Americans: Stupid?

[Grant, Postla..]

Watching this just prompted me to think are the large majority of americans really this ignorant? And does it not bother you that other countries see you in this way? Either way it's pretty funny.


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[secretsociety92]

Haahha, i knew almost all the answers to those questions.

[sdbrown]

Eh, some poeple are stupid. And these shows capitalize on those stupid people. They probably asked about 100 people that knew the right answers, these are the 20 or people that didn't...though as I watch this it does make me ashamed

LMAO at the John Howard thing. And I can't believe poeple don't know simple geography!

[thejetstolehome]

the axis of evil one where the guy says 'germany' is loaded. we haven't really used the "axis of evil" definition for iran, iraq, and north korea for a while and the WWII axis is much more "famous."

EDIT: the last part makes me sick. it's disgusting how quick some people are to just blindly follow leaders.

[mizoka]

i guess almost every country is seen in a wrong way out there.

[music3chick]

"he's from texas, he's gotta be right"

:hammer:

[Duane Chaos]

I'm speechless....please tell me this is an act

[secretsociety92]

I'm speechless....please tell me this is an act
I don't think it is.

[aminorthreat55]

Americans generally aren't that intelligent regarding these things. A UCLA poll a few years ago found that only 11% of college students could name a Supreme Court justice but 33% court name a judge from television. Pathetic.

[Grant, Postla..]

the axis of evil one where the guy says 'germany' is loaded. we haven't really used the "axis of evil" definition for iran, iraq, and north korea for a while and the WWII axis is much more "famous."

EDIT: the last part makes me sick. it's disgusting how quick some people are to just blindly follow leaders.

Was a repeat episode from about around when the War in Iraq broke out the station that that show runs on has no decent shows so they have to resort to repeats of the few good ones they have had previously. Still some of those people are fucking retarded. I thought most people at least knew where Australia is without thinking it could be Korea. and not even knowing our prime minister. lmao.

When it comes to politicians no country is really has better than any other but its just the whole idea of a bunch of god fearing born again christians who follow the every command of someone who comes across as a little slow on the uptake that is kinda scary.

[Trainsaw]

I wouldn't think American's are stupid, we're just ignorant about certain things

[Grant, Postla..]

I'm speechless....please tell me this is an act

Nah these guys go all out with their stuff. A few weeks ago the guy in that video got sent to court because he posed as an official match day merchandise seller selling knuckle busters and fake knives at a Rugby League game where there had been problems with crowd violence. The team was based in an area notorious for its crime rates and violence. It wouldn't be an act they started out as a bunch of radio presenters and did it on a pretty cheap budget at first.

[Grant, Postla..]

I wouldn't think American's are stupid, we're just ignorant about certain things
Everything outside of America? That their president has said they need to invade?

[Trainsaw]

Everything outside of America? That their president has said they need to invade?

There's a difference between stupidity and ignorance, you're lumping a whole group of people based on decisions of some.

[IAmAmazing]

Hahahahahahahahahha, I need to get out of the dumb ass country.

[thejetstolehome]

to be completely frank, i don't think i would've known the prime minister of Australia if he punched me in the gut and told me he was the PM of Australia.

[atticus1492]

That was funny, but really pretty sad. Ignorance like this just pisses me off.

[TheOtherAndrew]

to be completely frank, i don't think i would've known the prime minister of Australia if he punched me in the gut and told me he was the PM of Australia.
Yeah and you could have told me Kyrgyzstan was pretty much anywhere in Central Asia but I mean come on, a fucking triangle?
:explode:

[Broken Parachute]

They only tape the most retarded answers, though hahaha I'm sure there were some people who knew some of those answers and they just didn't show it. People can't be that stupid. Then again...

[TheOtherAndrew]

They only tape the most retarded answers, though hahaha I'm sure there were some people who knew some of those answers and they just didn't show it. People can't be that stupid. Then again...
Well yeah it wouldn't be very funny if they just showed people saying "a triangle has three sides."

