Author Topic: The Average American (Read 7614 times)

vicious796 · « **on:** September 04, 2009, 12:58:50 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuNgBkloFE&feature=related

I stumbled across this on youtube while watching America - FUCK YEAH for the 3rd time. As we all know, I am an American. I am a conservative on most things and moderate on a handfull of things. I fully believe this is the intelligence average American. I guess this is more for the Euros on the board.

AceHigh · « **Reply #1 on:** September 04, 2009, 01:06:03 PM »

CNNN.... got to love them

Are you not worried that those people are allowed to vote?

"Where is Berlin wall?"
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"I don't know the answer, but believe me I am thinking..... Israel?"

Holy shit I laughed at that one.

EDIT:
As for the topic, no. They filtered out everyone except, the most stupid ones. I believe that there is the same amount of idiots in every country when it comes to intelligence. However when it comes to the knowledge, I think many Americans are lagging there because of ignorance.

darkjedi · « **Reply #2 on:** September 04, 2009, 01:17:00 PM »

Triangle... four.

Fucking Israeli Christ, what the hell do U.S. schools teach their children? How to have sex?

After having done facepalming and lamenting my loss of innocence, (I just can't find other metaphor to describe my... disappointment) I decided to continue watching again.

'There's no sides... one'.

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morrefule · « **Reply #3 on:** September 04, 2009, 01:21:43 PM »

I beleive it is a pretty accorate assesment of the average american. Most american's are part of the uninformed masses. And it is normally because they do not care if it doesn't directly effect them. But i'm sure European's are the same way about a lot of things. If you pick up the average joe on any city street, there is a high probability that they wouldn't know a lot of those questions.

People would rather know what directly efffects them, and really don't care about much else. If it isn't thier country or thier city or thier neighborhood, most people loose interest. Of course there are exceptions to every rule.

And besides if you put someone on camera, the become instantly stupid, every seen who wants to be a millionair?

Quote from: darkjedi on September 04, 2009, 01:17:00 PM

Triangle... four.

Fucking Israeli Christ, what the hell do U.S. schools teach their children? How to have sex?

No, not atleast till they are 11. (sarcasism) American school suck for a lot of reasons, but i will not get into that.

darkjedi · « **Reply #4 on:** September 04, 2009, 01:23:13 PM »

Quote from: morrefule on September 04, 2009, 01:21:43 PM

If you pick up the average joe on any city street, there is a high probability that they wouldn't know a lot of those questions.

Like how many sides a triangle has >.>

darkjedi · « **Reply #5 on:** September 04, 2009, 01:28:19 PM »

In terms of the war on terror, who do you think should be the next country to invade?

'Korea.'

- American

._.

Wow, our attitude. lmao

AceHigh · « **Reply #6 on:** September 04, 2009, 01:35:31 PM »

Quote from: darkjedi on September 04, 2009, 01:17:00 PM

Fucking Israeli Christ, what the hell do U.S. schools teach their children? How to have sex?

That is one thing they don't teach because of all religious nuts who protest. Instead they teach about abstinence which is soooo medieval

Path · « **Reply #7 on:** September 04, 2009, 01:43:41 PM »

If I was Australian, I'd be very worried. Evidently your erstwhile alllies are about to invade you, under the assumption that you are, in fact, North Korea. *Tis a scary thought that these people are allowed to vote. It's an even scarier one that they are allowed to breed.

darkjedi · « **Reply #8 on:** September 04, 2009, 01:46:36 PM »

Quote from: Path on September 04, 2009, 01:43:41 PM

It's an even scarier one that they are allowed to breed.

Nah, don't be so scared. Their schools teach chastity.

relic2279 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 04, 2009, 02:13:18 PM »

Crap, I wish I could find the video debunking of these kind of clips.

Someone did a thorough debunking, and went to other countries and asked the same questions to random people on the street including America, and every single country had these same type of morons.

It's called selective editing.

AceHigh · « **Reply #10 on:** September 04, 2009, 02:20:48 PM »

Quote from: relic2279 on September 04, 2009, 02:13:18 PM

It's called selective editing.

I doubt that you have to prove it for us. Most people with half of brains would know that it was edited for the entertainment value made by a comedy show.

sdedalus83 · « **Reply #11 on:** September 04, 2009, 02:34:01 PM »

I remember reading an article about a British study on food awareness amongst a certain age group(I think it was 12 year olds), in which a considerable number of those surveyed(something like 30%) did not know that meat came from animals.

