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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
I remember watching a show on television where average Americans couldn't even locate Iraq on a map, and yet it is probably the most contentious issue in the world today, and has been for over four years now. I think you'd be hard-pressed to find many people who could name the capitals of North and South Korea, which played central roles in the Korean War. But I digress...
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That show was done to be funny, not represent an accurate account of Americans intelligence. I am sure there were people who correctly identified the geography questions, but that doesn't make a funny news segment. Canadians do the same thing with the Rick Mercer and his show Talking to Americans. Heck Americans do it to themselves with a segment on the Jay Leno Show, Jaywalking.