How much do Americans know about the world.

[DoyleG]

There some bright Americans in this world. It seems, however, that there are some who not quite at that level. These are some responses in a Canadian TV special called "Talking to Americans"

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10) In Chicago: "Congratulations Canada on having running water in all five states."

9) In Washington, D.C.: "Congratulations Canada on your first national railroad."


8) In Washington, D.C.: "Congratulations Canada on 268 consecutive days of snow."


7) At Harvard: "Yes, I believe the seal slaughter should be stopped in Saskatchewan."


6) In Chicago: "Congratulations Canada on making Beaver Balls your national dish."

5) At Mount Rushmore: "Congratulations Canada, our Eskimo neighbours to the South, on your new Mount Mulroneyuk."


4) Governor of Arkansas: "Congratulations Canada on preserving your national igloo."


3) In New York: "Yes, I think Jean Chretien-Pinochet should be charged with crimes against humanity."


2) In New York: "Yes, I think it is time to bomb Gilles Duceppe."


1) Texas Governor George W. Bush: I'm glad to have the support of Prime Minister Jean 'Poutine.'

[pweakland]

we americans are stupid, i agree. but the responses you give aren't funny without giving us the questions...

[Maczebus]

I guess this is a North American thing.

[CUS]

How does frozen water run, eh?

Oh yeah. Since GoyleD can never get anything right, this thread title should be changed to How much do Americans know about Canada.

[AminKor02]

I got one for you:

"Soccer in Canada has overtaken hockey as the national sport."

(oops, you said that one. I forgot, it's only supposed to be Americans who are ignorant)

[DoyleG]

Originally posted by AminKor02
I got one for you:

"Soccer in Canada has overtaken hockey as the national sport."

(oops, you said that one. I forgot, it's only supposed to be Americans who are ignorant)

The statement that Hockey was "Canada's national sport" was done by politicans. There is a lot of resistance to that notion.

[DoyleG]

Originally posted by pweakland
we americans are stupid, i agree. but the responses you give aren't funny without giving us the questions...

Here's a link for ya.

http://home.attbi.com/~wwwstephen/americans/

[mr magoo]

wow americans are stupid. i thought they just pretended to be stupid but those clips proved me wrong. and how i pitty them. especialy the ppl talking about the 11 canadian states and it took sum 7 yearold child to remember they were called provinces. lol do they have geography lessons over there.

Jerry Spring was so big headed he thought they had made a springer day in Canada . oh how i laugh. be great if they would show that program over here. it would be a guarenteed success.

[Martin Henry]

Well I used to live in America and I didn't find the average American stupid but there are some...

Most of these can be found on The Fox News Channel and the king of all Brain Dead Americans is a guy called Mancow who is a talk radio host who is on Fox & Friends every morning...

He gives stupid people a bad name...:mad: ...

[DoyleG]

Originally posted by Martin Henry
Well I used to live in America and I didn't find the average American stupid but there are some...

Most of these can be found on The Fox News Channel and the king of all Brain Dead Americans is a guy called Mancow who is a talk radio host who is on Fox & Friends every morning...

He gives stupid people a bad name...:mad: ...

I thought that it was Geraldo Rivera?

[Boro_lad]

with out taking the pi$$

i read that something like 1 in 5 dont know the capital of USA.

now if you dont know the capital of your own country you got problems.....

[deejay]

Originally posted by Boro_lad
with out taking the pi$$

i read that something like 1 in 5 dont know the capital of USA.

now if you dont know the capital of your own country you got problems.....

Well, let's see one in five Americans are minors.

or maybe

One in five Americans don't have English as their first language.

There are lies, damn lies and statistics.

[Maczebus]

Originally posted by deejay


Well, let's see one in five Americans are minors.

or maybe

One in five Americans don't have English as their first language.

There are lies, damn lies and statistics.

I don't know how this would affect whether you know the capital of the country you're living in.

But I do get your overall point.

[Korean Football]

Originally posted by DoyleG


Here's a link for ya.

http://home.attbi.com/~wwwstephen/americans/

HAHAHAHA

the link is hilarious!

The George W. Bush one is understandable because we all know he's an idiot. But the Al Gore one was unexpected!

[Fender playa]

Originally posted by Martin Henry
Well I used to live in America and I didn't find the average American stupid but there are some...

Most of these can be found on The Fox News Channel and the king of all Brain Dead Americans is a guy called Mancow who is a talk radio host who is on Fox & Friends every morning...

He gives stupid people a bad name...:mad: ...


Ah..........Yes.......... I remember him that @$$****

[CrewDust]

Originally posted by DoyleG


The statement that Hockey was "Canada's national sport" was done by politicans. There is a lot of resistance to that notion.

LaCrosse is the offical national sport.

[helmzgk]

How much do Foreigners know about America?

True, there are a lot of Americans who make a fool of themselves in the world wide scheme of things, but they do not represent all of us. I refer to them as "Idiot Americans". My father is in the military and we've moved or visited just about everywhere. My mother is Asian and grew up in poverty in Korea. I know a lot more about the world and how to act in other customs then some americans, but a lot of us act the same way as me. These Americans that go "What state is Germany in?" or "If it ain't American made, it sucks" are imbeciles and should just be totally ignored.

[eric d]

"Canada" on the American consciousness is somewhere between toe jam and dingle berries.

[Omahacrew]

We are not so stupid when we are saving your butts or kicking your asses.

[Maczebus]

Originally posted by Omahacrew
We are not so stupid when we are saving your butts or kicking your asses.

And yet you are when sentences like that are uttered.

Incidentally, who was it aimed at?