check out this video (http://www.bushflash.com/wmf/wheretoattack.wmv). It's basically this fella walking around US streets asking Americans who the USA should invade next.

Priceless is not the word.

Who are viable and appropriate targets, according to the yank on the street? Well, here we go:

Saudi Arabia
Iran
ITALY
FRANCE
INDONESIA
SRI LANKA
THE WHOLE OF THE MIDDLE EAST SHOULD BE TURNED INTO A GLASS CRATER

and so on


Jesus Christ! France, by the way, should be invaded because they're not America's allies. I guess these people really believe the Bush mantra "You're either with us, or you're with the terrorists".

Next we have geography. The surveyees are asked to put numbered flags on the map where they think these countries are. For some reason, Australia is a popular location of Sri Lanka, Iran, etc.

Does this not speak volumes of the US way of life, and the US state of mind?
:eek:

Warned for trolling/bashing.

BUT you can do that in any country, ask enough people and you get silly answers. Simply edit away the "boreing" answers. A good example is "from the mouth of babes" in FHM.

BUT it does seem the US in general is quite introspective, and doesnt really have much thoughts on the rest of the world.. but i think i can take a stab at why..

ITS SO DAMN BIG!

They can experience every ecosystem, experience almost every style of tourism all within their own country. No language, sanitation,food,security worrys. Who cares whats over the fence if you have all the toys in your yard, and your grass is GM green goodness :)

Surely not all British people are as rabidly anti American as you are. Get over your inferiority complex.

U can try that in Japan, China, Singapore and they might give noway for an answer. In fact, most other countries i know are quite passive.

Rick Mercer eat your heart out!

Idiots exist every where.

Is their a point to this thread other than to flame Americans?

Is their a point to this thread other than to flame Americans?

Most likely not.

The way the Americans here are going on, one would think they never took the mick out of other countries. :rolleyes:

We all see your televsison shows and films, you can dish it out as well as anyone else, perhaps you ought to learn to take it once in a while with a grain of humour.

CNNNN is an awesome TV show. Great Aussie comedy.

The way the Americans here are going on, one would think they never took the mick out of other countries. :rolleyes:

We all see your televsison shows and films, you can dish it out as well as anyone else, perhaps you ought to learn to take it once in a while with a grain of humour.
Maybe we would if there was a grain of humor in the OP.

Must say though.. its a bloody funny video :)

I think the OP should've mentions that this clip is in fact from a comedy TV show. Here (http://www.cnnnn.com/) is a link to the website for the TV show.

Idiots exist every where.

That's true.

I just remember an interview at the daily show where the guy of the big chin (don't remember his name) asked a woman on the street which country is at south of North Korea and the woman said something like "Do you think I have a Ph. D. in geography, or something like that.

It was so funny. :rotfl:

Maybe we would if there was a grain of humor in the OP.

Sigh, fine. Start a similar thread poking at Aussies and link to a video of Monty Python's Bruce's sketch if it'll make you feel better.

Sigh, fine. Start a similar thread poking at Aussies and link to a video of Monty Python's Bruce's sketch if it'll make you feel better.
Why would I do that? I dont hate Aussies, or Brits for that matter.

Sigh, fine. Start a similar thread poking at Aussies and link to a video of Monty Python's Bruce's sketch if it'll make you feel better.

If you did, i would think that it is funny.

Its not the footage that gets to us. US shows do the same stuff all the time. Its just the fact that someone uses this lighthearted humor to flame Americans.

It should also be mentioned that the ones that are aired are just a fraction of interviews they shot. The rest is cut because the person doesn't give a silly enough answer or ignores them.

The source is also a factor. The only thing on Zulu's mind, judging from his threads, is how evil America is. Taken in that context, the thread isnt that funny at all. Sad, maybe.

the guy of the big chin (don't remember his name)

Bruce Campbell? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Campbell)

I think everyone needs to get over their Nationalistic pride and realize that it means very little to nothing...

We're all the same in terms of differences in the genetic code...were's all smart and we're all iditos, and yes, we live in different countries in different states or territories, but above all we live on earth, and until people start realizing the bigger picture this type of bashing will go on forever.

