A couple days ago, Miss Teen South Carolina was asked why she thought 1/5 of Americans couldn’t locate the United States on a map. Her answer? Um…


So this afternoon, Bwog hit (newly-renovated!) College Walk and asked a sampling of Columbia students the same question.

Bwog: So why do you think 1/5 of all Americans can’t find the US on a map?

Adebisi: Is that true? Public education is crap. The government wants it to remain that way.

Bwog: So why do you think 1/5 of all Americans can’t find the US on a map?

Nelson: Let me think. I don’t want to sound like that stupid South Carolina whatever.

More illuminating interviews after the jump…



Bwog:
So why do you think 1/5 of all Americans can’t find the US on a map?

Lee (left): (laughs) Oh the South Carolina question. (Adopts high-pitched voice) Oh, um, like South Africa they don’t have maps, (pause). More maps!

 

 

 


 

Bwog: So why do you think 1/5 of all Americans can’t find the US on a map?

Cliff: I would say because geography is not a requirement in schools anymore.

Jeff: I honestly don’t know.


Cliff: Global warming? El Nino?

Amanda: Because the US is all the think about. The US is all that matters, not its relation to anything else.

 

 

 

 


Bwog: So why do you think 1/5 of Americans can’t locate the US on a map?

Aleeza: I don’t know, I’m Canadian.

Kristin: That’s shocking. Not taught properly, I guess.

Aleeza: We Canadians all know how to find the States. I guess it’s a neighbor thing.


 


Bwog:
So why do you think 1/5 of all Americans can’t locate the US on a map?

Thai (left): Most Americans are used to seeing Mercator maps which distort the poles.