Hong Kong ain't even in Africa nor S. America
#9
Geography Wasn't Their Strongest Suit
Monday 3 years ago
Don't worry, that averages is out and makes it the okayest country in the nation too.
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Cyndielouwhoo 3 years ago
What are you trying to convey with the "female" icons here?
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Oliver Seitz 3 years ago
Retrumplicans believe each crap they get told by their imbecile leader or FAUX...
Lavender Myst 3 years ago
Maybe this was done on purpose, ya know, cuz of the way Drumph talks.
Droopsnoot 3 years ago
Trump voters don't make it easy for me to like them, with stuff like this
Look, nobody saying that everyone’s born knowing every tiny part of the globe. Education, learning, collecting knowledge—they’re all processes. Everyone makes mistakes, everyone learns at their own pace. We get that.
Some of us have made really embarrassing geography slip-ups, too: for some reason, yours truly got it into their head since they were a kid that New Zealand was northeast of Australia, instead of southeast, where it actually is. However, natural curiosity, a willingness to be humble, and fixing our mistakes means that, eventually, we get to correct our geography fails. Or, well, some of us do.
#10
Statistics Are Hard. So Is Geography
Firefoxy3121 3 years ago
Dogs are not inherently vicious. They respond to treatment by their owners. Pitbulls are pretty nice dogs depending on the owners, same with most breeds
A B C 3 years ago
THIS! I hate that some dog breeds are condemned as vicious. A friend of mine had a little pitty and he was the sweetest, happiest dog ever, especially when there were a bunch of people around. The bigger the pack, the merrier that dog.
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William Stevenson 3 years ago
To hell with all of you. I'm imagining this herd of wild chihuahuas murdering 20 thousand people a year...
Geeki Nikki 3 years ago
Me too! Like the killer rabbit from holy grail but with chihuahuas. Run away! Run away!
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Marcellus the Third 3 years ago
We need to know if it's one big pride prowling around running you down, or loose bunches of 4--5 hanging back in the dark then luring you into ravines, or some other organisational situation.
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Benita Valdez 3 years ago
My pit mauls me on a daily basis with his tongue and beats me with his tail. He's merciless 🤪 I was actually attacked by a tiny chihuahua cuz he was territorial little bastard; literal ankle bitter.
Donkey boi 3 years ago
Pit Bulls are not dangerous. Their owners are! Also, Statistically it depends on where you are in the world. In the UK, the most dangerous dog breed is in fact the Jack Russell, followed by the Staffordshire Bull Terrier. In Australia it's the Australian Kelpie, followed by Jack Russell. Not to mention that 'Pit Bull' is a blanket term that covers quite a few breeds and changes from country to country (In the UK the Staffordshire Bull Terrier is not a Pit Bull, but in the USA it is). Generally a Pit Bull is any breed that has genetics of both Terrier and Bull dog. One of the most famous dogs in the World is considered a Pit Bull, Nipper (pic attached) is an icon of happiness, loyalty, love and harmony. Nipper-625...a50f68.jpg 
Joey Marlin 3 years ago (edited)
I read this: Nipper was most likely a mixed breed. Most early sources suggest that Nipper was a Smooth Fox Terrier or perhaps a Jack Russell Terrier (size and appearance most likely predominantly this) or even possibly part Bull Terrier. I've never heard of Nipper being referred to as a Pit Bull Terrier type I must admit.
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Carol Emory 3 years ago
Are they sure it wasn't chihuahuas that managed to trip their owners down the stairs or in front of a moving vehicle? Because that sounds plausible.
Bobby 3 years ago
I've never bothered to actually fact check this myself, but I've heard that poodles and Pomeranians (I know these guys can be little jerks first hand, my grandma's 2 were) have a higher amount of bites than the "dangerous" breeds, but because pit bites are usually way more severe they get the bad rap
Auntriarch 3 years ago
Exactly. It's the difference between risk and hazard.
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Jantje Groot 3 years ago
Chihuahuas bite more people, since they are sons-of-a-bitches, but they do NOT kill people. It's like saying paper cuts are the leading cause of death in the elderly.
HarriMissesScotland 3 years ago
My neighbors had a chow that I had known since the day they got her and she and my dog were good friends. They asked me to care for her and their fish over the weekend and of course I said yes. Took her in the house to feed her, not a problem. Tried to go in to go in the bedroom to feed the fish, she got in the doorway, bared her teeth and growled, refusing to let me in. No clue why. I had to call her daughter to come feed the fish.
Josh Cutts 3 years ago (edited)
Going by the chihuahuas I’ve known…they would kill 21,042 people each year if they could.
#11
How Many People Failed Element School Geography
Syrah 3 years ago
It's like playing chess with a Pidgeon, they s**t on the board and think they've won.
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Lady Goldberry 3 years ago
There you go, Americans! Our dumbassess are just as bad. Don't feel picked on, just remember that knuckle dragging oafs are everywhere...
Emmett O'Brian 3 years ago
Yes it does! YES IT DOES! Ahem, maybe louder will get you to understand.
Load More Replies... JASH80 3 years ago
oh, I'm Swiss, so that means I'm not European, as we are not part of the E.U... but then again we're not an island, so what am I? Send help!
Jantje Groot 3 years ago
I love how this post is making fun of semanitcs, yet the title of the post is "How Many People Failed ***Element*** School Geography." I never graduated "element" school. I guess I was a total Boron!
Sandra DeRosia 3 years ago
The dumber they are the more confident they are. More intelligent people are always questioning and wondering if perhaps they are wrong and willing to modify their viewpoints.
#12
Spotted On Twitter
Horatio Jay 3 years ago
Unfortunately, it's getting even worse, with outlets like Newsmax and One America News, when some of the talking heads at Fox had the gall not to fall in lockstep with Herr Trump. Apparently, the bar can always go lower...
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Andy Acceber 3 years ago
Wow. I fact checked it. It really happened. To make it worse, it was three Latin American countries: El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. None of those are Mexico.
Víctor Alfonso García Olmo 3 years ago
I disagree. I´m from Spain, southern Mexico, you know ;-D
Sabrina Bowen 3 years ago
I forget who, but someone attempted to sue Fox & Friends for liable and the judge ruled that since it was meant as a satirical program and not news they couldn't sue...
RedMarbles 3 years ago
I believe that was from a lawsuit involving Tucker Carlson and Fox News' legal defense was that no reasonable person would accept what he says as factual.
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SoozeeQ 3 years ago
Livid at the US aid cutting, or the fact they were called Mexico? ;oP
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Jace 3 years ago
There’s something that I don’t understand. As I read it, BP is a Lithuanian website. But almost all the topics, all the references made including almost all the comments appear very very American, and within that, politically very Democrat. Without taking any political side here, isn’t that a bit odd for a website based in Lithuania and made by Lithuanian people? If you didn’t know any better you would say it’s an American, Democrat-funded website.
RedMarbles 3 years ago
I'm assuming part of it is that it's in English and it's for entertainment and the US generally seems to dominate in that area. As far as left-leaning bias, that certainly seems to be the case, but liberalism isn't only an American thing. Anything that's more artistic, entertaining, and empathetic isn't very likely to come across as right-leaning.
Load More Replies... Some of the most embarrassing geography fails and facepalms happen when news presenters end up having to stand in front of error-filled maps. Or when high-profile figures get their info mixed up. Maybe someone made an honest mistake. Or maybe someone is actually incredibly ignorant. Whatever the case might be, these are the moments that end up being photographed, screenshotted, and shared for years and years on the internet.
