U.S. Americans
It always makes me sad when I read stats that Americans are terrible at geography. Over 80% couldn't find Iraq on a map. Wow! I have a friend that I was talking with recently who couldn't name more than a handful of states in the US (she was american). I feel bad for this girl, but somebody showed me this video of a miss america contestant the other day and found it pretty funny.
Perhaps it's because I studied international relations in college, or that I live abroad. I just think it should be a genuine responsibility for people to have an awareness of where various countries are located throughout the world.
I can't tell you how many times I've met people from other countries and see their eyes light up when I asked them something that showed I had made an effort to learn something about their culture.
The world is only getting smaller, and the velocity of growing interconnectedness with other cultures is scary.. A little geography knowledge goes a long way.
It inspired Jay, Jill, Kate and myself to do geography tests. We ended up spending a few hours testing ourselves and comparing our scores. Dare I say, it was really fun.
Africa was almost impossible. Here is the link, it's a great way to test your knowledge and improve your geography skills.
Click HERE to test yourself
Here is this poor girl from South Carolina
Perhaps it's because I studied international relations in college, or that I live abroad. I just think it should be a genuine responsibility for people to have an awareness of where various countries are located throughout the world.
I can't tell you how many times I've met people from other countries and see their eyes light up when I asked them something that showed I had made an effort to learn something about their culture.
The world is only getting smaller, and the velocity of growing interconnectedness with other cultures is scary.. A little geography knowledge goes a long way.
It inspired Jay, Jill, Kate and myself to do geography tests. We ended up spending a few hours testing ourselves and comparing our scores. Dare I say, it was really fun.
Africa was almost impossible. Here is the link, it's a great way to test your knowledge and improve your geography skills.
Click HERE to test yourself
Here is this poor girl from South Carolina
posted by dcschmiddy at 4:49 PM
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Dave,
Amy and I just watched this about 5 minutes ago on YouTube, and then I logged on and saw it here - Hilarious.
"...and I'm proud to be an American..."
I must give high marks to her coach, such as, for her to keep her beauty queen composure, such as, for all plumbers, such as, yellow polka dots, such as. . . Come on Congress, bust loose with some money for maps for our deprived school children.
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