When I'm back at a real computer I'll see if I can find a link.

vicious796 · « **Reply #12 on:** September 04, 2009, 02:52:19 PM »

Of course there's selective editing and I'm pretty sure some of the "answers" given to some questions were answers on different questions. The point I'm trying to make is that we DO have these idiots and they ARE more prevalent than you'd like to believe.

Also, we don't teach chastity in school, I got condoms in high school and that was YEARS ago in a conservative state.

fohfoh · « **Reply #13 on:** September 04, 2009, 05:08:41 PM »

Quote from: vicious796 on September 04, 2009, 02:52:19 PM

Of course there's selective editing and I'm pretty sure some of the "answers" given to some questions were answers on different questions. The point I'm trying to make is that we DO have these idiots and they ARE more prevalent than you'd like to believe.

Usually they're the legit answer to the actual question. But with selective editing, you get those instead.

However, some of the answers boggle the mind. You can also watch family feud and scratch your head at some of the answers given. Seriously.

sanguis · « **Reply #14 on:** September 05, 2009, 09:21:34 AM »

I'm in two minds over this video, (it's very old and I'm pretty sure I watched it way back when CNNNN was airing on the ABC).

In short, thanks to selective editing, we don't see all the answers to all the questions, they may have been the only questions that those people got wrong.

However the long answer is that yes, I do believe this reflects the "average" American. Most of the people in the video were over the age of 40, quite a few over 50, so their "education" would have ended a long time ago, they are also unlikely to be on the internet to check on facts and continue a self-education. You also have to take into account that although the U.S.A.ian administration maybe harping on about the "War on Terror" most of the average Americans wouldn't now too much about it; I'm British/Australian and I couldn't tell you who were in the various coalitions, however I can find out.

Not knowing about Pound Sterling is pretty bad. Not being able to find Middle Eastern countries and countries like Korea on a map; somewhat okay, confusing them with Australia; WHAT!!?? You can also watch shows like Family Feud, who wants to be a Millionaire, Are You smarter than a 5th Grader?, pretty much any knowledge based show and come across these types a stupid answers to otherwise intelligent people.

The other thing you have to take into account is that the U.S.A. is the third most populous country in the world and that you should never underestimate the power of stupid people in large quantities.

Can you do better?

darkjedi · « **Reply #15 on:** September 05, 2009, 09:30:27 AM »

Quote from: sanguis on September 05, 2009, 09:21:34 AM

I'm in two minds over this video, (it's very old and I'm pretty sure I watched it way back when CNNNN was airing on the ABC).

Hm, you know, at least to me, the fact that people mention Iran and North Korea means that it's still quite recent... like around 2006, because that's the time when North Korea became famous for their nuclear programs.

Unless you consider 2 or 3 years as 'very old' lol

And you still have to justify why young adults are incapable of knowing how many sides a triangle has. >_>

lx4 · « **Reply #16 on:** September 05, 2009, 10:07:07 AM »

This is why I dont see it as a problem that only half of Americans vote, there are probably a lot more who should stay home. Maybe the south was on to something with their literacy tests.

Wasnt that blond girl who couldnt come up with a country that started with U pretty fucking hot? there is something attractive about dumb girls.

darkjedi · « **Reply #17 on:** September 05, 2009, 10:08:48 AM »

Quote from: lx4 on September 05, 2009, 10:07:07 AM

Wasnt that blond girl who couldnt come up with a country that started with U pretty fucking hot? there is something attractive about dumb girls.

This one too.

And you are ignoring me on the Iran nuclear thread.

lx4 · « **Reply #18 on:** September 05, 2009, 10:16:22 AM »

Quote from: darkjedi on September 05, 2009, 10:08:48 AM

And you are ignoring me on the Iran nuclear thread.

Sorry, Ill go and see what you wrote.

nstgc · « **Reply #19 on:** September 05, 2009, 03:57:05 PM »

A minute and 49 seconds into it and not a single right answer. Worse, the answers that were given were so incredibly stupid, I wonder where they got those surveyed. I have low oppinion of people, but I doubt I could find more than a hand full of people like that her, in West Virginia. This is not considered the smartest state in the Union. Even if I went into the back woods where all the sterotypes live it wouldn't be bad. If I polled the athletes here where I got to school, even they should get some of those right.