Americans Try To Place European Countries on a Map

[gadjo_dilo]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/summeranne/a...tries-on-a-map

[Rollo]

This might be a "ha ha ha lol" thread but really, the same thin could be said for Europeans trying to label US states.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/robinedds/its-t ... he-us-stat

Or people trying to name the elements:
http://www.sporcle.com/games/g/elements

Are tests like this even fair? How many people for instance would know who Heinz Fischer is? Or for that matter Jean-Marc Ayrault?
Granted that there are people like me who can name all of the US Presidents, F1 World Champions or British Prime Ministers but the point is that it's just not relevant to peoples' lives.

[gadjo_dilo]

Are tests like this even fair?

Of course not but they're definitely funny. I'm not sure if I'm able to place correctly the states of former Yugoslavia despite living in the neighbourhood. In my case it's relevant for my life cos it increases my feeling of uselessness.

[Gregor-y]

This might be a "ha ha ha lol" thread but really, the same thin could be said for Europeans trying to label US states.

Sadly I'll bet it's not as funny as watching Americans trying to label US States.

[Rollo]

Heh heh.

I'm, also kind of sure that most Australians wouldn't be able to name the eight states and territories on the Australian mainland either.

[D-Type]

And can any of us identify African countries?

[Starter]

This might be a "ha ha ha lol" thread but really, the same thin could be said for Europeans trying to label US states.

Sadly I'll bet it's not as funny as watching Americans trying to label US States.

What are states?

[Starter]

And can any of us identify African countries?

I can. South Africa, because it's at the bottom.

[Tazio]

And can any of us identify African countries?

With them changing their territorial boundaries and names so often (measurable with a wristwatch) why would we even want to bother with those designations?

[555-04Q2]

And can any of us identify African countries?

This is a conversation I had with an American from Florida when I was in Dubai a few years back:

Yank: "Hey there. Noticed your accent. You from Australia?"

Me: "No boet, I'm from sunny South Africa."

Yank: "Oh ok." <blank stare for a few moments> "Where's South Africa?" <he asks with a serious face>

Me: "Erm, at the bottom, you know, southern part of Africa."

Yank: <another blank stare for a few seconds> "Oh yeah, yeah, ok. I think I got it."

Me: Turned and walked away before I burst out laughing in his face. Idiot.