The world thinks Americans are stupid

[Don Breezio]

Dutch people:

1) Are ignorant, but by far not as ignorant as Americans. Basically, most people are ignorant. I'm just not one of them, I know that

ROFL...dude you are one of the most ignorant people i know

2) Will cuss you out if you're walking outside and you coincidentally walk against someone; Americans will laugh about it.

thats something to brag about (rolls eyes), i guess we're just too ignorant to know how to cuss people out just because they accidentally brushed against us?

But I'd rather live in the US to be honest. I think it's a great country. I'm actually trying to move there in 2 years. First I'm gonna finish college and then I'm gonna try to find a job over there

its a great country...as long as you dont have to deal with all us ignorant dumbfucks who only know the important countries right?  

[Maestro Minded]

i agree with trauma entirely...what makes me laugh (and a little pissed off) is when people from other countries say shit like "americans are ignorant because they dont know anything about the world outside of america"...well here's a good example that always stuck with me...one day i was talking to mauzip about all of this shit...like a year ago. and he was like "americans are ignorant...you dont even know you're geography overseas" and i was like "no, not all of use are like that...most of us do know our geography but its not like we memorize every little place" and he was like "well thats ignorant" and this convo started because of the war so i was like "we know all the places we are at in the war(s) and whatnot"...at that point he was like "yeah but you guys dont know anything other than that" so i said "i bet before you moved to the US you didnt know the geography of all 50 states"...his reply was "no but i knew all the important ones, texas, california, etc..."...i laughed so hard...so we are ignorant for not knowing the geography of a place we've never been to. but the place he lived for a year or more he still didnt realize that every state has just as much importance as another. im not tryin to diss mauzip im just sayin i hear a lot of stupid shit like that. and its rediculous. people have this preconcieved notion that americans are just a bunch of ignorant assholes...and its not true.

and how many provinces in lets say sweden do you know??.. way less than the ammount of states i know in USA.... you cant compare countries with states/provinces

LMAO you just proved my point...if its ok for me to not know that then why is it ok to not know the 50 states? its the same damn concept. saying "I know all the important ones" is ignorant as fuck.

you dont get it...

the world outside america is divided in countries
many americans cant name those countries
you cant compare "americans not knowing other countries" with "europeans not knowing the 50 states of america"
thats my point...
the average "non-american" human know WAY MORE about other countries than the average american, for example:
80% of the american youth have never visited another country (compare that to 30% for european countries)
87% of the american youth cant locate iraq on the map
83% of the american youth cant locate afghanistan on the map

americans dont even know their own country, according to a recent test, made by "National Geographic":
10% of the american youth cant locate their own country on the map
25% of the american youth dont know the population of america
33% of the american youth cant locate the state of new jersey on the map
50% of the american youth cant locate the state of new york on the map


now how can you defend THAT^^

[Don Breezio]

i agree with trauma entirely...what makes me laugh (and a little pissed off) is when people from other countries say shit like "americans are ignorant because they dont know anything about the world outside of america"...well here's a good example that always stuck with me...one day i was talking to mauzip about all of this shit...like a year ago. and he was like "americans are ignorant...you dont even know you're geography overseas" and i was like "no, not all of use are like that...most of us do know our geography but its not like we memorize every little place" and he was like "well thats ignorant" and this convo started because of the war so i was like "we know all the places we are at in the war(s) and whatnot"...at that point he was like "yeah but you guys dont know anything other than that" so i said "i bet before you moved to the US you didnt know the geography of all 50 states"...his reply was "no but i knew all the important ones, texas, california, etc..."...i laughed so hard...so we are ignorant for not knowing the geography of a place we've never been to. but the place he lived for a year or more he still didnt realize that every state has just as much importance as another. im not tryin to diss mauzip im just sayin i hear a lot of stupid shit like that. and its rediculous. people have this preconcieved notion that americans are just a bunch of ignorant assholes...and its not true.

and how many provinces in lets say sweden do you know??.. way less than the ammount of states i know in USA.... you cant compare countries with states/provinces

LMAO you just proved my point...if its ok for me to not know that then why is it ok to not know the 50 states? its the same damn concept. saying "I know all the important ones" is ignorant as fuck.

you dont get it...

