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Originally Posted by Babaganoosh
Why does everyone ignore the land mass issue? It's about knowing your region. The reason Europeans can identify more countries than Americans is because there are more of them in their area. Most Americans can find the major countries of the world.
Here's an example. I have a friend in Latvia. He can point out all of the countries that used to make up the Soviet Union. Can most Americans? Hell no. If we didn't spend a few weeks talking about the collapse of the USSR when I was in college I certainly wouldn't be able to either.
He can point out Texas, California, "Floria" and Kansas on a map.
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The UK has far more people than any of those states, has a far higher GDP, and is the 6th biggest trade partner of the US - not to mention the obvious history the two countries have together.
Not being able to find countries like Lithuania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Albania, etc. on a map is understandable (if somewhat ignorant) for an American. Not being able to find the UK, France, Brazil, Indonesia, Australia, etc. is not.