It’s very hard to recover from a public fail like this. On the other hand, acknowledging the fact that we made an embarrassing mistake opens us up to a lot of growth potential. And it can actually win us the respect of our peers.
#13
Geography...
Marco Conti 3 years ago
You don't really want to say "German patriots" too loud. The last bunch sort of left a mess.
Sue From Michigan 3 years ago
Right wingers use fake crowd photos all the time, they used fake photos to boost Trump's sad inauguration too.
Saint Thomas 3 years ago
Or even worse, that they are ready to blatantly lie and misinform to get their opinions heard.
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#14
Geography Is African Hard Subject
Donkey boi 3 years ago
I've never really like the term "African-American". Or "Italian-American" or any other "[insert country]-American". If you were born and grew up in America, You are American. Most so called "African-Americans" have their family history in the US since the 1700's and earlier. By referring to them as such only serves to keep the divide that has existed since the slave trade. It's almost like they are saying 'you are not a real full American, you're something else', when in fact you are just as American as everyone else!
Aaricia 3 years ago
Agreed, unless you moved from Africa to America you're an actual African-American. Looking at you Elon Musk.
Load More Replies... troufaki13 3 years ago
Black people are not all African Americans, and African people are not all black
cybermerlin2000 3 years ago
America will always have racism until they drop the whole 'African-American' labelling system. We don't have African-British, African-German or African-French. If you're born somewhere then you're either Italian, Norwegian, Swiss... The only time colour comes up is if you need to describe someone and they are either black or white
s. vitkovitsky 3 years ago
In Canada, hyphenation is a big thing. People happily add their cultural origin to 'Canadian' when decribing themselves. Sometimes, they just decribe themselves as their cultural origin, like saying they're Japanese or Hungarisn, even though they were born in Canada.Diversity is our strength, according to our PM, and muliculturalism is encouraged. So being Canadian is a very variable thing.
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Shelby Jackson 3 years ago
I had a friend tell me once that she will not call herself "African-American" because she has not ever been nor lived in nor was born in Africa. She is a black American. So I suppose it's what the person being asked wants to call themselves and it's not anyone else place to make that decision for them. Especially not yt ppl.
Sisyphus 4.0 3 years ago
It's not just a few. Many Americans believe this.
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#15
Geography Fail
Mona Lisa 3 years ago
I've been stuck inside a museum for most of my life an even I know Geography better than these dumbos!
Pantea 3 years ago
The answer is as dumb as the original post. Middle East is in Asia as well. The correction should be "Sri Lanka is not in the Middle East".
Ozacoter 3 years ago
Yeah i love when people pretend as ME is not asian. Like middle easterners are asian too people
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Let’s All Just Try And Be Decent 3 years ago
Seeeeeeee, this is why we don't want to go anywhere near America. Well that and all the freaking guns. Stupid people + guns + no healthcare = no thanks
Hobby Hopper 3 years ago
Do people say junk like this about the US when something goes down here, like mass shootings or the Boston Marathon bombing or incarceration and forced separation of immigrant families etc.?
Vicky Zar 3 years ago
Jepp. I do. Although I am not afraid of the school shootings, as I would not visit a school. I would be more afraid of the crime rates in general. Everyone can have a gun. Woman are not safe at night. Robberies, murders..... no thank you.
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Raki Suzuki-burke 3 years ago
You probably don't want to be in the United States either, then.
Recently, Bored Panda spoke about accepting our flaws and those of others with psychologist Lee Chambers, from the UK.
“As humans, we are a wonderfully unique mix that is personal to each one of us. It can always be difficult to find peace with our flaws Whether they [the flaws] be physical, mental, intellectual, or social, many of us will at some point in our childhood been bullied or singled out for our differences,” he told us.
“It can be easy to ignore them [the flaws], and pretend they don't exist, but the real power comes in accepting them, embracing them, and realizing that some flaws we can change, and others might not be flexible,” the mental health expert said.
#16
3 Different Geography Fails Along With Some Ebola Panic
Tiki Stanford 3 years ago
This one has to be a joke, right? On second thought, it is Texas that is primarily responsible for the nation's text books.
Hobby Hopper 3 years ago
Much of my life, I've deadpan said asinine stuff like this as a joke. Now I'm wondering if people don't get my sense of humor and just think I'm a complete idiot.
Jo Johannsen 3 years ago
I suspect I've done that to myself a time or three. My sympathy to you. 😚
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Jo Johannsen 3 years ago
An acquaintance once described her trip to Taipei, after which she went to Taiwan. Couldn't convince her Taipei was a CITY in the COUNTRY of Taiwan.
#17
Geography
Millie Domeney 3 years ago
It may be hard to argue with a smart person, but there is absolutely no way to win an argument if its with a dumb person.
Carol Emory 3 years ago
By reading road signs. I mean..I know it's a novel concept...like following the speed limit and not passing in a no-passing zone. But here we are.
Ellie Vanille 3 years ago
Before Google Maps there were Paper Maps. Paper used to be a very famous company...
#18
They Didn't Get An A In Geography! One Facebook Poster's Point About People Mourning The Death Of Cecil The Lion Who Was Killed By A Hunter In Zimbabwe Was Somewhat Lost
Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
Geographical knowledge has nothing to do with being upset about a lion getting killed.
René Studer 3 years ago
Also by that logic, if you can’t point to NY on a map you can’t be upset about 9/11.
Adrian 3 years ago
Why isn't Africa on a map of South America? If they can have Hong Kong in Brazil, why not.
Tom Hanlin 3 years ago
Oh come on. I'm almost sure I left Zimbabwe around here somewhere. Did you try looking under the couch?
Betsy Novack 3 years ago
Well thank God. South America is the lion poaching capital of the world. Home of Whatsa Mada U
commie pinkofag 3 years ago
The reasoning of the statement is as bad as the ignorance implied by the map.
Monic Krugell 3 years ago
A tad bit more to the west (right on your map - as in, most likely the hand that you write with)
According to Lee, we can lead a high quality and rewarding life when we adopt a growth-oriented mindset. He said that the point is to develop in other ways and have amazing strengths despite our flaws. In short, messing up with geography or anything else isn’t the end of the world if you don’t let it be. But owning up to your fail and learning from it all can be very powerful.
#19
European Airline Failed Geography
Colm Corcoran 3 years ago
Well, Irish myself, we're a small country, you'd be surprised how many Europeans don't know that we're not part of the UK. When we first applied for EU membership France blocked it because their president couldnt get his head around how Ireland could join before the UK, he insisted we'd wait and join the EU alongside the UK.
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Rage of Aquarius 3 years ago
Imagine battling for freedom for 800 years and still being called British!?! 🇮🇪 Erin Go Bragh!
KariLovesHerKat 3 years ago
And not just that people in the comments section not Irish telling us Irish where and who we belong too.
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Ma Fra 3 years ago
KLM and Air France codeshare flights, so it could be an Air France flight with a KLM ticket.
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Peppy Piplup 3 years ago
Isn't KLM one of the planes that caused the Tenerife plane collision in the 70s?
Bacony Cakes 3 years ago
Isn't that the one in the fog? If so, yes it was.
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PandaGoPanda 3 years ago
On the other hand, if you ask KLM what rules Air France are applying you deserve an answer in kind.
Theo Blackwood 3 years ago
How to piss off every Irish person and their ancestors in one tweet.
Kathi Schäffer 3 years ago
Great Britain = England, Scotland, Wales UK = England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland British Isles => include the Republic of Ireland (Though I think there are some small islands I might have forgotten?)