the world outside america is divided in countries
many americans cant name those countries
you cant compare "americans not knowing other countries" with "europeans not knowing the 50 states of america"
thats my point...
the average "non-american" human know WAY MORE about other countries than the average american, for example:
80% of the american youth have never visited another country (compare that to 30% for european countries)
87% of the american youth cant locate iraq on the map
83% of the american youth cant locate afghanistan on the map

americans dont even know their own country, according to a recent test, made by "National Geographic":
10% of the american youth cant locate their own country on the map
25% of the american youth dont know the population of america
33% of the american youth cant locate the state of new jersey on the map
50% of the american youth cant locate the state of new york on the map


now how can you defend THAT^^

10% of the american youth cant locate their own country on the map (because they are either A) less than 3 years old or B) retarded
25% of the american youth dont know the population of america (why do we give a fuck what the population is? it does absolutely nothing...its a useless peice of info)
33% of the american youth cant locate the state of new jersey on the map (33% of america is not all of them)
50% of the american youth cant locate the state of new york on the map (50% is not true and i can gauruntee that. and like i said above...50 percent is not all of america now is it)

[Lincoln]

the dumbest people though i'd have to say out of that bunch would have to be the french canadians as well as the rudest.

Just so you know, French Canadians are the most hated by fellow Canadians. Quebec is almost like a different country. They mainly keep to themselves.

[Don Breezio]

the dumbest people though i'd have to say out of that bunch would have to be the french canadians as well as the rudest.

Just so you know, French Canadians are the most hated by fellow Canadians. Quebec is almost like a different country. They mainly keep to themselves.

lol...thats like hillbillies in america

[Maestro Minded]

i agree with trauma entirely...what makes me laugh (and a little pissed off) is when people from other countries say shit like "americans are ignorant because they dont know anything about the world outside of america"...well here's a good example that always stuck with me...one day i was talking to mauzip about all of this shit...like a year ago. and he was like "americans are ignorant...you dont even know you're geography overseas" and i was like "no, not all of use are like that...most of us do know our geography but its not like we memorize every little place" and he was like "well thats ignorant" and this convo started because of the war so i was like "we know all the places we are at in the war(s) and whatnot"...at that point he was like "yeah but you guys dont know anything other than that" so i said "i bet before you moved to the US you didnt know the geography of all 50 states"...his reply was "no but i knew all the important ones, texas, california, etc..."...i laughed so hard...so we are ignorant for not knowing the geography of a place we've never been to. but the place he lived for a year or more he still didnt realize that every state has just as much importance as another. im not tryin to diss mauzip im just sayin i hear a lot of stupid shit like that. and its rediculous. people have this preconcieved notion that americans are just a bunch of ignorant assholes...and its not true.

and how many provinces in lets say sweden do you know??.. way less than the ammount of states i know in USA.... you cant compare countries with states/provinces

LMAO you just proved my point...if its ok for me to not know that then why is it ok to not know the 50 states? its the same damn concept. saying "I know all the important ones" is ignorant as fuck.

you dont get it...

the world outside america is divided in countries
many americans cant name those countries
you cant compare "americans not knowing other countries" with "europeans not knowing the 50 states of america"
thats my point...
the average "non-american" human know WAY MORE about other countries than the average american, for example:
80% of the american youth have never visited another country (compare that to 30% for european countries)
87% of the american youth cant locate iraq on the map
83% of the american youth cant locate afghanistan on the map

americans dont even know their own country, according to a recent test, made by "National Geographic":
10% of the american youth cant locate their own country on the map
25% of the american youth dont know the population of america
33% of the american youth cant locate the state of new jersey on the map
50% of the american youth cant locate the state of new york on the map


now how can you defend THAT^^

10% of the american youth cant locate their own country on the map (because they are either A) less than 3 years old or B) retarded
25% of the american youth dont know the population of america (why do we give a fuck what the population is? it does absolutely nothing...its a useless peice of info)
33% of the american youth cant locate the state of new jersey on the map (33% of america is not all of them)
50% of the american youth cant locate the state of new york on the map (50% is not true and i can gauruntee that. and like i said above...50 percent is not all of america now is it)

come on man... dont act stupid, you know that we're not talking about babies here... so you're basicly saying that 10% of the american youth is retarted... i would prefer to say "stupid", but sure, i guess "retarded" will do...

"X% of america is not all of them"

i never claimed that ALL americans are stupid

[Jome]

Royce: When you assume America is like Ricki Lake or Springer, that just shows your ignorance.  You have no idea what America is like, you just base your opinion on T.V. shows.  

