Why Americans worry the rest of the world
Bizarre May 4th, 2006
Anyone say insular??
Despite the wall-to-wall coverage of the damage from Hurricane Katrina, nearly one-third of young Americans recently polled couldn’t locate Louisiana on a map and nearly half were unable to identify Mississippi.
Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 fared even worse with foreign locations: six in 10 couldn’t find Iraq, according to a Roper poll conducted for National Geographic.
More here. Makes you wonder….doesn’t it.
Tags: americans
May 4th, 2006 at 6:52 pm
It is pretty lame. And yes, I am one of the four that can find Iraq
May 4th, 2006 at 7:58 pm
In response to the question on fortified boarders, I wonder how many responded East & West Germany, or similar?
May 5th, 2006 at 1:48 am
Its really pathetic.. On CNN I just watched and they had to blur out some woman’s face after she couldn’t locate Iraq on a map.
May 5th, 2006 at 8:05 pm
Sometimes I wonder if this is just an American thing or if it is a problem world wide. My conclusion is that it is fairly common among young people world-wide, but America would probably come out worst.
June 6th, 2008 at 4:10 am
Look at a map of the world (the US is just a v.small part) sometime…