#20
Rip Us Geography
Bobert Robertson 3 years ago
If the asker is not American this isn’t bad. I’m really good at knowing countries and locations of countries, but provinces and states in foreign countries….forget that
#21
Geography Is Tough
Chinmayee Kalghatgi 3 years ago (edited)
These people seem to be homeschooled by uneducated parents. Any 7 year old would know that it is Africa
JayCee 3 years ago
No. Homeschooled kids are typically a few years ahead. This is definitely a public school situation.
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onivdsrapowijap 3 years ago (edited)
And if India produces 1.5x as much greenhouse gasses as the US, that means the average Indian produces much LESS than the average American. India's population is almost 4x bigger than the US
Load More Replies... Monic Krugell 3 years ago
not only is that Africa - but can we discuss the whole continent vs country thing - mixing these to up is seemingly a reoccurring theme?
Display Name 3 years ago
India at some point was attached to Madagascar before migrating to Asia....so we all are Africans I guess.
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hungwy panda 3 years ago
And a thing above is a lie. They are looking at an exponential change.
Subrata Pradhan 3 years ago
Overall the shape is alike, but seriously primary school children are way more smarter to differentiate.
“The beauty is that sharing our flaws helps us to become more human and connect with others, as we all have weaknesses, and being vulnerable and open will have others seeing you as authentic, honest, and courageous,” the psychologist said.
#22
Geography Probably Isn't Their Strongest Subject
Bender Bending Rodríguez 3 years ago (edited)
Ahh I remember the time back when Cake was a lie. Kids now days don't know how easy they got. Their Cake is a Cake. I am happy for them.
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CJay M (They-them) 3 years ago
🇮🇪🇮🇪I’m sad for these people. Okay I guess some of us is in the uk but still…
Pogi Gwapo 3 years ago
🤦♂️ Spoke to someone on one of these apps who thought Philippines was in Philadelphia
JinxBox 3 years ago
In Finland we write as we spell, so when you see a word you don't have to know any inside rules about the pronunciation, you just read it as it is. With my sister living in Derby it's like you just have to Know that they call it "Darby". Why not just write it with an A, drives me crazy 😝
Sheerkestrel577 3 years ago
what were they expecting as an answer? "it's that biiig island which kinda looks like a ghost"?
Kevin3475 3 years ago
A country that is in Europe, but quite a Tax Heaven for Big Tech American Company and Others World Lobbies, only now "under pressure", it had to accept the global taxation at 15% from 2023 (4% before and less to 1% in specific cases)....Pricelessssssss!!!!!!!! Another important factor....full sunny days..... just from 54 to 62 days in a whole Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not so Priceless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#23
Someone's Failed Geography Class
Roadkill The Brave 3 years ago
Dang it now I'm craving Scotch Egg. I didn't want to cook tonight but you've left me no choice as there's only one restaurant in town that serves them.
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Donkey boi 3 years ago
As an Irishman, I can say that Scotland is the only place with equally "homely" food. And they have plenty of extras... Haggis, fruit pudding, Cullen skink (I think I spelt it right), Stovies, Scotch Pies, potato scone, Anything from Tunnock's, Shortbread, Aberdeen Roll... oh hang on, isn't C**k-a-leekie soup Scottish???
Dan Padgett 3 years ago
Good lad knowing our cuisine :) But aye, homely food is the best food. Not only warms yer cockles but your heart also.
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Who the What 3 years ago
I could hear the Scottish rage being held back just barely in that second comment. Red was two steps from getting a cussing out like he's never had before.
HarriMissesScotland 3 years ago
I miss hearing my then 3 yr old Scottish neighbor throwing a temper tantrum. Music to my ears. She was in the doorway of the croft, convinced I would help her, but instead, I stepped right over her. Her little fists and feet just banging away.
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Got Myself 4 Pandas 3 years ago
I love Scottish food actually, we have some of the best salmon, beef, seafood etc - just because "traditional" food is of the more comfort food variety doesn't mean things haven't moved on. And haggis will always be awesome, especially in balmoral chicken, that's delicious
Annabeth Chase 3 years ago
Scotland just isn't good for vegan/vegetarian food. We've got haggis, neeps and tatties, deep fried everything, Bridies, the list goes on
Sandra Givens 3 years ago
Had the best steak of my life in Glasgow, so yes, they do have rather wonderful food.
Auntriarch 3 years ago
Ardnamuchan, I can't wait to go back. And the raw materials are also peerless
Load More Replies... Carol Emory 3 years ago
Having milk in your tea in America is weird...but I can tell you having Iced Sweet tea is equally as weird to Scottish citizens.
Honu 3 years ago (edited)
Putting milk in black tea brewed more in the British style is pretty common here, though people don't put it in American style iced tea. You will find milk in Vietnamese or Thai iced tea and boba, which are very popular here, though.
Load More Replies... PandaGoPanda 3 years ago
Cullen skink, Salmon, potatoes and fresh peas, shortbread with raspberries. Washed down with a whisky chaser. Yep, I'd happily get some great Scottish food tonight.
Rage of Aquarius 3 years ago
I just love when people type in readable accents.
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Carbonel 3 years ago (edited)
Ffs. Is that all you lot can come up with! Deep-fried everything and stovies?! We have world-class seafood, salmon, trout, venison, beef, lamb,… the area I live in is famous for producing raspberries and strawberries… I’m sure there’s more but this is straight off the top of my head. Deep-fried everything my ar*e. I have never seen a deep fried Mars Bar in my life.
Got Myself 4 Pandas 3 years ago
Neither have I - I'm sure the chippy would make you one if you asked but it's not something on a menu. Although, since watching avengers infinity war when they're in Edinburgh in front of a shop saying "we'll deep fry your kebab" I've spent many a moment wondering what that would be like -is that the whole kebab including salad and sauce? Or just the meat or pita? So many questions I need answers to before deciding if this is an abomination or genius
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Someone Needs To Go Back To Geography Class...
Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 3 years ago
I always thought “United States of America” was a weird name. It’s like calling Japan the “United Prefectures of Asia.” Or Canada the “United Provinces of America” lol
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Katia Murillo 3 years ago
His logic makes sense. What doesn't make sense is calling the United States "America". America is a continent, and the US is a country which is part of America.
“The process of taking ownership of your flaws is powerful as it also makes us more accepting of the flaws of others and less worried about fitting in. For as long as we don't embrace our flaws, we will be running from them and be more judgemental of others, less tolerant of differences, and more controlling.”
#25
Geography Is For Weak
Suzi Gauthier 3 years ago
I had a guy in his 30's argue with me that New Mexico was in Mexico. He actually lived in New Mexico at one time & visited Mexico.
bob bruce 3 years ago
Before I got to your post I suggested that of the many Americans who think NM is part of Mexico some of them are probably from NM. I'm glad to see confirmation that I' not underestimating the American public.
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Nadine Debard 3 years ago
Even I, a potato when naming or locating US states, know New Mexico is in the US
bob bruce 3 years ago
Would it help or hurt if they put an outline of NM on milk cartons?
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Honu 3 years ago
It was called New Mexico as it was added to the Spanish colony of New Spain as they expanded north. Though California used to be called Alta California. It was part of a region called Las Californias. Baja California is still a part of Mexico.
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Stannous Flouride 3 years ago
This has been a problem for decades. Postal employees in the last century often charged people mailing things there international rates and routed packages to Mexico. Ironically, they never seemed to send things with addresses in New Jersey, New York, and New Hampshire to the UK.
#26
East Virginia
Fishy Squid 3 years ago
Why is south Virginia above Virginia? I’m Australian am I correct that that south Virginia doesn’t even exist?
