I asked a question about a survey that was just released and said that I wasn't really surprised by the results because 17% of Americans can't find the US on a map. I received an answer that stated "I don't have to find it on a map. I'm already here." Do the majority of people out there really think this way or is this person just ignorant and stupid beyond my wildest dreams?
2007-11-13 03:26:12 · 14 answers · asked by rachel m 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
That is asinine... I'm not a map whiz or anything but I think I could label the basics...
Try this:
http://www.ironicsans.com/state22.html
2007-11-13 03:32:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well.... I agree that truthfully.... "I don't have to find it on a map since I'm already here" but I still think it's good to know where it is on a map and also where other things are on a map. I'm all for knowledge. Why would I want to be ignorant and stupid? ??? An even bigger to ask would be: Do they know where ALL of the US is? [territories, etc.] Or do they know all where the US occupied? o.o Just think about the response you'd get!
2007-11-13 11:41:16 · answer #2 · answered by Gaiares_User 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That person was ignorant and stupid beyond any of our wildest dreams! That was crazy, BUT I do have a hard time believing that statistic about Americans not finding the U.S. on a map.
2007-11-13 11:31:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am going with ignorant and stupid...those types of comments are why 17% of americans can not find the US on a map.
2007-11-13 11:32:03 · answer #4 · answered by victoria 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't. Just because you are here on the US doesn't mean you can navigate yourself around every single state in the US without glancing at the map for a second. That person was just ignorant and stupid.
2007-11-13 11:31:06 · answer #5 · answered by Emily 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
uhm.....Ignorant and stupid!
My question is how could you live somewhere and not know where your located on a map? That does not make any sense at all to me.
2007-11-13 11:32:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some people just don't care. Even students in school ask why they have to take Geograpy when it's required...
2007-11-13 12:03:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anglcake 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I, agree, not only is it stupid, but also you have to wonder, if any one of them would grow up to be successful in the world.
i am in south Africa and is able to find it
2007-11-13 11:31:05 · answer #8 · answered by fadiya b 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
yup, they're ignorant and fat and lazy. that's why only one in ten of them even has a passport.
2007-11-13 11:34:40 · answer #9 · answered by ramrod cowfins 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think he`s just a smart a$$.....AND i think those 17% can`t read or write, still sad.
2007-11-13 11:32:23 · answer #10 · answered by jimmiejet 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