[Broken Parachute]

The Berlin Wall was in Israel.

[TheOtherAndrew]

"What religion are Buddhist Monks?"

"Muslim."

[Broken Parachute]

"What religion are Buddhist Monks?"

"Muslim."Genius. Some of those people were amazing.

"Where did KFC come from? Do you know?"

"KFC? The chicken? Ya know...I really don't. I really don't."

"You know what KFC stands for, right?"

"Kentucky Fried Chicken?"

[TheOtherAndrew]

Yeah and then there was this gem.

"Where should we invade next?"

"Iran. I heard there's a revolution there."

What?



Edit: I guess if she was talking about the Islamic Revolution of 1979 she might have been right. But she wasn't.

[thejetstolehome]

"North Korea's really a lot bigger than South Korea."

[AP_Punk]

:lol:

and

:shudder:

[Sleepaway]

I was going to make this exact thread last week.

[Smash Adams]

Genius. Some of those people were amazing.

"Where did KFC come from? Do you know?"

"KFC? The chicken? Ya know...I really don't. I really don't."

"You know what KFC stands for, right?"

"Kentucky Fried Chicken?"
to be fair the colonel was from Indiana

I had no idea who was in the coalition of the willing though, but I know who tony blair is.

[music3chick]

Yeah and you could have told me Kyrgyzstan was pretty much anywhere in Central Asia but I mean come on, a fucking triangle?
:explode:

what do you mean?it has FOUR sides obviously
haha

[Raff]

Watching this just prompted me to think are the large majority of americans really this ignorant? And does it not bother you that other countries see you in this way? Either way it's pretty funny.

Yes, Americans are as dumb as Homer Simpson. Only a nation that stupid could reelect George W. Bush.

[thatwasamoment]

Yes, Americans are as dumb as Homer Simpson. Only a nation that stupid could reelect George W. Bush.
ha, you're from mexico.

[Grant, Postla..]

Out of all the stupid things said on there its more the if George Bush says so it must be right type thing that scares me.

Don't get me wrong I don't really have anything against American's. It's just the overall view of Americans by Australian's is something along those lines just add to that the are all obese fuckers as well. But talking on forums like this i rarely encounter people that fucking thick cept for maybe a few kids who watch way too much MTV. Dw same thing happens here.

These are punk based forums so in general kids involved with the punk scene are far more aware of the world surrounding them and are a pretty small minority. I really just wanted to know if people really are that bad over there. TBH the few americans i have met in my life kinda come across as ignorant as the people on this video.

[Zeke]

Those people are obviously from the South

They don't count

[TheOtherAndrew]

Those people are obviously from the South

They don't count
There are cool people from the south. Just like there are stupid people in California. The difference is instead of having arrogant hippies, the South has arrogant...southerners. Sorry I couldn't think of a better way of putting it.

[icameonherface]

Hahahahahahahahahha, I need to get out of the dumb ass country.

cya.

Yes, Americans are as dumb as Homer Simpson. Only a nation that stupid could reelect George W. Bush.

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[s.t.e.v.e.n.]

Yes, Americans are as dumb as Homer Simpson. Only a nation that stupid could reelect George W. Bush.

only a nation that stupid would keep making George W. Bush jokes instead of participating in the intellectual conversations that solutions come from.

There are cool people from the south. Just like there are stupid people in California. The difference is instead of having arrogant hippies, the South has arrogant...southerners. Sorry I couldn't think of a better way of putting it.


I dont think there is a better way to put it. Arrogant and Ignorant are the same no matter what end of the spectrum you're on.

[Raff]

ha, you're from mexico.

At least I don't see the world like this:

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/3167/americanworldms0.jpg

[jaymofokinwalsh]

All I can honestly say is...
Ehh.
Woww.

[IAPAI]

only a nation that stupid would keep making George W. Bush jokes instead of participating in the intellectual conversations that solutions come from.