Geeki Nikki 3 years ago (edited)
There's a West Virginia and Virginia. One two many Virginia's if you ask me.
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Marco Conti 3 years ago
Wait, South Virginia is actually North Florida, next to East Louisiana.
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
The worst part about this was that the student couldn't correctly identify the state he actually lives in. "That's YOUR state!"
Bender Bending Rodríguez 3 years ago
This shouldn't count. This looks like a homework sheet. At least they are learning/teaching it. Trial and errors fellas. Lets root for them to get it right next time.
Andy Acceber 3 years ago
Um, I don't think writing exclamation points on the student's paper is going to educate them. Whatever you tried in class clearly wasn't working. I'm afraid it's time to try a new method -- at least until the student can at minimum ID their own state.
Hermione 3 years ago
I think it’s a passionate teacher thing as opposed to an anger thing.
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#27
Geography
Nadine G 3 years ago
Oh no...more than 1 person believes this s**t? In high school, girl asked where Quebec would go when they seperate from Canada. As in "WHERE WOULD THE ENTIRE LANDMASS MOVE" I sincerely dont understand how people like this manage to survive this long without accidentally strangling themselves putting on underwear.
Donkey boi 3 years ago
I'm picturing 40 million tug boats moving the UK closer to USA. Northern Ireland has digging crews along the border separating it from the Éire, as a lowly man from Sligo stands there with his hand on his hip saying 'Ahhh, come on now! Put that down. Sure, y'need a cuppa tae!'.
Marianne 3 years ago (edited)
Imagine Europeans standing at the harbor in Calais and waving the UK goodbye as they set sail to new adventures in the Atlantic ocean...
Vicky Z 3 years ago
I pictured a very dramatic scene where we wear these big hats from the previous century while waving them goodbye
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Which of these geography fails did you think were the worst of the bunch, dear Readers? Do you think that geography classes should be given a higher priority in schools everywhere? What have been your own biggest geography mixups or mistakes? Share your thoughts with all the other Pandas in the comments. We can't wait to read what you have to say!
#28
Geography Class Aint Gonna Go Well
Commander OwO 3 years ago
Most Maldivians can’t point to where Maldives is in a map, mostly because it’s not even there in a lot of maps!
Zaza 3 years ago
Isn't New Zealand missing from a lot of maps too? To be fair, maladives might be too small to show up on some maps lol
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commie pinkofag 3 years ago
40% of Americans age 30 and under cannot name the two sides of its Civil War, or explain what it was fought over. 90% of the residents of Los Angeles do not eat gluten, but only 0.4% of this group can explain what gluten _is_. None of this is surprising. Having hovered around the bottom of the world's top 30 K-12 systems for a decade, the US dropped off the list entirely during the Trump administration. Our children grow up in abject, groveling ignorance, easy prey for the rich and demagogues. We aren’t any less intelligent than any other people. We’ve simply been trained from birth to be incurious, credulous, and proud.
Bojan Djordjevic 3 years ago
To be fair there are a lot of maps which don't even show new Zealand
Kiefer Smith 3 years ago
This reminds me, I saw a map of where Americas pointed when asked to point out Ukraine, some of them pointed to America.
Sue Denham 3 years ago
Understandable in some situations. It's not unusual to see a map or globe without NZ on it.
#29
So... Came Across This Excellent Lesson In Geography On My Insta Feed Today
s. vitkovitsky 3 years ago
You clearly don't know geography. Venice is in California, on a beach, next to Talahassee.
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Caroline Nagel 3 years ago
Bruges is the Venice of Western Europe. Bruges doesn't flood every five minutes and you don't have to pay an arm and a leg for a cup of coffee.
Stefaan De Clerck 3 years ago
I live in Bruges: it's a nice town to live but no way like Venice. To start: Venice is an island. Bruges isn't. There are canals in Bruges but not like Venice. Amsterdam is often called the Venice of the North too. I think there's only one real Venice.
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Lady of the Mountains 3 years ago
.......maybe they meant Venice of Scandinavia? Assuming my interpretation of Scandinavia is correct?
MrLoufoque 3 years ago
It's quite common to call a European city that has a layout quite similar to Venice (canals, islands...) "the Venice of...". For instance, Annecy is the Venice of the Alps; Bruges, Amsterdam, Stockholm or St Petersburg are the Venice of the North, and so on. In a nutshell, that post is not as bad as the other ones on this list.
Marcellus the Third 3 years ago
So to correct it, "Stockholm, one of the Venices of Europe"? Clear.
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Lee Kerr 3 years ago
I remember a sci-fi short story (possibly by Isaac Asimov) about aliens who give up on trying to help earth because they’re trying to deal with a redneck sheriff who thinks they’re European tourists. He heard Venice when they actually said Venus
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#30
So I Guess She's Never Learned Geography Either
Nadine G 3 years ago
There are no cats in America, and the roads are made of cheese. See, I can also spout out random nonsensical bullshite
Carol Emory 3 years ago
A blonde woman moves from her coach seat to first class during a flight. The flight attendants all tell her to move back to her assigned seat. She repeatedly tells them "I'm blonde, I'm beautiful and I'm going to Toronto!" Finally the pilot says "Let me try..I speak blonde." He whispers in her ear and she says "Oh! I'm so sorry! I didn't know" and returns to her coach seat. Baffled, the crew asks what he said to her. "Simple. I told her first class doesn't go to Toronto."
Lucifer 3 years ago
Ingraham was confused about a fictitious TV show called 'You", can't expect her to be proficient in reality.
Tamra Stiffler 3 years ago
Ah yes, another conservative twat making s**t up to fuel anger, when the problem doesn't exist. She's talking about Toronto, Ohio, and the Catholic church's decision to "augment" communion - NOT banning it - in response to the Covid pandemic in 2020.
Seabeast 3 years ago
Toronto Ohio - population 5303 as of 2020. Toronto Ontario, Canada - population 2.93 million as of 2017. Hmm, which one are people going to think of first... such a mystery.
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Vetus Vespertilio 3 years ago
For the love of all various and sundry wood sprites, can anyone convince this lunatic to stay in her own lane? Joe Biden has nothing to do with Canada. Doug Ford (the Premier of Ontario, the province in which Toronto is located), enacted restrictions of various kinds on all activities which might spread Covid, including the taking of Communion, the spacing of prayer mats in mosques, and the number of witches allowed to dance around cauldrons at any particular time. Canadian acceptance of these and other restrictions is one of the reasons the Covid death rate per 100,000 is one-third that of the U.S.
#31
Some American Level Geography Skills From My Friend (Who Isn’t American)
Geeki Nikki 3 years ago
That's what I was thinking. Awww nice try lil buddy!
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Unni Panda 3 years ago
Lmao maybe they took the liberty of speaking on behalf of Sweden, have you considered that option OP?
#32
I Think They Didn't Pass Geography Class
Pamela Blue 3 years ago
Please leave the damned politicians out of this conversation. There are dumb a&&holes from every walk of life. The issue is CURIOSITY - not politics, that drives learning. If you never want to learn anything, you'll stay ignorant. If you are curious and want to know about things, you will find out, one way or another. School isn't even necessary for this. It helps to have a good grounding in several subjects (although schools are failing in this too), but if you're not curious, your learning will go no further. I would suggest that 90% of my education was obtained AFTER I graduated. When I had to time to look up and learn about the stuff I was interested in. (which is a LOT of stuff)
s. vitkovitsky 3 years ago
There's no curiosity here, and why should there be? Very many people here know everything there is to know already! They read it somewhere, and their friends agree, so case closed!
