It all started with this. Basically, a bunch of people from the US were given a blank map of Europe and were asked to name all European countries.
The result: they failed miserably and comedy ensued. Of course, this just worked to reinforce the stereotype that Americans are stupid. And let me tell you, we Europeans love our stereotypes. I will let Dara explain it better:
I will admit it, I had a good laugh out of the whole thing.
But, let's take a step back and examine the situation in more detail. Sure, we are all laughing at the Americans. However, I have three questions.
1) How many Europeans can actually fill in that map correctly (the former USSR and all the Balkan countries included)?
2) To turn it up a notch, how many Europeans can name the capital cities of every European country? What is the capital of Liechtenstein? Or Moldova, for that matter? And yes, Moldova is a real country in Europe.
3) And to turn the argument completely around, how many Europeans can correctly name the States? Oh, wait, they actually tried this one out. Yep... not even the "special relationship" can help.
So, next time you're ready to call someone stupid, first ask yourself if you would have done better.
And because I know you're itching to try out your knowledge, here:
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