No, It wasn't the daily show, it was the tonight show, (my fault) and the guy is, Jay Leno (http://www.comediansusa.com/celebs/jay-leno.html)

And the Newcastle upon Tyne thing was because I wanted to show off my knowledge of UK geography.

Regardless of the fact that many 'boring' answers had to have been cut away to make that, the fact that anyone doesn't know enough basic geography to catch on to that is mind baffling.

sysphus is right. We should certainly be able to handle some serious teasing, and frankly some downright sincere disgust, at the typical American's lack of geographic knowledge. It disgusts me how poor my fellow countrymens' knowledge in this area is.

What's really sad is that it isn't limited to places outside of our own borders. True story here: My cousin, who was in 9th grade at the time, made a comment about The Alamo being in Indiana. INDIANA!!!

Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer. Pretty standard stuff, regardless of the intellectual capacity of whom you're talking to.

Yawn...of course there will be all sorts of people ignorant of these things. Not just in America.

I wonder if they edit out people that are actually sensible and leave in all the ignoramuses.

Of course they would.. its hardly entertaining watching people point out countrys on a map...

I agree with the "Russia, China, Indonesia, Brazil, Canada" guy haha

Are these sorts of studies ever conducted on any country except America? :crazyeye:

oh yes.. but they arn'y self publicized. And i recon seen the americans realise if they try to take the piss out of anywhere else, they will get this kinda thing thrown back.. so in the end we only hear about the US being slow...

The N-Korea S-Korea thing in the end almost killed me laughing

The way the Americans here are going on, one would think they never took the mick out of other countries. :rolleyes:

We all see your televsison shows and films, you can dish it out as well as anyone else, perhaps you ought to learn to take it once in a while with a grain of humour.

There is a difference between humour (the video is hilarious, the show Steet Smarts which finds the dumbest Americans on the planet, etc.) and the comments in the OP, which were mean spirited and degrading.

I think the australian gotta run if these guys are aiming the nuke... -_-"

I almost feel sorry for the OP for not being able to just sit back and laugh. :(

But only almost. :evil:

I think the australian gotta run if these guys are aiming the nuke... -_-

Yeah i was noticing that... i think thats going to be the "glass crater" one guy wanted...

Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer. Pretty standard stuff, regardless of the intellectual capacity of whom you're talking to.

Yeah, I think if someone had poked a microphone in my face and asked such a stupid question, I would either have ignored him or answered something similarly stupid, like "Hawaii".

But what about the hoola-hoola girls !!!

It is funny, as most of the people have said and I think it should be mentioned that the interviewer mislead the people by showing them a map on which Australia was labelled as North Korea, France, Iran, etc. ;) nevertheless it is hilarious.

Of course, this says nothing about the IQ of Americans, but still - how can one not know that Australia cannot be France, North Korea, Iran, etc. ... ;) It somehow remembers me of this:
http://lsirpeople.epfl.ch/wu/images/suisse_moved_by_cnn.gif

(But of course, this is an old one)

No surprise at all. US is more self-centered than most of other states so naturaly they don't know much about Geography. From my experience general awareness of the world is greater at least in Europe. As for the people who agree on invading other nations....I've looked at their faces. There are guys like that everywhere. I don't think majority of Americans thinks like that even though on average they need to get out and see the world more. Also there's a superpower complex :p

If this had been conducted in Germany, only two things would have been different:
1. The answers would have been German
2. USA would have been on the "list"
Just the other day i had to talk to a woman, who was interested in renting a room. She suddenly started to talk about politics and claimed that 9/11 never happened and terrorists are just CIA agents in disguise. :lol:

check out this video (http://www.bushflash.com/wmf/wheretoattack.wmv). It's basically this fella walking around US streets asking Americans who the USA should invade next.

Priceless is not the word.

Who are viable and appropriate targets, according to the yank on the street? Well, here we go:

Saudi Arabia
Iran
ITALY
FRANCE
INDONESIA
SRI LANKA
THE WHOLE OF THE MIDDLE EAST SHOULD BE TURNED INTO A GLASS CRATER

and so on


Jesus Christ! France, by the way, should be invaded because they're not America's allies. I guess these people really believe the Bush mantra "You're either with us, or you're with the terrorists".