Load More Replies... Paul Jordan 3 years ago (edited)
Look, to be fair, I grew up in California. I’ve lived in Tennessee for half of my life now…believe me, California may as well be a different country. Different policies, different people, different laws…it is all around different
#33
Throwing Darts At The Map Would Be More Accurate
Devil's Advocate 3 years ago
It's clearly in several places in the Atlantic Ocean, as you can see from the map.
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Daniel Mattock 3 years ago (edited)
I admit I’m not great at geography either, but how the hell did some people think it was in the US?!
Andy Acceber 3 years ago
How drunk were the ones who chose Nebraska? Fun fact though, TIL, there's an Iraan, Texas, population 1,150.
Ga Di 3 years ago
shhh - don´t talk to loud or the US will bomb that place "conveniently close for an airstrike"
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MacKenzie Moore 3 years ago
there's some in the... water..HOW ARE PEOPLE LIKE THIS. I have faith for this generation
Sergio Bicerra 3 years ago
This looks like a graphic of what happens when you sneeze near a plain surface.
Trophy Husband 3 years ago
I love the ones in the middle of the ocean... Those people are confusing Iran with Atlantis!
#34
California. Ladies And Gents
Lakota Wolf 3 years ago
To be fair, we’re such a huge weird state that it does sometimes seem like we’re a separate country…
Caro Caro 3 years ago
I wish they all could be California (girls), I wish they all could be California, I wish they all could be California girls
Hobby Hopper 3 years ago
To be fair, much of the US considers California to have a completely different culture. XD
#35
Someone Skipped Geography Class...
Unni Panda 3 years ago
Maybe they're predicting the future, the way things are going in the US...
Who the What 3 years ago (edited)
I would not count on it, the last time someone tried that it did NOT go well.
Load More Replies... Commander OwO 3 years ago
I think they’re implying that they’ve never travelled out of the country
Emmett O'Brian 3 years ago
Sadly, I could not answer this question. The only country (other than the US) I've been in is Canada. I've always wanted to fix that, but I'm too poor.
Teresa Stabler 3 years ago
I've always thought about Australia and maybe NZ.
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#36
I Love The State Of Canada
Nadine G 3 years ago
I know we're America Lite, but we still have clear distinctions; like the f*****g border you have to cross to get here, poutine and murder geese.
ThreeAngryLlamas 3 years ago
It's sarcasm. It's a way we Canadians *politely* say f*ck the U.S.
#37
I Too Am A Student Of Geography
JASH80 3 years ago
ouch... that's "opa", like the german word for grandfather, not hoppa.
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Hannah Hudson-Lee 3 years ago
This appears to have escaped from the parallel universe where the Ancient Athenians won the Sicillian Campaign.
Fitz_N_Fartz 3 years ago
At least it was not an outline of Turkey, that may have triggered some!
Stannous Flouride 3 years ago
Most of what is below the wide black line across the boot actually once was part of Magna Graecia. (Naples/Napoli was Neopolis or New City)
#38
Ah Yes, Geography
Glasia van Duivels 3 years ago (edited)
Essen Duisburg Mulheim upon Ruhr Bottrop Dusseldorf Dortmund Cologne Bochum Berlin Leipzig Bohmte Munich Rosenheim Ludwigsburg Bremen Wolfsburg Bonn Wurzburg Nurnberg Heilbronn Heidelberg Weinheim Viernheim Freiburg Pforzheim Böblingen Singen Ulm Regensburg Coburg Chemnitz Dresden Cottbus Wolfenbuttel Bergen on Rugen Rostock Lubeck Flensburg Kiel Oldenburg Emden Nordhorn Munster Bielefeld Leverkusen Koblenz Trier Kassel Gottingen
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
This is one of those facebook questions where they claim they don't know the answer for some reason. I've heard 'name a fish without an a in it' and others as well.
Sergio Bicerra 3 years ago
They can sell ads saying "nearly 1m people comment on my post" They also use the "only 0.1% of the population can solve this"
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Violet Jensen 3 years ago
Brussels, Springfield, Moscow, Oslo, Providence, St. Petersburg, Kiev, Joliet, Boston
GetKrilled 3 years ago (edited)
Boston, Beijing, Bern, Stockholm, Venice, Rome, Florence, Georgetown, Kingston, Seoul, Toronto, Tripoli, Trenton, New York City, Québec City, Concord, etc
#39
Geography 100
Geeki Nikki 3 years ago (edited)
Fabric pen.... and add the word "not". Ooooh maybe a glitter fabric pen. 🤩
Madeleine Flowers 3 years ago
*snicker* My social studies teacher shows us a geography mess up every week, and this was one of them.
#40
Geography Is Hard
Display Name 3 years ago
Remember that journalist who discussed, taking up from a tweet how Bloomberg spend 350 million in campaign, which meant he could have given every American a million dollars and have money to spare. The original tweeter didn't get it, the journalist didn't get, neither did the producers. Stupid people are everywhere.
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Devil's Advocate 3 years ago
Oh come on, this was clearly a joke and not like the outline of the country is highlighted on the original map ...
Chef Wooly 3 years ago
No… you found the American conservative voter … sadly waaay too many of these dolts … it’s embarrassing-
Alexej Dvorak 3 years ago (edited)
It just didn't go anywhere near the giant readable-from-space "Iran" letters (:
bob bruce 3 years ago
Great. Now we have to start a thread on people who can't read simple English.
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“College Geography”
Carol Emory 3 years ago
Because in North America..neither Mexico or Canada ever existed..... Everytime I hear statements like this, I think of the show Beauty and the Geek when they asked a contestant "Where does beef come from?" And she replied "Arby's?" Not wrong...but that's wrong.
Emmett O'Brian 3 years ago
When I went to school Mexico was always labeled Central America, I don't think that's the hang up here, but just saying, I was taught there was a difference.
SoozeeQ 3 years ago
I think whoever labelled those maps placed Mexico there, because, "Hispanic, Latin America", etc. It does seem logical. However, logic isn't always the truth, and true isn't always logic. May I ask which decade you were taught this in? Let's hope they're not teaching that, anymore.
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And thus concludes my TED Talk on why colleges should never, ever be "for profit."
Sergio Bicerra 3 years ago
Maybe part of the science program, making him make puzzles against monkeys?
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Sarah da Costa 3 years ago
And there's still and will always be people who thinks Mexico is not part of North America :D
#42
Try Taking A Geography Course
Carol Emory 3 years ago
And as a person that worked at Nintendo of America...we covered Canada too. Considering that the corporate office for NOA is in Washington State...it makes sense to cover the neighbors to the North..
Vetus Vespertilio 3 years ago
If only they realized that their country is not named “America”. It’s the United States of America. Canada is also in America, North America to be precise, and so is Mexico. I think learning that might blow out the sidewalls on a couple of their brain circuits.
Bobby 3 years ago
I was going to say maybe Nintendo Europe handles the canadian customer base, because I thought they used the PAL system, but it turns out USA and Canada use NTSC so I'm thinking the nintento twitter person was just a moron
#43
This Guy Doesn't Know Anything About Geography
Madeleine Flowers 3 years ago
COLUMBIA is a COUNTRY in SOUTH AMERICA. MEXICO is a COUNTRY in NORTH AMERICA. Mexico is SEPERATE from the United State of America. It REALLY isn't that hard.