I dont think there is a better way to put it. Arrogant and Ignorant are the same no matter what end of the spectrum you're on.

Unless it's the spectrum of literal meaning. In which case they are not the same.. at all.

[AnF1500]

Ahhh ... I'd like to hope that they just intereviewed a hundred people and then chose to only show the most retarded.

[AP_Punk]

Ahhh ... I'd like to hope that they just intereviewed a hundred people and then chose to only show the most retarded.

i think so. but, still, i can't believe there's people out there THAT stupid.

[AnF1500]

i think so. but, still, i can't believe there's people out there THAT stupid.


Sadly...I'm positive there are. I unfortunatley have had the displeasure of coming across a few.
But atleast the ones I've met are young...still have hope..

but those older people on that video......I dont know..

[cantnokdahustle]

I would like to state that it is a direct product of our system of unequal education coupled with the ever pervasive idea that capital is worth far more than knowledge and policy... but I know those people, and they are called business majors.

[TheOtherAndrew]

Sadly...I'm positive there are. I unfortunatley have had the displeasure of coming across a few.
But atleast the ones I've met are young...still have hope..

but those older people on that video......I dont know..
Old ignorant people are amazing. Like that woman who got asked what the currency of the United Kingdom is and started to laugh. So many of my friends' moms were like that while I was living down south...

[AnF1500]

Old ignorant people are amazing. Like that woman who got asked what the currency of the United Kingdom is and started to laugh. So many of my friends' moms were like that while I was living down south...


down south... theres the issue haha kidding..sort of.

Alot of my friend's parents are ignorant fucks. But then again, alot of other adults I know are intelligent.

Its probably split down the middle....thats still alot of stupid people.

[concernedparent]

hahahahah, that map is so funny where they have iraq in the totally wrong place. That's funny.

[concernedparent]

man that map is funny. Good stuff. And I'm sure they had to interview hundreds of people to find people that stupid...I'm sure you could do this in any country.

[concernedparent]

Oh come on now, I'd say about 1:100 people support bush these days, so the fact that this interviewer found that many people that would support the president blindly shows that he had interview an assload of people. I like this show though.

[Ambulance Y]

Americans: Stupid?

In a word...yes.

[concernedparent]

Americans: Stupid?

In a word...yes.
Yeah probably.

[s.t.e.v.e.n.]

Unless it's the spectrum of literal meaning. In which case they are not the same.. at all.


true
i meant that if you are both arrogant and / or ignorant, not that arrogant and ignorant are the same. although it seems that a lot of times, ignorant people are very arrogant in their ignorance.

[Ambulance Y]

Yeah probably.

I mean, it's not everyone, but the majority of this population really is not appropriately educated on most subjects, nor do they care to be. It's an American Idol culture, and your average American is more concerned about Anna Nicole Smith than intellectual matters.

[concernedparent]

I mean, it's not everyone, but the majority of this population really is not appropriately educated on most subjects, nor do they care to be. It's an American Idol culture, and your average American is more concerned about Anna Nicole Smith than intellectual matters.
Well, the people on this video definitely isn't the majority.

[Ambulance Y]

Well, the people on this video definitely isn't the majority.

You're right. I'd say that the people in the video represent some of the more ignorant people in the population, although I think they are more numerous than you think. I mean all you ahve to do is look at this community. There are 5,977 threads in the entertainment forum, and 1,808 in the politics forum. America just wants to be entertained. We'd rather eat up tv game shows like Deal or no Deal, and garbage like MTV than think about, become educated on, and debate intellectual topics that will determine our futures.

[concernedparent]

You're right. I'd say that the people in the video represent some of the more ignorant people in the population, although I think they are more numerous than you think. I mean all you ahve to do is look at this community. There are 5,977 threads in the entertainment forum, and 1,808 in the politics forum. America just wants to be entertained. We'd rather eat up tv game shows like Deal or no Deal, and garbage like MTV than think about, become educated on, and debate intellectual topics that will determine our futures.
Are other countries so much better?

