It's not the Yanks who are Dumb
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you are going to be fine
jim
just breath deeply
relax
we wont hurt you
i will be reading to you from
--manufacturing consent --by you know who
it could been subtitled
---or--how the elites make the common folk dumb---
hey--- this happens EVERYWHERE-- whats different is the POWER the US wields---
if its dumb-- ie re-elects Bush par example
its dumbness hurts the world
whereas the supposed dumbness of fins --
merely amuses the swedes
jim
just breath deeply
relax
we wont hurt you
i will be reading to you from
--manufacturing consent --by you know who
it could been subtitled
---or--how the elites make the common folk dumb---
hey--- this happens EVERYWHERE-- whats different is the POWER the US wields---
if its dumb-- ie re-elects Bush par example
its dumbness hurts the world
whereas the supposed dumbness of fins --
merely amuses the swedes
The British frigid bitch Anne Robinson, host of The Weakest Link, claims all Americans are dumb, who are we to argue with the woman?
Man, I don't have any cheap liquor.
And won't waste Maker's Mark.
Woo.
Woozy here.
What Cortezzz ?
Who are you ?
And won't waste Maker's Mark.
Woo.
Woozy here.
What Cortezzz ?
Who are you ?
How Americans can say they are more intelligent than the British is beyond me.
British schoolchildren regularly rank 4th or 5th in the world for maths and science grades, behind only Scandinavian nations, whereas the US often ranks around 24th.
Britain's literacy rate is 99%, whereas that of both the US AND Canada is 96% - pitiful for rich, Western nations.
And the US might have more Nobel Prize winners, in total, than any nation on the planet (with Britain 2nd), but when you look at Nobel Prize winners per capita, US only just makes it into the Top 10 whereas Britain is 3rd - behind Iceland and Finland.
British schoolchildren regularly rank 4th or 5th in the world for maths and science grades, behind only Scandinavian nations, whereas the US often ranks around 24th.
Britain's literacy rate is 99%, whereas that of both the US AND Canada is 96% - pitiful for rich, Western nations.
And the US might have more Nobel Prize winners, in total, than any nation on the planet (with Britain 2nd), but when you look at Nobel Prize winners per capita, US only just makes it into the Top 10 whereas Britain is 3rd - behind Iceland and Finland.
And, despite the fact America is home to Hollywood, American television is AWFUL, whereas British TV is the best in the world.
American shows on British TV aren't very good - and even then, we only get the BEST American TV shows. God knows what the rets of American TV is like.
American shows on British TV aren't very good - and even then, we only get the BEST American TV shows. God knows what the rets of American TV is like.
Does this mean you get to see 'The Jerry Springer Show' over there? Between him and Maury Povich , there seems to be a constant battle to see how low a television show can go & as of now,maury has a slight lead in idiocy. I have had the chance to see several episodes of "Shameless" & it's one of the most interesting shows out of England yet 
ITN, I completely agree with the author. How people label Americans as though there is no diversity is ridiculous. I do have stupid American stories, but I have far more stupid Canadian stories
Oh, and don't you start trash talking my neck of the woods! LA has tons of fun stuff to do you know. I'm heading there tonight to hopefully watch my friends have enough to drink to attempt some kareoke and ride the mechanical bull. Wish me luck!
Oh, and don't you start trash talking my neck of the woods! LA has tons of fun stuff to do you know. I'm heading there tonight to hopefully watch my friends have enough to drink to attempt some kareoke and ride the mechanical bull. Wish me luck!
Re: RE: It's not the Yanks who are Dumb
But Canada doesn't have anything like this
http://www.worldcitizenguide.com/index2.html
tracy said:ITN, I completely agree with the author. How people label Americans as though there is no diversity is ridiculous. I do have stupid American stories, but I have far more stupid Canadian stories
But Canada doesn't have anything like this
http://www.worldcitizenguide.com/index2.html
missile said:Does this mean you get to see 'The Jerry Springer Show' over there? Between him and Maury Povich , there seems to be a constant battle to see how low a television show can go & as of now,maury has a slight lead in idiocy. I have had the chance to see several episodes of "Shameless" & it's one of the most interesting shows out of England yet
We have the Jerry Springer Show, but the British version - made in Britain and with British guests.
And we consider Jerry as one of ours, as he moved from England to America when he was young.
The Mirror.
May 2006
Most young Americans can't find Iraq on map - study
By Deborah Zabarenko
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most American young people can't find Iraq on a map, even though U.S. troops have been there for more than three years, according to a new geographic literacy study released on Tuesday.
Fewer than 4 in 10 Americans aged 18-24 in a survey could place Iraq on an unlabelled map of the Middle East, a study conducted for National Geographic found. Only about one-quarter of respondents could find Iran and Israel on the same map.
Sixty-nine percent of young people picked out China on a map of Asia, but only about half could find India and Japan and only 12 percent correctly located Afghanistan.
"I'm not sure how important it is that young adults can find Afghanistan on a map. But ... that is symptomatic of the bigger issue, and that's (U.S. young adults) not having a sense that things around the world really matter that much," said John Fahey, president of the National Geographic Society.
The study results confirm Fahey's concern: 21 percent said it was "not too important" to know where countries in the news are located.
Half of respondents said it was "absolutely necessary" to know how to read a map, but a large percentage lacked basic practical map-reading skills.
For example, most young people were able to locate a port city on a fictitious map, but one-third would have gone in the wrong direction in the event of an evacuation.
In general, natural disasters appear to have a limited impact on young Americans' view of the world, the study found.
Only 35 percent identified Pakistan as the country hit by a catastrophic earthquake last October, killing over 70,000 people; 29 percent thought it happened in Sri Lanka.
Most respondents could find Louisiana and Mississippi, but still more than one-third failed to find those two states that were the subject of daily news coverage after the onslaught of hurricanes Katrina and Rita last year.
There were some positive signs: young people who go online for news and who use two or more different news sources show a greater knowledge of geography, the study found.
In addition, the American Association of Geography reported that enrolments in college geography classes is up.
Young men did better on geography questions than young women.
International travel and foreign language study improved geographic knowledge although recent immigrants and the children of immigrants tended to get fewer questions right.
The study was conducted in face-to-face interviews with 510 respondents in the continental United States in late 2005 and early 2006. It has an error margin of 4.4 percentage points.
Aiming to improve geographic literacy among U.S. young people, National Geographic joined with businesses, non-profit and educational groups to launch a five-year multimedia campaign called My Wonderful World. More information is available online at www.mywonderfulworld.org.
mirror.co.uk