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#27 Jun 07 2014 at 8:54 AM Rating: Good
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To be fair, Americans don't exactly have the greatest track record when it comes to European geography.
To be really fair, everyone sucks at geography.


Hey now, the European map did not require you to name the various regions of each country.


The land masses of the US and Europe are nearly identical (3.7m square miles versus 3.9m) and the number of countries in Europe is identical to the number of states in the US (50). I'm thinking it's a reasonably fair geographical comparison. I'd expect a slight advantage for the US folks, just because of at some point studying WW1 and WW2. The results seem about right really. Pretty much everyone in the US was able to locate the UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, and Russia, with things getting more vague from there. And pretty much everyone in Europe was able to locate California, which is frankly all that really matters.


The GDP is pretty comparable too. 5/3 the population, though.
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#28 Jun 07 2014 at 9:30 AM Rating: Good
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lolgaxe wrote:
The European map is also more than three locations, and a lot of those various regions in this country are bigger than locations on the European map.
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The land masses of the US and Europe are nearly identical (3.7m square miles versus 3.9m) and the number of countries in Europe is identical to the number of states in the US (50). I'm thinking it's a reasonably fair geographical comparison. I'd expect a slight advantage for the US folks, just because of at some point studying WW1 and WW2. The results seem about right really. Pretty much everyone in the US was able to locate the UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, and Russia, with things getting more vague from there. And pretty much everyone in Europe was able to locate California, which is frankly all that really matters.


But is geography all about the size, though? I mean, what's more important: Being able to locate and name 50 countries or one country's 50 states/regions? Why should I know the location and name of your country's individual regions when you don't know the regions of my country? I've already had to learn English so you didn't have to learn Danish. Doesn't that count for something? Smiley: tongue

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#29 Jun 07 2014 at 9:38 AM Rating: Decent
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Mazra wrote:
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The European map is also more than three locations, and a lot of those various regions in this country are bigger than locations on the European map.
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The land masses of the US and Europe are nearly identical (3.7m square miles versus 3.9m) and the number of countries in Europe is identical to the number of states in the US (50). I'm thinking it's a reasonably fair geographical comparison. I'd expect a slight advantage for the US folks, just because of at some point studying WW1 and WW2. The results seem about right really. Pretty much everyone in the US was able to locate the UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, and Russia, with things getting more vague from there. And pretty much everyone in Europe was able to locate California, which is frankly all that really matters.


But is geography all about the size, though? I mean, what's more important: Being able to locate and name 50 countries or one country's 50 states/regions? Why should I know the location and name of your country's individual regions when you don't know the regions of my country? I've already had to learn English so you didn't have to learn Danish. Doesn't that count for something? Smiley: tongue

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Thats one thing I regret, I wish I learned another language(obviously not to late to learn one). Americans are horrible at that in general. Always wanting people to know english.....Lazy indeed....i do think that if your going to spend significant time in a country you should learn thier language.
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Because Ohio is more important than Denmark.
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#31 Jun 07 2014 at 12:10 PM Rating: Good
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I never understood the Europeans that throw the "we know more than one language" thing out at Americans in general, like they do so out of some sort of... altruism... rather than plain necessity.

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#32 Jun 07 2014 at 12:19 PM Rating: Good
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Jophiel wrote:
Because Ohio is more important than Denmark.


Obviously.

TirithRR wrote:
I never understood the Europeans that throw the "we know more than one language" thing out at Americans in general, like they do so out of some sort of... altruism... rather than plain necessity.


Can't speak for anyone else, obviously, but I did it in jest. Hence the smiley.

We learn English because it's a necessity. We're a small country, and @#%^ing no one wants to learn our language. We're also taught German/French, because those two countries refuse to teach their kids English. Then Spanish, because if you don't speak English, German or French, you mostly likely speak Spanish. Russian and Arabic are now optional subjects in public schools as well.

They used to teach Latin in high school, because some medical degrees require you to know Latin words or some ancient sh*t, but this might have been changed with the recent reform.

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#33 Jun 07 2014 at 12:24 PM Rating: Good
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Mazra wrote:
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Because Ohio is more important than Denmark.


Obviously.


