geeesh, this really is a hell of a thread!
anyway; my 2 cents;
compared to let's say europe there really _is_ a lot of ignorance about the world outside their borders in the US _BUT_ the most important reason for this is that europe and a lot of other parts in the world are US-orientated; in europe you can also watch jerry springer every day (man! you must be a sick person to invent this show!), eat with mcdonalds, go to disneyland etc etc etc.
So in brief; A LOT of shit we do/see over here are from the states so it's logical we know relatively much about it. on the other hand; you guys barely have info/news/stuff from over here, only things from your own country -> quite logical you get the feeling the US is all there is.
By the way; i don't think this is a good thing... coz it has made it possible for Bush to become president... if you guys from the US only knew _a little bit_ what he's actually telling you about us, the outside world, you would be _deeply, deeply_ ashamed...
But that's another thing... coz the fact that Bush's election is the most ignorant national mistake ever made in the US should be clear for a looong time now
Tha Timinator