Submitted 1 day ago by FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to [deleted]
I get not knowing that Puerto Rico and Guam and part of the Untied States, maps leave the territories out a lot.
But most maps of the Untied States I’ve seen have Alaska and Hawaii in a little side section. THEY’RE SPECIFICALLY HIGHLIGHTED due to being so far from the other states. I woukd think this highlight woukd stand out to people.
Is this a USA community?
Is this a non-USA community?
If someone asked a similar question about another country without ever mentioning the country, you would not react like that to that same question.
I read it as an actual question. Because the answer is very different depending on if it’s asked of USians or of people around the globe.
It might be a rhetorical question though, meant to make OP think.
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In any case, you have once again proven that american exceptionalism is a big thing in americans’ minds.
I’m not American. Sorry, I thought it was common for everyone to have seen a map of the Untied States? Is it just in Canada that non-anericans are likely to know a little basic American geography?
I can’t name any provinces in other countries outside Canada but I’ve seen world maps and know the basic shape of Brazil. I would have thought by looking at a map, people, American or not, would notice Alaska and Hawaii being specifically singled out
It’s because, unfortunately for you, we are neighbors :(
There are a lot of people in the world who have never looked at a map of the United States.
I have a feeling it’s the same people who don’t know New Mexico is a US state.
Haha, true. Most know NY or NJ. I bet New Mexico and New Hampshire are forgotten about a lot.
New Memphis and New Pasadena are even more forgotten about.
Americans being terrible at geography is a meme for a reason …
I took a college class once about early childhood development. We were looking at a map of countries colored based on how much paid maternal leave is required to be provided. There were only two countries on the map with 0 required.
Person sitting on my right: I should really know the name of that other country [looking at Papua New Guinea]
Me: Yeah I don’t remember right now but I knew it was just the US and one other country. I really should know the name I just forgot it right now…
Person sitting on my left: Yeah I’ve never seen it before… Is it part of Canada or something?
Me: … That one?
Left: Yeah
Me: That’s Alaska
Left: Haha. Wait really? Are you sure?
Me: 🤨
True story that took place at a USA university
Everyone, everywhere is terrible at geography.
But the level of terribleness varies.
It really isn’t lol
It’s almost always making fun of Americans’ ignorance to European geography. But I’ll bet the average European wouldn’t fare much better trying to map out the US - which is roughly the size of the entirety of Europe.
Turns out locations on the other side of the world just isn’t that important for most people to memorize…
Sorry to burst your bubble, but the “murica big” argument isn’t an excuse outside of identifying states vs european countries, and even then it’s dubious at best.
Ask an average subsection of Europeans and Americans, and Europeans will simply be better at picking countries on a map. This has been tested multiple times.
My man, I have met a guy who thought we were talking about partying when I mentioned political parties. He has never heard about the democrats and republican parties, I guess. Or if he had, he just assumed they were events with people partying. I’m not kidding.
in high school a massive stoner burn out guy excidely came to us saying he found the sickest song on the jute box. it was hey jude. he apparently saw hey dude in his head.
Maybe they’re just one of today’s lucky ten thousand.
Are there?
Because that information has no application in their day to day lives.
There are people who don’t know New Mexico is a state.
I think I remember a story about a Hertz employee refusing to honor a reservation for someone from New Mexico because they claimed they needed an international driver’s license to rent the car since “they didn’t live in the US.”
There are people who don’t care about america.
Let me rephrase.
There are Americans who don’t know New Mexico is a state.
Most I expect, don’t know that Real Mexico has 31 states.
How are there people who don’t know Alaska and Hawaii are states?
Because most of the people you would expect to know about them are uneducated and never care about such topics.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 day ago
Stranger things have happened. Did you know there are people who actually believe Ohio is real?
schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
I thought that was real, but will be eliminated?
ickplant@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Or Wyoming. Morons.