Worry For The World 3 years ago
I hate to do this, buts a Colombian, it irks me so much...*Colombia not columbia
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#44
Travel Blog Really Knows Their Geography
Zaza 3 years ago
I think you got it mixed up, Malaysia is the Rocky mountains
Load More Replies... Phill Healey 3 years ago
Nah, they move them from place to place a couple of times a year it's like a touring exhibition at museums. This way more people get to see them. FUN FACT: If you walk around the back you can actually see the big gaps where the French, Italian, German, Austrian, Slovenian and Liechtenstein Alps are supposed to be.
Mim Sörensson 3 years ago
Oh, Switzerland have us their alps? That’s nice of them, must have taken a lot of work. Perhaps we should give them a lake or two, just to be polite.
Lena Flising 1 year ago
They're not the first, nor will they be the last, to mix up Sweden and Switzerland.
#45
R.i.p. Geography!
Lakota Wolf 3 years ago
I seriously don’t understand how people can be on the internet using social media but yet don’t even think to use Google to look up where Indonesia is.
Nadine Debard 3 years ago
Imagine their mental breakdown when learning there are Muslim countries in Asia
#46
Geography Is Not Their Strong Suit
Martha Meyer 3 years ago
Certainly not Italy, where they've had some of the strictest Covid rules in Europe.
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#47
Geography Is Hard
Freya the Wanderer 3 years ago
Yep, never mind the Toronto Blue Jays are the only non-US team to play in the World Series, let alone win it. Ditto the Raptors and the NBA Championship.
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Karen Guy 3 years ago
It was originally called the World series because it was sponsored by New York's World newspaper.
Thomson StClair 3 years ago
I will say honestly, how can Canada have a basketball team that is a part of the National Basketball Association? It's not the International Basketball Association.
#48
I Can't Tell Whether This Is Satire Or Not But They Should Have Looked Up The Geography Of The UK Before Claiming Racism
Frank Ropen 3 years ago
Wait till they learn about the country Montenegro
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Helenium 3 years ago
Hi so i come from and live in the Black Country, Wednesbury to be exact and it got its name from the thick black smoke for the thousands of chimneys as we are the heart of the industrial revolution. Heres a tip never call us a Brummie as Brummies are from Birmingham and we are Black Country, its different and we get offended.
Jamie Dagnese 3 years ago
Thanks for the insight that's actually really interesting info and good to know 👍
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El Dee 3 years ago
It was, AFAIK, due to the intense pollution making the sky dark all the time. I'm told this inspired Tolkein. But maybe this is not the true story??
Lee Kerr 3 years ago
He spent part of his childhood in that general area I think
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It's not even a barm cake, it's called a muffin. Now that will confuse the yanks, lol
Lee Kerr 3 years ago
That’s not a muffin, it’s a bun (unless you’re from leeds where a bun is fairy cake)
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Jessica Julian 3 years ago
Wonder what they will think when they hear about the Black Irish...
Natalia A 3 years ago
Then what do you called the muffin you get in coffee shops? You know, a cupcake's cousin?!
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Garry Cowan 3 years ago
Please don't forget Blackburn in West Lothian which is about 2 miles away from where I am right now
#49
Up Is Down, North Is South, Chaos Ensues
Susie Elle 3 years ago
I didn't even see north and south were swapped as I was looking at the map trying to figure out what was wrong and I questioned my own existence there for a second
Bacony Cakes 3 years ago
When you're so desperate to be the center of attention you cut Asia in half:
Kira Okah 3 years ago (edited)
It's not uncommon for maps to be central to the country or continent a person is in, especially in classrooms. I've seen France-centric world maps in French classrooms, China-centric world maps in Chinese classrooms, and Malaysia-centric world maps in Malaysian classrooms.
Susie Elle 3 years ago
They meant that the north is on the bottom and vice versa.
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Maritza Palacio Romeiras 3 years ago
Could be that the student pranked the teacher by switching North and South...
Lena Flising 1 year ago
Strange to have half of Russia on one side and half on the other side. But that's probably because I'm used to a Europe-centric map.
#50
When You Don’t Understand Geography
Laura Mende (Human) 3 years ago
But question though: What is about Yugoslawia in the 90s? Wasn't that a war too? Or am I stupid?! Ukraine is the first war in Europe since '45? That can't be right...
Mihaela Cvorak 3 years ago
I am from Croatia, and the war started in the end of 1991 as civil war, but in January 1992, Croatia was recognized as independent and it wasn't considered as civil war anymore.
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Vicky Z 3 years ago
Nobody even mentions Turkish invasion to Cyprus in 1974 that continues until TODAY!!!! This happened in Europe too and nobody is saying a thing about Turkey's actions!!!
petrosdakar 3 years ago
It's not in U.S best of interests to talk about that.
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Aamna Shah 3 years ago (edited)
They've not forgotten. They just don't care. Brown people like myself have lived with this reality that when our countries get bombed, so called enlightened western societies dehumanize our own cultures and way of life. They proudly engage in victim shaming. They criminalize our right of self defence but Ukrainian civilians were not once called terrorists for carrying assault rifles. Only white Americans and Europeans have the audacity to deny this blatant racism and xenophobia. When there was a terrorist attack in Paris, the entire world shook. There were daily suicide attacks in Asia and Africa for years but the assumption of these so called enlightened societies is that those pesky brown and black people are culturally prone to violence. Their inferior cultures breed violence. It's normal for their people to be killed from colonial violence or the societal schisms erupting from centuries of colonialism but the moment it hits 'civilized' Europe, all hell breaks loose. Don't deny it. We've witnessed this racist condescension for decades and those who experience it know it much better than the privileged societies hell bent on denying their racism and colonial condescension.
Holly Marley 3 years ago
I respect what you are saying here, but that does not change the fact that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is the largest attack in -Europe- since WW2. The post is not about anywhere else, just Europe.
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Catlover5 3 years ago
In international politics countries are often referred to as states, nations, or nation-states. The US actually doesn't use the traditional proper definition of the word state. State is supposed to refer to independent governments which, by the nature of having a federal government, US states are not.
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Bad Alchemy 3 years ago
Yugoslavia didn't invade another country, they split up their own. There's a great history available here https://history.state.gov/milestones/1989-1992/breakup-yugoslavia#
Dave P 3 years ago
single state on single state war? probably number 2 after Egypt in Yemen in the 60s, if you mean including multiple countries attacking one or a coalition of countries you have several Arab-Israeli Wars, Two Iraq Wars, Vietnam War (both US and China against Vietnam, two wars), and so much more
B-flat 3 years ago
But the post is about war in Europe, and none of these countries you mentioned are in Europe
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#51
Are Americans Really That Bad At Geography?
#52
Geography Really Isn’t That Hard
#53
Geography Is Hard
Lady Goldberry 3 years ago
'But they the same colour, how can they not all be from the same place???' Smh.
Trevor Nicholson 3 years ago
Circling his nationality is still wrong because it's talking about where they were born. Place of birth should be circled.
#54
Geography Is Not My Sister’s Strong Point
Unni Panda 3 years ago
This entire article reminds me of when Jocelyn said in Bob's Burgers: We're going to a place where you can stand in four states at once. I'm gonna stand in California, Hawaii, Canada, and Chicago
#55
America Really Needs To Teach People Geography...
#56
Geography Is Hard
Caroline Nagel 3 years ago
So sad that there are citizens of the United States that don't know the difference between an country and a continent. In Europe we are taught that in primary school, when we are about 8 or 9 yo.
Kimi Tomminello 3 years ago
As an American suffering 2nd hand embarrassment this is waaaaaay more of a problem than most of us are even aware of. We are taught these things early but not enough is done to keep the information retained. With the current state of "patriotism" I doubt we're gonna fix that anytime soon. Just enjoy the laugh- it's all anybody can do it this point.
