Re:Countries that have preoccupied Americans the most since ...
by thrav on Saturday December 22, 2018 @11:27AM
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In terms of states, I don’t think they meant, “everyone can’t point to Delaware on map.”
I’d wager it’s more like, “People know Texas, and California, New York, and Florida, Hawaii, etc.”
I’d wager most people can name several. This is mostly because of point 3, movies and media.
Re:Countries that have preoccupied Americans the most since ...
by jorvi on Saturday December 22, 2018 @11:37AM
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American states are also the size of countries. A more apt comparison would be counties, which barely any foreigners know.
Re:Countries that have preoccupied Americans the most since ...
by petronio on Saturday December 22, 2018 @02:17PM
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And if we're going there, it's more likely they'll know more European nations than U.S. states. I think there's probably few European nations that people wouldn't recognize by name (e.g. Andorra, Azerbaijan, Slovenia).
Re:Countries that have preoccupied Americans the most since ...
by austincheney on Sunday December 23, 2018 @01:18PM
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Azerbaijan is in Asia. Its east of me and I am in Asia.
> Everyone outside the US knows the top US politicians. You even know what issues they are discussing, like gun control and healthcare.
That is only vaguely true. People outside the US tend to know of these issues in the media about as well as the average American, which isn't very well.
> You'll know the names of the states. How many other foreign countries do you know the subdivisions of?
I don't find that is true. Most Americans don't even know of most US states and I find people outside the US are about as aware of US geography as the average American. Americans that frequently travel abroad tend to be well versed in geography particularly where they are traveling to. Likewise, foreigners who travel to the US to be far better aware of US geography than the average American.
> You know what movies are big in the US. You know what songs are popular.
That is absolutely true. Everybody is in love with American media.