Maybe in 2016 the candidates will campaign in Denmark instead of Ohio to try to win the election. :)

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#34 Jun 07 2014 at 12:32 PM Rating: Good
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What candidates? The candidates for the Largest Basket competition? Yeah, I know my Ohio facts. Smiley: lol
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#35 Jun 07 2014 at 4:10 PM Rating: Good
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The land masses of the US and Europe are nearly identical (3.7m square miles versus 3.9m) and the number of countries in Europe is identical to the number of states in the US (50). I'm thinking it's a reasonably fair geographical comparison. I'd expect a slight advantage for the US folks, just because of at some point studying WW1 and WW2. The results seem about right really. Pretty much everyone in the US was able to locate the UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, and Russia, with things getting more vague from there. And pretty much everyone in Europe was able to locate California, which is frankly all that really matters.


The GDP is pretty comparable too. 5/3 the population, though.


Europe has closer to 7/3 the US's population and a significantly larger economy (roughly 4 tn). I assume you're thinking of the EU?
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#36 Jun 08 2014 at 2:45 AM Rating: Good
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Mazra wrote:
We're a small country, and @#%^ing no one wants to learn our language.
Hey, I know like, 5 words of Danish!
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#37 Jun 08 2014 at 4:42 AM Rating: Decent
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Obama . In Poland. (Which is in Europe).


Wow thanks for the heads up.....Smiley: eek


To be fair, Americans don't exactly have the greatest track record when it comes to European geography.

There's also this.
My favourite state in the USA is Canada.

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#38 Jun 08 2014 at 10:13 AM Rating: Excellent
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Mazra wrote:
We learn English because it's a necessity. We're a small country, and @#%^ing no one wants to learn our language. We're also taught German/French, because those two countries refuse to teach their kids English. Then Spanish, because if you don't speak English, German or French, you mostly likely speak Spanish. Russian and Arabic are now optional subjects in public schools as well.
I learned Mandarin pretty well. Then I got out of school and didn't have anyone to speak it to for 10 years. Now I'm lucky if I can string together a sentence.
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#39 Jun 08 2014 at 10:29 AM Rating: Good
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I took four years of Spanish back in high school, and was pretty good with it. Over the 12 years I rarely used it, and am really rusty. I can understand the gist of what I read, but cannot fully understand native speakers anymore.
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#40 Jun 09 2014 at 7:14 AM Rating: Good
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Up in the nort we had mandatory German from 3rd to 7th grade. In 8th grade it became an elective along with Spanish, French or Choir.

I switched to choir (duh) but kept up with my German some as you could order German Little Big Books through the Scholastic Book Club, (I LUVED Little Big Books) also my older sister was nearly fluent by this point. It's an easy language, but I remember little of it.
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#41 Jun 09 2014 at 7:42 AM Rating: Excellent
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I married a full-time interpreter and can just coast now.
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#43 Jun 09 2014 at 9:34 AM Rating: Good
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Good lord does he not have one person to tell him not to do stupid sh*t like that?

Do you not have someone to tell you not to post stupid sh*t like Obama's chewing habits?
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Anyone else catch Obama chewing gum during the ceremony?

Good lord does he not have one person to tell him not to do stupid sh*t like that?

I guess we should be grateful he wasn't popping bubbles.


How many threads are you going to spam with the same statement?

I do agree that is disrespectful of him to do. He should just go back to smoking.
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Anyone else catch Obama chewing gum during the ceremony?

Good lord does he not have one person to tell him not to do stupid sh*t like that?

I guess we should be grateful he wasn't popping bubbles.

This is what you have left to complain about? Desperation is a stinky cologne.
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Anyone else catch Obama chewing gum during the ceremony?

Good lord does he not have one person to tell him not to do stupid sh*t like that?

I guess we should be grateful he wasn't popping bubbles.


How many threads are you going to spam with the same statement?

I do agree that is disrespectful of him to do. He should just go back to smoking.

Yeah, blowing rings is much cooler than blowing bubbles.
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If I were going to criticise Obama I'd probably start with his habit of ruling by decree, or the political ineptitude that got him into that position in the first place.
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Gum, eh?

A Scandal Worse Than Watergate! (tm) Call Darryl Issa and get the subpoenas rolling!
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He did not notify Congress within thirty days of obtaining and chewing said gum. Furthermore, the gum can't be proven to have originated in the United States, and even has a Foreign Student ID card.
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#50 Jun 09 2014 at 10:32 AM Rating: Good
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At least he didn't bow at the ceremony, did he?
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#51 Jun 09 2014 at 10:44 AM Rating: Excellent
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Did he bring enough for everyone?
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