No.
When 75% of Americans on TV are stupid, arrogant, selfobsessed etc., Americans have theirselves to blame.. quality-control on junk-TV would have been a nice move to improve the general impression of American intelligence.

What else than TV, magazines, newspapers, books & internet can you base your general opinion on, about a country you never been in, huh ??

Just look at U.K., they produce a whole lot of TV, but do you find all that garbage/trash shows that U.S. is producing.. ??
No, they have a much higher quality control on what they put the "U.K.-produced" stamp on.

[Don Breezio]

Royce: When you assume America is like Ricki Lake or Springer, that just shows your ignorance.  You have no idea what America is like, you just base your opinion on T.V. shows.  

No.
When 75% of Americans on TV are stupid, arrogant, selfobsessed etc., Americans have theirselves to blame.. quality-control on junk-TV would have been a nice move to improve the general impression of American intelligence.

What else than TV, magazines, newspapers, books & internet can you base your general opinion on, about a country you never been in, huh ??

Just look at U.K., they produce a whole lot of TV, but do you find all that garbage/trash shows that U.S. is producing.. ??
No, they have a much higher quality control on what they put the "U.K.-produced" stamp on.

dude all that shit on jerry springer and jenny jones and whatnot is fake...its all hired actors lol....a very small part of the population is like that...im not saying no one is because i have known people like that before and they are fucked up...but all of those people are actors hired to do taht shit.

[Don Breezio]

i agree with trauma entirely...what makes me laugh (and a little pissed off) is when people from other countries say shit like "americans are ignorant because they dont know anything about the world outside of america"...well here's a good example that always stuck with me...one day i was talking to mauzip about all of this shit...like a year ago. and he was like "americans are ignorant...you dont even know you're geography overseas" and i was like "no, not all of use are like that...most of us do know our geography but its not like we memorize every little place" and he was like "well thats ignorant" and this convo started because of the war so i was like "we know all the places we are at in the war(s) and whatnot"...at that point he was like "yeah but you guys dont know anything other than that" so i said "i bet before you moved to the US you didnt know the geography of all 50 states"...his reply was "no but i knew all the important ones, texas, california, etc..."...i laughed so hard...so we are ignorant for not knowing the geography of a place we've never been to. but the place he lived for a year or more he still didnt realize that every state has just as much importance as another. im not tryin to diss mauzip im just sayin i hear a lot of stupid shit like that. and its rediculous. people have this preconcieved notion that americans are just a bunch of ignorant assholes...and its not true.

and how many provinces in lets say sweden do you know??.. way less than the ammount of states i know in USA.... you cant compare countries with states/provinces

LMAO you just proved my point...if its ok for me to not know that then why is it ok to not know the 50 states? its the same damn concept. saying "I know all the important ones" is ignorant as fuck.

you dont get it...

the world outside america is divided in countries
many americans cant name those countries
you cant compare "americans not knowing other countries" with "europeans not knowing the 50 states of america"
thats my point...
the average "non-american" human know WAY MORE about other countries than the average american, for example:
80% of the american youth have never visited another country (compare that to 30% for european countries)
87% of the american youth cant locate iraq on the map
83% of the american youth cant locate afghanistan on the map

americans dont even know their own country, according to a recent test, made by "National Geographic":
10% of the american youth cant locate their own country on the map
25% of the american youth dont know the population of america
33% of the american youth cant locate the state of new jersey on the map
50% of the american youth cant locate the state of new york on the map


now how can you defend THAT^^

10% of the american youth cant locate their own country on the map (because they are either A) less than 3 years old or B) retarded
25% of the american youth dont know the population of america (why do we give a fuck what the population is? it does absolutely nothing...its a useless peice of info)
33% of the american youth cant locate the state of new jersey on the map (33% of america is not all of them)
50% of the american youth cant locate the state of new york on the map (50% is not true and i can gauruntee that. and like i said above...50 percent is not all of america now is it)

come on man... dont act stupid, you know that we're not talking about babies here... so you're basicly saying that 10% of the american youth is retarted... i would prefer to say "stupid", but sure, i guess "retarded" will do...

"X% of america is not all of them"

i never claimed that ALL americans are stupid

what i was indirectly stating (and i didnt do a very good job...sorry) was that they cant survey all of america. surveying one place and getting results like that doesnt mean shit...because there are some areas of america where 90% of the population is illiterate or inbred and there are some areas where 90% of the population is genius business like mf's...you can't base all of america on a survey because it would take years to survey all of america and by the time it was done the results would be worthless.