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I’ll Take Geography For $400, Alex
Laura Mende (Human) 3 years ago
I'm a bit confused. In Europe we learn there are 3 Americas: North, Middle and South. Is this really a thing? Where would Honduras or Nicaragua be? It's middle America, right?
Kimi Tomminello 3 years ago
Central America- but central America is not an actual continent. Mexico, Nicaragua, Honduras and Panama are all in the continent of North America. Middle America has been used as a reference to the heartland states in the US.
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Benita Valdez 3 years ago
Yes the America's are very confusing to many here in the U.S. because of the terms like Latin America, North, South, Central and Middle. You'd think most would be self explanitory. Middle America is only referring to Middle States of the US. Central and Latin are the whole grouping of countries from Mexico to South America (don't ask why they decide to include South when it's already South) but some people refer to Latin and Central as separate like Central is Mexico and surrounding countries while the further islands of like Purto Rico and Dominican Republic are Latin America. Yeah its just a clusterfuck with the naming and super confusing so some of us who do know some geography
Sonia Bailey 3 years ago
I actually thought it was in Central American, but no, I can see it is in North America. At least I am aware of it being an actual country!
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Geography Is Hard
#59
I'm No Geography Expert But Reykjavik Is Definitely Not Greenland
Carol Emory 3 years ago
I was about to say the same thing. If houses are natural wonders, there's the answer to our housing crisis...just grow some more!
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What Is The Point Of Knowing Geography?
Chinmayee Kalghatgi 3 years ago
To avoid facepalming so hard that your hand cracks your head apart when you see these people
Monic Krugell 3 years ago
The point is generally that if you do not know anything about Geography and History then you are not allowed to really have an opinion much.
Carol Emory 3 years ago
Well..according to a lot of anti-immigration politicians...it's to keep track of when the citizens of war torn and gang ridden countries will be invading our borders. Because there is nothing more threatening to the culture of the USA than a bunch of immigrants running for their lives. I got news for them. It ain't the immigrants that have ruined the USA....
Your Life Sucks 3 years ago
Ethnocentrism, it's when you become so diluted in your own culture that you forget about what it means to be a human
#61
Ukraine (Not Moldova Or Romania)
Lothriel 3 years ago (edited)
So, you tell me that four US citizen had taught that Ukraine is in US ?
Caro Caro 3 years ago (edited)
No, because they probably didn't even know what the usa looked like or where it is. Sometimes illiteracy pops up and it's not funny. We once had a Dutch tv program and people at the Spanish costa's were asked to point on the map of Europe, where they were. Some pointed to Switzerland.
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Robert Bailey 3 years ago (edited)
You should have seen people in Alabama arming themselves when they heard Russia invaded Georgia in 2008 .
#62
Smh! Someone Please Tell Kanye
Mr Zipperface 3 years ago
Send Kanye to Africa to build schools, hopefully he gets eaten by a honey badger.
#63
Anti-China Protests In India Might Need Some Geography Lessons
Chinmayee Kalghatgi 3 years ago (edited)
Do these people grow up in cults or what? Why don’t people know geography? Students in sixth grade already can recognise multiple countries but grown adults apparently never went to school
Caro Caro 3 years ago
I think this is India and many can't read or write.
Load More Replies... Carol Emory 3 years ago
I believe India was calling for America to boycott China since we're one of the highest consumers of Chinese made products.
Display Name 3 years ago
Nope. Protesting against China and asking people to boycott Chinese products after China attacked India in 2020.
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Geography
King Joffrey 3 years ago
But the fact remains that Europeans will drink Americans under the table.
Caro Caro 3 years ago
And the Aussies will drink the Europeans under the table.
Load More Replies... troufaki13 3 years ago
I'm not sure about this one. It seems more like a challenge to me. But I may be wrong. I'm a European that doesn't drink!
#65
Geography Fail
der sebbl 3 years ago
That's not necessarily a fail. Most people outside of the US don't know that I would assume
martin734 3 years ago
I'm from the UK and I knew this. Isn't Washington D.C actually stateless? as in not actually being in any state?
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Micah Chips 🇺🇦 3 years ago (edited)
Yup. I'm from Washington state, can confirm there is no DC in here
Micah Chips 🇺🇦 3 years ago (edited)
but also when i was younger i literally thought DC was its own separate state XD
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Carol Emory 3 years ago
As a Washingtonian on the east coast, every time I tell someone I'm from Washington they say "Did you ever see the POTUS?" Uhm..that would be state...not DC. There is another Washington in existence...
Living Example 3 years ago
I was born in D.C., and I've stumped several people with this riddle: I am a U.S. citizen, I was born the U.S. not not in any state, territory or possession. Where was I born. It's amazing how many people have no idea. Many don't know what a U.S. territory or possession is
#66
When The Major Airline Company In Your Country Doesn't Know Geography
Robert Bailey 3 years ago
Damn, I got the colors backwards. I thought I was looking at Hokaido and thought why is LA in the ocean.
Bobby 3 years ago
Ok, glad someone else had this problem. I was thinking "that's a really bad drawing of europe" for a minute
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A Lesson In Geography
Qibli of the SandWings 3 years ago (edited)
This is pointing to locations NEAR the us so I think that’s what this means
V Michael Lazar 3 years ago
The next shelf over has Maui, Seattle and San Francisco, so the sign's in the wrong place.
Madeleine Flowers 3 years ago
American travel? Because it has South America?
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*raises Hand In Geography Class*
Benita Valdez 3 years ago
Atleast they're asking and not just assuming. Yes it's still sad but atleast they're trying
#69
Welcome To Advanced World Geography
Bacony Cakes 3 years ago
Random fact: There is only one country between the most happy and least happy countries.
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#70
Red Knows His Geography. Clearly Everyone Else Is Wrong
Kimi Tomminello 3 years ago
As someone that's lived in North America my entire life and have lived in both Canada and the US I'm so embarrassed for these people and there are so many of them.
Ozacoter 3 years ago
I have had many people from uSA but even from Canada arguing that canadians are not americans. That americans="people from usa" only and not "people from the american continents"
D O 3 years ago
I think this is a linguistic difference; in English "American" means people from the US, and Canadians will ABSOLUTELY wreck your s**t if you call them American.
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Do Some People Learn Geography?
Bobby 3 years ago
I had one telling me that carbon dating isn't accurate but some other element(i can't remember which now) is better and proves the earth is ~6000 years old. I looked up that isotope. I really wish I could remember it now because it was so unstable. Fox news is more reliable than this elements decay was
Load More Replies... Lakota Wolf 3 years ago
That’s not geography at all. The actually WOULD be considered geology. Or just normal history XD
Bacony Cakes 3 years ago
opabinia and the bois being older than 100,000 years the-bois-2...06-png.jpg 
Madeleine Flowers 3 years ago
Ended up having something like this happen in science last semester. It was annoying to say the least.
Maya Forbes 3 years ago
I would say that this is more geology than geography, but it´s still funny
memyselfandI 3 years ago
That’s not even geography though? Geography is places, age is more like natural history.
#72
Geography Is Hard
Qibli of the SandWings 3 years ago (edited)
At least she wasn’t arrogant and saying she is right
Kaz 3 years ago
I knew Washington DC is on the east coast. I didn't have a clue where Washington state is though. I kind of assumed DC was in Washington state. I have learned something new. I have to be honest I only know where a handful of states are on the map. I probably know their names but otherwise, well, not so much. I am a Brit though so forgive me?
