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Post by dpgunit on Dec 17, 2006 1:36:40 GMT -8
well it seems to me, in the world everyone knows about america. they don't have to know anything about anything else, but they know america, and they know themselves. (though most of them hate us, but are too poor to do anything about it, other than pick on tourists.)
well it seems to me in america there tends to be three schools of awareness.
1a. don't know anything. the stereotyped dumb redneck, if you will. tends to chant "USA! USA!" and knows nothing about the rest of the world.
1b. tends not to know anything besides texas. and/or complains of the mexicans, asians, blacks.
1c. knows a bit more about world but still chants "USA! USA!"
2a. knows a little bit about world politics, not very clear on some international issues. generally ill-informed and/or gullible.
2b. knows a bit more, though still not able to recite the presidents of argentina through uzbekistan. has some grasp on world politics.
3a. very aware of world politics/issues. probably knows capitals and/or leaders of most countries in the world.
3b. probably knows capitals AND leaders of most countries. eg. doom.
americans are generally stereotyped by foreigner as being from class 1, though there are plenty of exceptions.
as for myself i'd say i'm more of a 2b.
what do you think?
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Post by LostPeon™ on Dec 17, 2006 1:37:56 GMT -8
OMG I 1A
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Post by dxlightning on Dec 17, 2006 11:57:24 GMT -8
I'm half 2b, half 3a. I know lot about world issues but I couldn't tell you for the life of me most of the leaders of the world.
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Post by Prone on Dec 17, 2006 12:04:35 GMT -8
2b
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Post by dpgunit on Dec 17, 2006 12:18:50 GMT -8
FOR RBOB'S SAKE DEBATE ALREADY
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Post by dxlightning on Dec 17, 2006 12:31:20 GMT -8
Prone is 2a at best.
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Post by technohawk on Dec 17, 2006 13:06:07 GMT -8
FOR RBOB'S SAKE DEBATE ALREADY Well we can't really. I can't rate myself in the realm of American ignorance because I'm not American. I think around half of the active people on the boards are Canadian. So it's mainly gonna be you, Dx, Peon and Prone debating.
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Post by dpgunit on Dec 17, 2006 14:29:06 GMT -8
no, as a canadian you can still give your insight on this issue. it was you who "inspired" me to start this thread, techno.. it doesn't matter if you're american or not, i wasn't asking what you thought you were, i was merely pointing out what i thought most americans were.
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Post by technohawk on Dec 17, 2006 14:59:19 GMT -8
Alright I'm somwhere between 2b and 3a, probably closer to 3a.
I can name some leaders and some capitals, namely the ones in the news. And I'm decently informed on world politics and national politics.
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Post by dpgunit on Dec 17, 2006 15:22:24 GMT -8
someone who can get on bnet go tell doom to get in here.
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Post by archomnislash on Jan 26, 2007 19:08:13 GMT -8
I'd say that I'm around 2a-2b just for the sake that decent news is really hard to find in the US...
Luckily Wii news channel came out, so I can probably become a permanent 2b-3a...
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Post by dxlightning on Jan 26, 2007 20:27:32 GMT -8
Yes, because the people who make video games aren't biased in any way
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Post by tyrantisius on Jan 27, 2007 12:46:07 GMT -8
Why would they be... 2b
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