[Jome]

dude all that shit on jerry springer and jenny jones and whatnot is fake...its all hired actors lol....a very small part of the population is like that...im not saying no one is because i have known people like that before and they are fucked up...but all of those people are actors hired to do taht shit.

Same difference.. people take what they see/hear in for consideration and make up a general impression..
Faking it makes it even worse, in many peoples opinion.

[Don Breezio]

dude all that shit on jerry springer and jenny jones and whatnot is fake...its all hired actors lol....a very small part of the population is like that...im not saying no one is because i have known people like that before and they are fucked up...but all of those people are actors hired to do taht shit.

Same difference.. people take what they see/hear in for consideration and make up a general impression..
Faking it makes it even worse, in many peoples opinion.

i agree that but thats the media doing all that shit...not america. i have no control over whether or not they hire actors to be illiterate hillbillies. and neither does 99% of america...people take the wrong shit into consideration when they look at america.

[Jome]

i agree that but thats the media doing all that shit...not america. i have no control over whether or not they hire actors to be illiterate hillbillies. and neither does 99% of america...people take the wrong shit into consideration when they look at america.

Yeah, reminds me off..

The media in America seems to be having WAY TOO MUCH power.
And as we all know, media is very important to the general impression of a country.

[budsmokeronly]

just the fact that those dumb ass shows like jerry springer have been on tv for awhile shows that americans are dumb.  they wouldn't be on tv, if people didn't watch them.  So if a show like jerry springer lasts for as long as it has, that means there are a lot of people out there who like it.  And you gotta be dumb to like that show, or any show like it.

The fact that Britney spears, nsync, (fill in the blank of just about any mainstream artist that sells a lot) sell so many copies  also shows how dumb americans are.  Have you ever listened to britney spears lyrics?  Has she ever had a message in any of her songs?  Does she have any song with lyrics that have any meaning?

Look how popular all these stupid ass reality tv shows are.  So many fuckin people watch these goddamn dumb ass shows.  Man I have seen a couple of episodes of them, and they are so stupid.  There is like no piont to the shows.  Yet dumb ass americans are fascinated by them.

[[Stoned]Jesus H. Christ[Wheat]]

man i've been to a lot of different counties in my life


America
Canada
Mexico
England
Italy
Spain


and i can honestly say from my experiences that americans are far from the dumbest people, we're far from the most racist, and we're far from the most arrogant!

the amount of intellect i've experienced is about the same....the dumbest people though i'd have to say out of that bunch would have to be the french canadians as well as the rudest.

the most arrogant people i've ever met came from england

the most racist , mexico

I'd have to agree with you on the rudest people being french canadian

Oh Hell Yeah!  And the Dumbest people are the Eastern Canadians (neufies ect.).


 I think a lot of people don't like Americans for they're attitudes, like Trauma's, "We're the best at everything".  We're living in a time of the "American Empire".  And like any other empire, it won't last forever.  And that's the god damn truth.

He summed up pretty much alot of canadians views

[Don Jacob]

just the fact that those dumb ass shows like jerry springer have been on tv for awhile shows that americans are dumb.  they wouldn't be on tv, if people didn't watch them.  So if a show like jerry springer lasts for as long as it has, that means there are a lot of people out there who like it.  And you gotta be dumb to like that show, or any show like it.

The fact that Britney spears, nsync, (fill in the blank of just about any mainstream artist that sells a lot) sell so many copies  also shows how dumb americans are.  Have you ever listened to britney spears lyrics?  Has she ever had a message in any of her songs?  Does she have any song with lyrics that have any meaning?

Look how popular all these stupid ass reality tv shows are.  So many fuckin people watch these goddamn dumb ass shows.  Man I have seen a couple of episodes of them, and they are so stupid.  There is like no piont to the shows.  Yet dumb ass americans are fascinated by them.

the rest of the world must be as dumb as americans because most of these shows are derived from europe and/or do just as well in their markets. so blah


the backstreet boys and n'sync and the spice girls were popular in canada and western europe way before they got big in the US. so blah

again most of these reality shows' concepts derive from european ones. the only all american reality shows are probably the real world and cops. and just like the jerry springer and jenny jones thing....they're JSUT as marketable oversees. so blah