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Originally posted by sarah_webinc
only England tho right? Scotland, Wales or Northern Island...just the England portion of the UNITED Kingdom.
That is like saying 'I have respect for Idaho' when you mean the USA.
The geographical skills of people amaze me.
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Among 18- to 24-year-old Americans given maps:
87 percent cannot find Iraq
83 percent cannot find Afghanistan
76 percent cannot find Saudi Arabia
70 percent cannot find New Jersey
49 percent cannot find New York
11 percent cannot find the United States
http://www.cnn.com/2002/EDUCATION/11...uiz/index.html
Americans are incredibly ignorant when it comes to world geography.