Um hurray for generalization :| Not all Americans are stupid. Every country has their idiots, and people who stereotype other countrys or cultures are idiots and hypocrits.
I can't even finish watching that. There are some really stupid people here, I will admit. But those idiots do not represent me, nor the rest of the country. It's these sorts of things that give the rest of the world the idea that ALL of Americans are morons, which isn't the case.
That video has been posted here so many times...the video's main purpose was to reinforce a sterotype. Of course they didn't bother showing any of the Americans who answered the question properly.
every country has its share of idiots, like a lot of peps already said...however im not saying that all the americans are idiot...im saying that the ones in the vid (I bet that most of them were not even americans) are really stupid and its extremely sad to see their answers...
Um hurray for generalization :| Not all Americans are stupid. Every country has their idiots, and people who stereotype other countrys or cultures are idiots and hypocrits.
Kamekazi_69
I think an appropriate generalization would be that people in general are idiots, not necessarily Americans :P On a serious note, I have noticed many of my fellow Americans fitting the moronic / arrogant sterotype we get. Hell, a girl in one of my classes said: "Who cares about 9/11? That happened like 8 years ago." -___-
Um hurray for generalization :| Not all Americans are stupid. Every country has their idiots, and people who stereotype other countrys or cultures are idiots and hypocrits.
Kamekazi_69
some countries are more educated than others though
The part about what country to invade is pretty freakin funny, especially the older black guy who kept naming countries.
darktx2005
funniest part was when they asked a guy "can you put a number one in iraq???" "sure...lets see....south south south were are we...ahh HERE IT IS!" *puts number 1 in australia*
Um hurray for generalization :| Not all Americans are stupid. Every country has their idiots, and people who stereotype other countrys or cultures are idiots and hypocrits.
On3ShotOneKill
I think an appropriate generalization would be that people in general are idiots, not nessicarly Americans :P On a serious note, I have noticed many of my fellow Americans fitting the moronic / arrogant sterotype we get. Hell, a girl in one of my classes said: "Who cares about 9/11? That happened like 8 years ago." -___- Like I said :P we all have our share of idiots. Some people actually fit the stereotypes. Hell every country has its stereotype. But you are correct. You know whats Ironic? In high school, some of the most dumbest people I have seen were from AP and Honors classes.
The part about what country to invade is pretty freakin funny, especially the older black guy who kept naming countries.
lightleggy
funniest part was when they asked a guy "can you put a number one in iraq???" "sure...lets see....south south south were are we...ahh HERE IT IS!" *puts number 1 in australia* Didn't they have Australia labeled as Iran, France etc..for people they were talking to? Still makes them idiots though.
Um hurray for generalization :| Not all Americans are stupid. Every country has their idiots, and people who stereotype other countrys or cultures are idiots and hypocrits.
mayforcebeyou
some countries are more educated than others though
And the United States is very well educated in comparison to most other countries. In Africa, it is believed that eating the flesh of Albino humans can cure diseases, and half of the population of Georgia(the country) cannot read. As I said, most human beings in general are stupid.
And I wonder how many Americans they asked these questions to who got them right, without showing the right answers? If you can't see that, you are pretty stupid.
The part about what country to invade is pretty freakin funny, especially the older black guy who kept naming countries.
darktx2005
funniest part was when they asked a guy "can you put a number one in iraq???" "sure...lets see....south south south were are we...ahh HERE IT IS!" *puts number 1 in australia* Didn't they have Australia labeled as Iran, France etc..for people they were talking to? Still makes them idiots though. I didnt noticed if the places were labeled before the person put the numbers on it...
Um hurray for generalization :| Not all Americans are stupid. Every country has their idiots, and people who stereotype other countrys or cultures are idiots and hypocrits.
mayforcebeyou
some countries are more educated than others though Doesnt contribute to the American stereotype at all. But that doesnt excuse the act or irrationality. Some of the most educated people have made moronic actions, while some of the most uneducated succeeded to the almost impossible. The USA has a great educational system compared to many countries. It is a trend to think that the USA should be number 1 at everything (including education) but just like every other country, we have out internal problems, and have alot to correct. Above all. the US has some of the top educational departments in the world.
Um hurray for generalization :| Not all Americans are stupid. Every country has their idiots, and people who stereotype other countrys or cultures are idiots and hypocrits.
Kamekazi_69
some countries are more educated than others though Doesnt contribute to the American stereotype at all. But that doesnt excuse the act or irrationality. Some of the most educated people have made moronic actions, while some of the most uneducated succeeded to the almost impossible. The USA has a great educational system compared to many countries. It is a trend to think that the USA should be number 1 at everything (including education) but just like every other country, we have out internal problems, and have alot to correct. Above all. the US has some of the top educational departments in the world. Our primary/secondary education has its issues, but our higher level education (undergraduate and graduate school, professional schools) are top in the world. There is a reason why people from all over the world work hard to get into our colleges and universities.
Sadly, a lot of people will base their perceptions of Americans off of this kinda stuff : / I've heard my fair share from fellow Canadians calling Americans idiots when the cultures are pretty darn similar.