[concernedparent]

I have no idea what coffeeanan is or whatever the hell he said.

[Ambulance Y]

Are other countries so much better?

I really don't know. I've never been outside of the United States, but it seems to me that Europe at least is more connected to reality than America. One example that sticks out to me is the acceptance of evolution in other countries...

Here is a chart showing what percentage of countries hold evolution to be true, false, or not sure...etc

http://www.dragonballyee.com/blogpics/2006/08August/evolution.jpg

[concernedparent]

I really don't know. I've never been outside of the United States, but it seems to me that Europe at least is more connected to reality than America. One example that sticks out to me is the acceptance of evolution in other countries...

Here is a chart showing what percentage of countries hold evolution to be true, false, or not sure...etc

http://www.dragonballyee.com/blogpics/2006/08August/evolution.jpg
We eat turkey for thanksgiving.

[Tristan Needler]

Are other countries so much better?
In all honesty, yes.

I feel stupid in a conversation about politics with anyone here after going through American public schools. They really teach you so little about any other country. Essentially no one in my high school, which was two hours' drive from the Canadian border, could name the prime minister. Not even teachers. Can you? The history they teach of other countries is abysmal. It's not so much the people's fault, they just don't get taught anything, and haven't for generations.

Eda went to school in Albania, where she had to know the name and capitol of every US state. Same thing with my mom who went to school in Canada in the 60's. Eda had to know all about how the governments of all the countries nearby. Can you even describe the governments of your two neighbouring countries? Can you even name their leaders? And it's not because you're stupid (well...), it's because no one teaches you. American education really doesn't care about the rest of the world (cue Mike Myers looking at me as if I'm crazy). Maybe instead of learning about "checks and balances" every year since fourth grade, they can teach a little something else.

[TheOtherAndrew]

http://www.dragonballyee.com/blogpics/2006/08August/evolution.jpg
Fuck whoever made that list for excluding Canada.

[Tristan Needler]

Fuck whoever made that list for excluding Canada.
I'm guessing they couldn't find enough people to survey.

[concernedparent]

In all honesty, yes.

I feel stupid in a conversation about politics with anyone here after going through American public schools. They really teach you so little about any other country. Essentially no one in my high school, which was two hours' drive from the Canadian border, could name the prime minister. Not even teachers. Can you? The history they teach of other countries is abysmal. It's not so much the people's fault, they just don't get taught anything, and haven't for generations.

Eda went to school in Albania, where she had to know the name and capitol of every US state. Same thing with my mom who went to school in Canada in the 60's. Eda had to know all about how the governments of all the countries nearby. Can you even describe the governments of your two neighbouring countries? Can you even name their leaders? And it's not because you're stupid (well...), it's because no one teaches you. American education really doesn't care about the rest of the world (cue Mike Myers looking at me as if I'm crazy). Maybe instead of learning about "checks and balances" every year since fourth grade, they can teach a little something else.
haha, I know nothing about canada's government or mexico's, word. I did have world history last year, but that was kind of far back history, so I don't know anything modern. And yeah, I have no idea about any other countries, seems like everyone's given the vibe that no other govt's really matter unless they're fascist or communist.

[concernedparent]

In all honesty, yes.

I feel stupid in a conversation about politics with anyone here after going through American public schools. They really teach you so little about any other country. Essentially no one in my high school, which was two hours' drive from the Canadian border, could name the prime minister. Not even teachers. Can you? The history they teach of other countries is abysmal. It's not so much the people's fault, they just don't get taught anything, and haven't for generations.

Eda went to school in Albania, where she had to know the name and capitol of every US state. Same thing with my mom who went to school in Canada in the 60's. Eda had to know all about how the governments of all the countries nearby. Can you even describe the governments of your two neighbouring countries? Can you even name their leaders? And it's not because you're stupid (well...), it's because no one teaches you. American education really doesn't care about the rest of the world (cue Mike Myers looking at me as if I'm crazy). Maybe instead of learning about "checks and balances" every year since fourth grade, they can teach a little something else.
I don't know too much about the U.S. either. I doubt I could name 30 states, and I doubt I could name 8 capitals. We were supposed to learn them in both 5th and 8th grade, but like, my class didn't both times, coincidentially, so I know nothing.

