Do Americans know where England is?

Question

I will give you a clue,it's a country

Answer 1

Lol, I know it's the middle of the night darlin but that clue was tooooo much, I got it right away, it's the wee place Scotland sits on :-)

Answer 2

You must have seen the documentary that discussed the disgusting state of the American public school system. Interestingly one of the questions asked to a "typical" American high school student was the location of England. Shamefully only 3 out of 10 could point it out directly. If this is any indication of how intelligent the whole of the American public is, then I can answer your question with but a blunted affirmative. I personally know that it lies at the lower southwestern 1/5 of the largest British Isle with another 1/5 of it crawling up the eastend with Scotland cradled in England's belly taking up another 2/5 of the island. The Welsh have their little country at the northend with Wales taking up the last 1/5 of the Big Island. Ireland lies directly west of Scotland split into 2 parts North and South as well as 1/3 of the area of the whole of Great Britain. Great Britain being about 28 miles (40km) from the European mainland remains today still one of the world's great commercial hubs. Did I give an accurate account of where you bloody limies break bread? LOL Just joking! Merry Christmas

Answer 3

I know some Americans seem a little unaware of or nonchalant about worldly matters, but not all of us are like that. My daughter and I took my 2 grandsons to England this past May/June and had a wonderful time visiting the Cotswolds and, of course, London. My daughter took the 5 year old back in November for a few days just to cover the museums- he loves that sort of thing and he loved London so much the first time, she gave him the trip for his 5th birthday present! We'll take my now 3 yr old granddaughter in a couple years when she can appreciate it more, but she already talks about it all the time because her cousins have been! We're also planning our next trip which will be France and Holland- with all 3 grandkids, me (the grandma) and 2 of my daughters. We intend that our kids will not be ignorant of the world they live in.

Answer 4

Well in a sense many of them don't; they talk about going on a trip to London as if London is a country rather than the capital of a country called England, and it saddens me that so few visitors visit the rest of England. Although London has many worthy attractions - wonderful museums art galleries, St Pauls Cathedral, the Tower of London , Regents Park etc, in many senses it is just another huge hulking polluted sprawl
with too much crime and too many people hurrying off and on
an overcrowded transport system; much of London sadly is indistinguishable from any other major city in the World. What remains unique in Britain is the natural landscape; so much gorgeous countryside of such different types contained in such a small country. So if you are planning a trip to London in 2008, please do spare some time to visit the rest of England. Rural Dorset and its coastline, the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire, The North York Moors National Park, the border counties with Wales - Shropshire and Herefordshire known as the Marches and in particular Mortimer Forest near Ludlow and the Long Mynd and Stipperstones near Church Stretton. If you base your entire stay in London take a few day trips into the countryside near London such as the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, the Surrey Hills, or Savernake Forest in Wiltshire near Marlborough. Kew Gardens, the Royal Botanic Gardens in the south west London suburb of Kew is also fabulous and the nearby Richmond Park with its deer herds and ancient trees, is a world heritage site. Come to England and look beyond the traditional tourist sites of London.

Answer 5

And an Island. Been there. Lovely place, great people!

Yup. Most of us know where England is. It's where most of our basic, original culture comes from. Even the least educated among us knows about the fights between the catholics and protestants that gave birth to our country, we know about Henry the VIII, and his six wives, (though many of us can't even name five of them unless we saw the movie last night), and we know who Shakespeare was. Now, you might need to have a college education to get more detailed on the history/literature stuff, and I wonder how many people know what a "quid" is, but, you know, they might suss it out eventually.

I'd have to wonder how many of the people who don't know where England is are the same folks who think Canada is one of the States, and can't put their own home towns on a map of their home states?

Happy Christmas to ya.

Answer 6

North, Central, or South Americans?

Answer 7

I do. I have also been there 3 times.

Answer 8

Of course i know where itis,well, im an english person living in america so i do but im pretty sure that most americans know what and where england is

Answer 9

Who do you think invented GPS?
Of course we know where it is at!
These days with Yahoo maps and Google Earth most people can find anyplace.

However I can see the moon but I can’t see England so it must be either very small or very far away.

Answer 10

this question sounds funny or maybe rude at first but when we moved to England from Florida, we we're asked things like what language do they speak and how far a drive is it??!
I wish I was kidding! not totally their fault though....Most Americans...unless they are going on vacation overseas.....do not car where places like England are. It does not matter to them unless it effects their personal lives or interests.