Next we have geography. The surveyees are asked to put numbered flags on the map where they think these countries are. For some reason, Australia is a popular location of Sri Lanka, Iran, etc.

Does this not speak volumes of the US way of life, and the US state of mind?
:eek:

Looks like a two minute highlight video of an hour's worth of attempting to find stupid people.

My local tv did the same in a single uninterrupted run,90% of them didnt know where Iraq or Iran is on the friggin map.

seen it before, made me think maybe there should be some kind of intelligens test before people get to vote... nothing too fancy, these basic kind of questions asked here will do!

stoopid people are everywhere, not only in the US.

Are these sorts of studies ever conducted on any country except America? :crazyeye:
I and some friends got several hundred people to sign a petition to ban dihydrogen monoxide down in town here.

Oh, and my mother still mixes up Iran and Iraq on a regular basis ... despite knowing people from both countries.

Hahaha, if this video shows the intelligence of the average American (which I doubt, because the guy probably edited out the smart ones) democracy wouldn't be the ideal type of government.

Zulu fell for what amounts to a "JayWalking" segment. :lol:

Surely not all Britons are that gullible and humorless? :shakehead

:raises hand:

Im not usually gullible.. and im far from humerous :)

I and some friends got several hundred people to sign a petition to ban dihydrogen monoxide down in town here.


Thats interesting but there could have been lots of mitigating factors like people in town being naturally busy and thus just wanting to get rid of the petition as quickly as possible, that read outloud it may just sound like a substance that isn't well known, people are not expecting to be tricked so probably won't be thinking that they need to actually consider what the name means and people may have still signed it for a joke. :)

Next we have geography. The surveyees are asked to put numbered flags on the map where they think these countries are. For some reason, Australia is a popular location of Sri Lanka, Iran, etc.

Does this not speak volumes of the US way of life, and the US state of mind?
:eek:
The future of the US is screwed. Being a 7th grader in America, I weep for the future when so many kids are friggin idiots, who aren't willing to learn.
*LLXerxes points out his state geography medal

Thats interesting but there could have been lots of mitigating factors like people in town being naturally busy and thus just wanting to get rid of the petition as quickly as possible, that read outloud it may just sound like a substance that isn't well known, people are not expecting to be tricked so probably won't be thinking that they need to actually consider what the name means and people may have still signed it for a joke. :)
I'm sure many signed it for a laugh, but many clearly believed us when we told them it would be a good thing to ban this strong solvent that kills 100+ per year in Sweden.

Pretty new avvie, BTW. :)

I suspect that the people who were wise to it were not included in the video.

The show probably targets people that 'look' more like idiots anyways.

...I think we are being abit hard on zulu. I mean we have to remember that we are dealing with "mr. insane conspiracy from dubious internet news source" here... no wonder he can't seem to figure out the skit. It's like asking a little kid to write a report on where babies come from then laughing at him when he says "storks".

Next we have geography. The surveyees are asked to put numbered flags on the map where they think these countries are. For some reason, Australia is a popular location of Sri Lanka, Iran, etc.


Thats because if you look on the map they use Australia is labaled these nations. For example at the end you see the man pointing to "NorthKorea"(Australia) and then going "oh, I never new NK was so much bigger than SK" because the sea right undeneath Australia is labaled South Korea.

I'm sure many signed it for a laugh, but many clearly believed us when we told them it would be a good thing to ban this strong solvent that kills 100+ per year in Sweden.



And why not believe? Unless you think it might be fake or are in a thinking mood how many people are going to make the connection straight away whilst on the other hand we know that water can get polluted so this could just be a new chemical and monoxide links well with carbon monoxide. Would have been interesting if you had done a second petition using a real chemical that was plausable and possibly a third with H20 clearly written on the form.

Yes, but wouldnt anyone with half a brain realise something was up at that point.


You can find these idiots anywhere in the world, and its funny to document them i guess... they are adults, they should know about the wider world.