[Tristan Needler]

At least I don't see the world like this:

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/3167/americanworldms0.jpg
They should have made Africa say AIDS.

[TheOtherAndrew]

I'm guessing they couldn't find enough people to survey.
We are a reclusive people.

[concernedparent]

We are a reclusive people.
The only canadian I've ever met is the biggest most annoying ****** ass bitch in the whole world, who makes sure to compare everything to canada. Sample sentence: "At least people can drive in canada!" "We'd never do that in canada!". That bitch moved here when she was 5...she was in my fucking kindergarten class, quit trying to act all elite.

In addition, she sits right in the front of every class, and raises her hand at every fucking opportunity to the point where everyone wants to hit her.

[TheOtherAndrew]

In addition, she sits right in the front of every class, and raises her hand at every fucking opportunity to the point where everyone wants to hit her.
Do it. And then stick an American flag in her skull.

[Tristan Needler]

The only canadian I've ever met is the biggest most annoying ****** ass bitch in the whole world, who makes sure to compare everything to canada. Sample sentence: "At least people can drive in canada!" "We'd never do that in canada!". That bitch moved here when she was 5...she was in my fucking kindergarten class, quit trying to act all elite.

In addition, she sits right in the front of every class, and raises her hand at every fucking opportunity to the point where everyone wants to hit her.
Is she from Quebec?

[TheOtherAndrew]

Is she from Quebec?
hahahaha

[justinevans]

der i from amerika i must b petarted.

[concernedparent]

Do it. And then stick an American flag in her skull.
hahahaha, ameriowned!

[concernedparent]

Is she from Quebec?
No clue.

[chronomic]

dont know if its been said but thats the same thing jay leno does nearly everynight. its easy to leave out the people who know the questions

[Raff]

Only a nation that stupid could reelect this guy:

http://www.crazysquirrel.com/images/humour/stupid-bush-1.jpg

[justinevans]

Only a nation that stupid could reelect this guy:

http://www.crazysquirrel.com/images/humour/stupid-bush-1.jpg

where are you from?

[chronomic]

Only a nation that stupid could reelect this guy:

http://www.crazysquirrel.com/images/humour/stupid-bush-1.jpg

hes obvliously tricking the enemy to thinking hes not looking

[TheOtherAndrew]

hes obvliously tricking the enemy to thinking hes not looking
This guy doesn't even need a secretary of defense!

[Sleepaway]

I spend an entire year of my 2 year politics course in school doing US politics, aswell as learning about election systems in countries like Israel and the Netherlands. Britain is good for teaching people about other countries.

But we would have people who are almost as dumb as that.

[Salomonbz90]

haha I love when he put France in the middle of the ocean and the dude pinned it without even questioning it haha

[Salomonbz90]

there's some funny shit on there haha

[concernedparent]

This videos pretty funny though, it gave me a good laugh.

[Blake Solomon]

i would like to see how many people got questions right that they didnt show.

[Fedaykin]

Funny video, its an almost universally held view here that Americans are mostly fat, materialistic and stupid. Not an entirely true stereotype

Ok, with you so far

but the south gives the rest of the US a bad name.

Darn! See, now you've lost me. Why debunk your credibility like that? You admit that most non Americans' perception of Americans as "fat, materialistic and stupid" is a stereotype and therefore false, and yet you back up this bit of info with another stereotype? The rest of the US doesn't need the south to give the US a bad name, every state gives the US an equally bad name and by spouting silly stereotypes and hasty generalizations like that, you give us a bad name too

[IAPAI]

watching this video reminded me of this thread:
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Although the guys provoked the entire thing, it was pretty funny to see how aggressive the reactions were.