4 ms·

'murica

• adventured 14y ago
  Ah yes, because most people in Denmark know whether Rhode Island is actually an island or not, and they know all about Oregon (or Oklahoma, or New Mexico or Nebraska or Ohio). I don't see how one journalist's mistake leads to that comment.
  • jeltz 14y ago
    Yeah, it is unfair to say all Americans know nothing about geography just because one journalist knew little geography and was too lazy to look it up. By the way Rhode Island makes a poor comparison since that is a trick question, it is called "Island" but isn't one. Denmark does not have "Island" in its name.
  • mpyne 14y ago
    Because it's considered poor form (if not racist or sexist) to attribute someone's mistakes on a whole population group... unless the population group in question is "American". It's probably a better problem to have than some of the other problems we might have though.
    • jchrisa 14y ago
      I'm totally down with attributing the worst things about America to America as a whole, even if they show up in other countries. We could use a little deflation.
  • bliker 14y ago
    well, probability of american news being wrong about geography is significantly higher than any other news source.