Worlds best country at geography is…

Sweden .. 2nd Germany and 3rd Italy.  Other top ranked nations were France, Japan, United Kingdom and Canada. Sweden also tops the chart as the country where the most percentage (89%) of the population can speak at least one foreign language fluently.

The United States was placed second to last. Only 13% of the Americans know where Afghanistan is and only 13% knew where Iraq is.

All this according to the German version of National Geographic’s (National Geographic Deutschland).

[videoholic]

Well it would of course make sense that european countries would do well since you guys are like freaking states you are so small.  Hell, I know where indiana is.  Isn\'t that like knowing Lybia?

[Jumpman]

^That\'s a good point. All the earopean countries are small and bunched up together(clustered).

Also, our educational(I\'m from Canada, similar to the US then) systems are probably different from european education. The US will have you focusing on memorising states, not other countries while Sweden may do the opposite.

But, the main thing here is who gives a flying **** who can point out another country on the map.

Originally posted by Videoholic
Well it would of course make sense that european countries would do well since you guys are like freaking states you are so small.  Hell, I know where indiana is.  Isn\'t that like knowing Lybia?

The questions were not only about Europe, they asked questions about countries throughout the world. (Asia, Africa, America ect)

But its pretty much common knowlege that yanks are not very good at geography..

All the earopean countries are small and bunched up together(clustered).

You should have seen Europe back in the 14th century. Germany had something over 100 small kingdoms

Also, our educational(I\'m from Canada, similar to the US then) systems are probably different from european education. The US will have you focusing on memorising states, not other countries while Sweden may do the opposite.

Yep its a possibility.
But when I went to school they made us memorize our small provinces (ie I live in the province Småland. Stockholm is in the Södermanland province.) .. We have 25 provinces.

Then again we have one of the best educational systems in the world

But, the main thing here is who gives a flying **** who can point out another country on the map.

Obviously you don’t.

Originally posted by fastson
The United States was placed second to last. Only 13% of the Americans know where Afghanistan is and only 13% knew where Iraq is.

Hell, when Bush, our president, was running for election, he didn\'t even know that Austria was in Europe.  We have some smart people here, but we have a ton of really stupid ones too.

Yeah, I knew we sucked at Geography. Sad, I know where most shit is...Geography and History - for the most part, easy.

See Yuz.

[videoholic]

Originally posted by fastson


The questions were not only about Europe, they asked questions about countries throughout the world. (Asia, Africa, America ect)

But its pretty much common knowlege that yanks are not very good at geography..

My point wasn\'t that they were only about europe.  I was mainly saying that countries in europe have a head start on knowing where a heck of a lot of countries are because they are all bunched up right there.  Just like we have states.

Although I realize americans are notorious about being ignorant about other countries.  

Heck, if you gave me a blank map I would get probably a good 60% of the countries wrong in the world yet I\'d get all 50 states.

Lol.

Americans are stupid.

Was watching Leno one night... he had his jaywalking thing.  Asked some chick what the highest point on the EARTH was... she replied MARS.  Leno said it again, then she said PLUTO.

we don\'t know much about geography because as a whole we\'re very ethnocentric.  This could be because of the narcissistic attitude that we have, it could also be because we\'re pretty much seperated from the rest of the world because of us being seperated from most continents by an ocean.  Either way, I\'m not going to loose any sleep over it.

[videoholic]

I don\'t know any other countries locations because I just don\'t care about the little people.

Pfft, I\'ll out geographi all you alls!

Word. America has its handful of brilliant minds as well. Don\'t let the illegal immigrants and rednecks fool you.

Originally posted by Vapor Snake
America has its handful of brilliant minds as well.

Thanks for mentioning me!

You also have much fewer people living in your countries, we have more, so the percentage rate is more likely going to be higher, as more people=more stupid people!!!

Geography smack.   LoL