#73
Geography Skills : Over 4000
#74
I Think They Might Need To Retake Geography
#75
How Can Someone Be Smart Enough To Learn A Language, Yet A Full R****d To Forget 2nd Grade Geography And Not Realize That He's Hearing A Totally Different Language...
Jaclyn Ciocco 3 years ago
The title to this is disgusting and offensive. I can’t believe bored panda allowed this to be posted. Do better.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I agree. People need to stop using that word, it's bloody 2022!
Load More Replies... PandaGoPanda 3 years ago
'cos it isn't Spanish. The Spanish they speak in Japan is pretty different, too.
Micah Chips 🇺🇦 3 years ago (edited)
i don't appreciate the use of the r slur here but yeah XD someone flunked geography.
Benita Valdez 3 years ago
To be honest I had this same thought when I was like 7 visitingfamily in South America. I atleast asked my dad why I couldn't understand the dialect there. And actually some border areas speak a mix of Spanish and Portuguese which really screwed my head
#76
Someone Failed Geography
Carol Emory 3 years ago
It could be the country of origin was unknown..but they still knew it was shipped from Asia. This happens all the time in shipping.
Dani M 3 years ago
Why? Could be manufactured in Asia and sent on by a wholeseller in Canada...
Benita Valdez 3 years ago
Yeah. That's not an unusual thing. Canada is distributing (selling) something that was manufactured (made) in another country. Many countries sell items that were not manufactured in their country. Just look at your own clothing tag for the closest example (if you're wearing clothes at the moment).
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#77
His Heart Was In The Right Place, But His Geography Knowledge Was Spotty
#78
New Hampshire (Not Vermont)
Robert Bailey 3 years ago
Eh, Vermont is just a top heavy New Hampshire. Or New Hampshire is just Vermont with a fat ass. Take your pick.
#79
Speaking Of Those Who Failed Geography...
King Joffrey 3 years ago
So the only way from Florida to Georgia is through a massive car park?
Laura Ketteridge 3 years ago
The 'parking lot' is the congested road network.
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«i Probably Know More Geography Than You»
#81
Looks Like Someone Didn’t Pass Geography Class
Lakota Wolf 3 years ago
No, see, the ad is showing an American dude ripping out his American bearing aids to replace them with superior German ones! That’s why the American flag is back there! XD
Rage of Aquarius 3 years ago
Or maybe he's putting in the aids, and trying to represent America loving German hearing devices.
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Thinking Nbc Needs A Geography Lesson
Madeleine Flowers 3 years ago
Now, why don't you slowly fix that map before I slowly and unmercifully kill you. I don't take kindly to people who mess up my home state.
#84
Cbs Needs A Geography Lesson
Dave P 3 years ago
speaks volumes about the state of our media and journalists
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What You Get When Your Graphic Designer And/Or Social Media Rep Failed Us Geography In School. Maps Are Hard
#86
Geography 101
Lakota Wolf 3 years ago
Isn’t that circle actually pretty much where Maine is, though? Same with North Korea and its circle? I’m confused. I even checked Google Maps. But I AM browsing BP at 2:30 am, so I may be wrong XD
Kimi Tomminello 3 years ago
😉 yea, that's where Maine is but it's also got the entirety of New England and portions of Canada in there a well. As well as "North Korea" eating up South Korea and a portion of China. I'm not exactly sure what this map is getting at, though
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What do you think ?
Austin Hicks 3 years ago
This reminds me of an old Jay Leno joke where he went around and asked people basic questions about our solar system, space, etc. He asked a couple of high school kids what the name of our galaxy is and they said "Mars."
Benita Valdez 3 years ago
Ok fun but sad game I played with younger coworkers when I was a waitress and yes, we are from the U.S. They were between 18 and 23 (me late 20's almost 30) and I first asked them to name the continents; noone could name all 7 and I even received China as a continent as well as "the North Pole where Santa lives". Then I tried asking them to name like 2 countries in South America and well 1 kid surprised me by rattling off like 5 but noone else could name 1. I did this after I said my family was from South America to which someone replied "so you're African!?!" with much surprise. I'm quite pale and many people don't realize white people live in African countries and are actually African, hell some dont believe white people are Spanish (they're all tan), so this is what prompted my geography questions since they appeared puzzled a white person could be African even though I said South America.
Sunny Day 3 years ago
A coworker was excited to be sent on a work trip to Atlanta because she'd always wanted to see Atlantic City.
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ej wey 3 years ago
I can't believe all of these are real anymore BP is starting to feel like Dailymail.com
Brivid 3 years ago
Also we have to remember that we have no idea the age or nationality of the person saying the "stupid" stuff. I am not gonna judge a 13yo the same as an adult. And I'm not going to judge someone from Peru, Poland, etc, that doesn't know everything about the US.
Load More Replies... Tatiana Kouzmanoff 3 years ago
I honestly think most of these are fake. Just people looking for attention. God I hope so.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I would say I'm bad at geography because I don't always remember which state (Australian) a particular town or wine region is in, but at least I know the difference between a state, country and a continent!
another one 3 years ago
The scariest thing about these is that the votes of these people are worth the same as the votes of educated people who read the news around the world and know basic geography. Democracy sucks.
Alex the Country Dog 3 years ago
The most disconcerting part of this is how many commenting don’t recognize when the posts were pretty obvious jokes or satire. Talk about one giant facepalm.
Random Anon 3 years ago
This is one hell of a ride. I could be facepalming and laughing my guts out at the same time. It's torture, it really is. But so funny!
Austin Hicks 3 years ago
This reminds me of an old Jay Leno joke where he went around and asked people basic questions about our solar system, space, etc. He asked a couple of high school kids what the name of our galaxy is and they said "Mars."
Benita Valdez 3 years ago
Ok fun but sad game I played with younger coworkers when I was a waitress and yes, we are from the U.S. They were between 18 and 23 (me late 20's almost 30) and I first asked them to name the continents; noone could name all 7 and I even received China as a continent as well as "the North Pole where Santa lives". Then I tried asking them to name like 2 countries in South America and well 1 kid surprised me by rattling off like 5 but noone else could name 1. I did this after I said my family was from South America to which someone replied "so you're African!?!" with much surprise. I'm quite pale and many people don't realize white people live in African countries and are actually African, hell some dont believe white people are Spanish (they're all tan), so this is what prompted my geography questions since they appeared puzzled a white person could be African even though I said South America.
Sunny Day 3 years ago
A coworker was excited to be sent on a work trip to Atlanta because she'd always wanted to see Atlantic City.
Load More Replies... ej wey 3 years ago
I can't believe all of these are real anymore BP is starting to feel like Dailymail.com
Brivid 3 years ago
Also we have to remember that we have no idea the age or nationality of the person saying the "stupid" stuff. I am not gonna judge a 13yo the same as an adult. And I'm not going to judge someone from Peru, Poland, etc, that doesn't know everything about the US.
Load More Replies... Tatiana Kouzmanoff 3 years ago
I honestly think most of these are fake. Just people looking for attention. God I hope so.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I would say I'm bad at geography because I don't always remember which state (Australian) a particular town or wine region is in, but at least I know the difference between a state, country and a continent!
another one 3 years ago
The scariest thing about these is that the votes of these people are worth the same as the votes of educated people who read the news around the world and know basic geography. Democracy sucks.
Alex the Country Dog 3 years ago
The most disconcerting part of this is how many commenting don’t recognize when the posts were pretty obvious jokes or satire. Talk about one giant facepalm.
Random Anon 3 years ago
This is one hell of a ride. I could be facepalming and laughing my guts out at the same time. It's torture, it really is. But so funny!
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