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Question for Miss Teen South Carolina: "Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can't locate the United States on a world map. Why do you think this is?"
A video of the answer is here, but somebody was brave enough to venture to transcribe it as well:
"I personally believe the U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some, uh…people out there in our nation don't have maps, and, uh, I believe that our education like such as South Africa and, uh, the Iraq everywhere like, such as and…I believe that they should, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., err, uh, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future for our…"
It's safe to assume that Miss Teen South Carolina can't find the U.S. on a world map.
amfortas said,
I think she was trying to say that Americans can't locate America because Everywhere is America. Paris, Texas, is the main city in France County; China is a couple of blocks in downtown San Francisco; New England is Olde England that was dismantled and shipped over from somewhere to New Joisy. And of course South Africa, just outside of New Orleans really does need schools.
August 28, 2007 at 3:41 am