[QUOTE="Kamekazi_69"][QUOTE="mayforcebeyou"] some countries are more educated than others thoughdarktx2005
Doesnt contribute to the American stereotype at all. But that doesnt excuse the act or irrationality. Some of the most educated people have made moronic actions, while some of the most uneducated succeeded to the almost impossible. The USA has a great educational system compared to many countries. It is a trend to think that the USA should be number 1 at everything (including education) but just like every other country, we have out internal problems, and have alot to correct. Above all. the US has some of the top educational departments in the world. Our primary/secondary education has its issues, but our higher level education (undergraduate and graduate school, professional schools) are top in the world. There is a reason why people from all over the world work hard to get into our colleges and universities.
Countries like India and China have more honor students, people with high IQ's, then we have in total population here in the U.S. There may be smart people here, but the number will never be as large as other countries.
[QUOTE="darktx2005"][QUOTE="Kamekazi_69"] Doesnt contribute to the American stereotype at all. But that doesnt excuse the act or irrationality. Some of the most educated people have made moronic actions, while some of the most uneducated succeeded to the almost impossible. The USA has a great educational system compared to many countries. It is a trend to think that the USA should be number 1 at everything (including education) but just like every other country, we have out internal problems, and have alot to correct. Above all. the US has some of the top educational departments in the world.
Sloan360
Our primary/secondary education has its issues, but our higher level education (undergraduate and graduate school, professional schools) are top in the world. There is a reason why people from all over the world work hard to get into our colleges and universities.
Countries like India and China have more honor students, people with high IQ's, then we have in total population here in the U.S. There may be smart people here, but the number will never be as large as other countries.
Sadly, a lot of people will base their perceptions of Americans off of this kinda stuff : / I've heard my fair share from fellow Canadians calling Americans idiots when the cultures are pretty darn similar.Setsa
Stereotypes are stupid. I'm from Texas and have to deal with the whole stupid southerner stereotype. There are just as many morons and intelligent people in the south as the rest of the country.
[QUOTE="darktx2005"] Our primary/secondary education has its issues, but our higher level education (undergraduate and graduate school, professional schools) are top in the world. There is a reason why people from all over the world work hard to get into our colleges and universities.LJS9502_basic
Countries like India and China have more honor students, people with high IQ's, then we have in total population here in the U.S. There may be smart people here, but the number will never be as large as other countries.
[QUOTE="darktx2005"][QUOTE="Kamekazi_69"] Doesnt contribute to the American stereotype at all. But that doesnt excuse the act or irrationality. Some of the most educated people have made moronic actions, while some of the most uneducated succeeded to the almost impossible. The USA has a great educational system compared to many countries. It is a trend to think that the USA should be number 1 at everything (including education) but just like every other country, we have out internal problems, and have alot to correct. Above all. the US has some of the top educational departments in the world.
Sloan360
Our primary/secondary education has its issues, but our higher level education (undergraduate and graduate school, professional schools) are top in the world. There is a reason why people from all over the world work hard to get into our colleges and universities.
Countries like India and China have more honor students, people with high IQ's, then we have in total population here in the U.S. There may be smart people here, but the number will never be as large as other countries.
IQ tests are BS in the first place. If anything more "honor students" in India and China would be due to the fact that both countries have 2-4 times the population that the US, so of course there could potentially be "more honor students". Still, I'd like to see a link.
Um hurray for generalization :| Not all Americans are stupid. Every country has their idiots, and people who stereotype other countrys or cultures are idiots and hypocrits.
Sadly, a lot of people will base their perceptions of Americans off of this kinda stuff : / I've heard my fair share from fellow Canadians calling Americans idiots when the cultures are pretty darn similar.Setsa
Yeah, as a Canadian, I see that far too often for my enjoyment.
Um hurray for generalization :| Not all Americans are stupid. Every country has their idiots, and people who stereotype other countrys or cultures are idiots and hypocrits.
I think an appropriate generalization would be that people in general are idiots, not nessicarly Americans :P On a serious note, I have noticed many of my fellow Americans fitting the moronic / arrogant sterotype we get. Hell, a girl in one of my classes said: "Who cares about 9/11? That happened like 8 years ago." -___- Like I said :P we all have our share of idiots. Some people actually fit the stereotypes. Hell every country has its stereotype. But you are correct. You know whats Ironic? In high school, some of the most dumbest people I have seen were from AP and Honors classes. Same here man.... I think this is a really bad sign :o
Well fine, so says wikipedia, America is the 19th highest in average IQ. U.S has an average of 98. China, 12th on the list, with an average of 100. Finally India has an average of 81. I was wrong on india but not china. They have, on their average, more smarter people then we do. This only being possible due to their large number of people, but still doesn't make it any less true.
Professors are known to say idiotic things. I had a sociology professor who was a certified man-hater. She mad comments like all men have an instinct that makes them want to beat up their wives and that the world would be much better off financially if women ran everything. She would also bust out all kinds of ridiculous stats on why men ruin the world. Did she ever source anything? Nope. Therefore it was her own opinion instead of actual fact. Not everything professors say is fact, except maybe for studying for an exam in their class.
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