Americans are NOT stupid!

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It's hilarious. Feel bad for those people (if it's real).

DISCLAIMER: Not all Americans are that stupid.

[Rikudo]

The map lies!!!......but seriously people are dumb in general.

[Shevanel]

Everyone is stupid.

Yes I agree. Everyone is stupid. Some people are just less stupid. :P

we is a smarte groop ov peeple u now? eye fiel lyk a ginus evry daiye.

[jazzrawr]

OH. MY. GOD.
That's...wow. People sure are stupid. And not just Americans, I'm sure there are people like that everywhere. There are just more of them in the US. XD
The whole mixed-up map thing was just freaking ridiculous.

[Shevanel]

These people didn't ask me shit. I would've shown them up. >_>

[Just Adam]

they made my head hurt that has to be fake ...nobody can be that ignorant and still allowed outside by themselves.

[Hoppip]

I'd estimate roughly 5.6% of the population is stupid.

[Connor22]

YEAH THE CHASERS OSAMA IN FRONT OF BUSHS HOTE FTW

those guys crack me up

Originally Posted by Just Adam

they made my head hurt that has to be fake ...nobody can be that ignorant and still allowed outside by themselves.

One name:

Rush Limbaugh

[Just Adam]

Originally Posted by Steven

One name:

Rush Limbaugh

we all know thats a robot missing a logic chip.

[Swamp56]

"Just think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of them are even stupider!" - George Carlin

[Chip]

The question here is what percentage of the overall sample does this represent. If a third or more of the people they interviewed were this stupid, and they made some attempt to get a random sampling, then we're fucked.

On the other hand, if they had to interview 100 people to find the handful of dumbasses on this video, then it's a different story.

However, I'm inclined to believe that if you go most anywhere in the US, and ask those series of questions, you would probably find 25% of the people at least that would give equally ignorant answers.

[Davy]

Originally Posted by Chip

However, I'm inclined to believe that if you go most anywhere in the US, and ask those series of questions, you would probably find 25% of the people at least that would give equally ignorant answers.

As much as that?

In terns of geography and travel I think it's fair to say most American's are not as clued up as European's.

But at least a 1/4 being that ignorant would surprise me.

[RaRa]

Originally Posted by Shevanel

These people didn't ask me shit. I would've shown them up. >_>

This, basically.

I would've gotten everything correct honestly lol.

Originally Posted by Just Adam

we all know thats a robot missing a logic chip.

It all makes sense now o:

Originally Posted by Chip

The question here is what percentage of the overall sample does this represent. If a third or more of the people they interviewed were this stupid, and they made some attempt to get a random sampling, then we're fucked.

On the other hand, if they had to interview 100 people to find the handful of dumbasses on this video, then it's a different story.

However, I'm inclined to believe that if you go most anywhere in the US, and ask those series of questions, you would probably find 25% of the people at least that would give equally ignorant answers.

I do think they just used the stupidest possible answers they had. But I also believe at least 25% percent of people would give the answer just as ignorant.

Originally Posted by Davy

As much as that?

In terns of geography and travel I think it's fair to say most American's are not as clued up as European's.

But at least a 1/4 being that ignorant would surprise me.

I know this is fact. You know how many people in my AP History classes couldn't find common counties? Okay, let me just repeat some of the questions I remember off the top of my head, and I will not post two questions from the same person:

1. Where's the UK?
2. What's the UK?
3. Where's Ireland?
4. Where's South Africa?
5. Is this Africa? *points to China*
6. I'm pretty sure this is Canada, right? *points to Brazil*
7. I have no idea where Russia is, do you?
8. Where's Japan?
9. Where's Australia?
10. I can't find Idaho anywhere. Can someone help? I know it's in this region..*circles Middle East*
11. Germany is the country that looks like a boot, right?
12. VATICAN CITY IS A COUNTRY? I THOUGHT IT WAS A CITY IN THE US!
13. Who's Hitler? (I know this isn't geography related, but I had to include it)
14. Where's Ohio? (I live in Ohio..)
15. Oh wow! Egypt looks like a boot! (They were referring to Italy's shape)

All those where actually over a 2 year period. But still, it's sad that those people got into an advanced placement history class. :|

I mean, maps aren't hard. I mean..they're easier for me because I have a photographic memory, I can map out the borders of most European, Asian, American (South and North), and Africa countries correctly, along with multiple ones in Oceania. But still, it's not that hard at all. It's grade school.

[otc877]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQ_and_...lth_of_Nations

That is obviously false. Canada is not below the US. /denial

I actually know people that are that dumb, this one girl i know thinks that Puerto Rico is right under Alaska way on the other side of the U.S.