The N-Korea S-Korea thing in the end almost killed me laughing

e-x-a-c-t-l-y :rotfl:

(poor aussies :lol: )

The N-Korea S-Korea thing in the end almost killed me laughing
Yeah, that and the crazy black guy.

I and some friends got several hundred people to sign a petition to ban dihydrogen monoxide down in town here.

A radio station here in Rio once interviwed people who looked stupid in the streets and asked them what they thought of the Law of Gravity. Most answers were along the lines of:
"It's a disgrace! Absurd! Those politicians only think about themselves! Nobody ever asked ME what I think of the Law of Gravity!" and etc.

It is funny, as most of the people have said and I think it should be mentioned that the interviewer mislead the people by showing them a map on which Australia was labelled as North Korea, France, Iran, etc. ;) nevertheless it is hilarious. So they used CIA or CNN maps?

Still, those that bothered to give good answers were probably chopped up on the cutting room floor. Others, like Renata would have done, would just make up weird stuff.

Which reminds me that someone did give the answer "Hawaii" when asked what country they'd most like to visit.

Of course, this says nothing about the IQ of Americans, but still - how can one not know that Australia cannot be France, North Korea, Iran, etc. ... ;) It somehow remembers me of this:
http://lsirpeople.epfl.ch/wu/images/suisse_moved_by_cnn.gif

(But of course, this is an old one)Hey, CNN got the countries right this time! :goodjob:

Hey, CNN got the countries right this time! :goodjob:
If you are not saying it ironically you are kinda proving the point here :p

If you are not saying it ironically you are kinda proving the point here :pShh...with confidence, they will continue on the path towards geographical enlightenment...:mischief:

It's positive reinforcement...I'm sure CNN will forget all about this map by next week. But the good feelings last a lifetime.

Shh...with confidence, they will continue on the path towards geographical enlightenment...:mischief:
"War is Gods way of teching Americans geogaphy" did I get it right? If yes please don't invade Switzerland just yet :mischief:

But what about the hoola-hoola girls !!!

Forget the hula girls; we need to control the world's supply of Spam.

check out this video (http://www.bushflash.com/wmf/wheretoattack.wmv)

Does this not speak volumes of the US way of life, and the US state of mind?
:eek:
I have never seen this show,and i want to thank you.
The only thing i have to say after seeing this is that satire can exploit weakness for intent to change.I see this show cnnnn demostrating this technique but not really saying anything constructive.Nobody is immune from satire especially a person is a laborer[just making a rough guess on what the interviewee's do for a living] and a president of any given nation.

All social commentary with no substantial comments.

Really sad. But as mentioned previously it can and will exist anywhere.
Althoguh you have to be pretty stupid/ignorant/disadvantaged to not know that's Australia. Rick Mercer did this before, well, asknig htem stuff about Canada. That was funny. And I'm sure it's been done many times before.

"War is Gods way of teching Americans geogaphy" did I get it right? If yes please don't invade Switzerland just yet :mischief:

Oh, yes, imo they can try... :) (since they'll surely go to Chechya (how's the country written in English?)). :D

mitsho

Don't quite get the humour :confused:

Oh, yes, imo they can try... :) (since they'll surely go to Chechya (how's the country written in English?)). :D

mitshoChechnya. And I don't expect Americans in it any time soon.

We'd have to familiarize ourselves with the other Caucasus countries first.

Oh, I didn't mean Chechnya in the Caucasus, but the Czech Republic which is depicted as Switzerland on the CNN picture... ;) (I'm sorry for the confusion).

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Righto :)..

Surely not all British people are as rabidly anti American as you are. Get over your inferiority complex.

I SECOND THE MOTION!!!!!!!!!!

I think the australian gotta run if these guys are aiming the nuke... -_-"

OH f-ing Great

Even though we are the only nation that has ever fought beside the US in every major conflict. Most Americans wouldnt know what our flag is let along where Australia is located on the map. (Money on Bush being one of them)

We have all seen something like this before but it fits the forum.... plus it raised a smile. I don't think it just applies to the US citizen. It could just as easily apply to any redneck in the western world.

That's Hilarious! :rotfl: