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Pixelbucks Eric · 12-04-2009, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by CunningStunt

a. England
b. Cuba
c. Hawaii
d. draw a potato

I'll plump for D!

Pixelbucks Eric · 12-04-2009, 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by ArsewithClass

The most popular language in the world.....
English!

Sorry to break it to you, but English is behind Chinese and Spanish. So there you go, lesson learned.

Sarah_Jayne · 12-04-2009, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by CunningStunt

a. England
b. Cuba
c. Hawaii
d. draw a potato

To be fair, depending on how you drew the potato it could look a bit like the UK.

Pixelbucks Eric · 12-04-2009, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Sarah_MaxCash

To be fair, depending on how you drew the potato it could look a bit like the UK.

That would be ony fugly potato

Very unlike the ones you find at Sains...

Babaganoosh · 12-04-2009, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Libertine

Not being able to locate the UK on a map means that when someone's children reach age 9 or 10, he won't be able to help them with their homework anymore - because they've moved on to subjects that are too advanced for him!

It's elementary school material, for fuck's sake.

"Dad, I need help with my algebra."

"Sorry, son. I can't find the UK on a map."

Sarah_Jayne · 12-04-2009, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Babaganoosh

"Dad, I need help with my algebra."

"Sorry, son. I can't find the UK on a map."

I am going to go out on a limb and say most people that can't find the UK on the map aren't going to be able to help with algebra homework either.

SmokeyTheBear · 12-04-2009, 11:01 AM

a little note on the education system in usa vs rest of world.

Americans spend alot of time on learning about america in school while other countries focus more of that time on learning about other countries.

I did school in 3 diff countries and it's one of the things that really stuck out. Americans spent 50% of time on america 50%of time on the rest of the world , while in th non-american schools spent 80-90% of the time on the rest of the world and 10-20 on themselves

SmokeyTheBear · 12-04-2009, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Sarah_MaxCash

I am going to go out on a limb and say most people that can't find the UK on the map aren't going to be able to help with algebra homework either.

i don't think there's much truth in that. I would think more people could do a simple algebra question than find uk on a map.

True there are many people bad at math but i have noticed that alot of "smart" people i know are terrible with geography.

heres a perfect example.

I was chatting with a doctor friend and his wife the other day and we were talking about mexico for some reason and he asked me "does mexico run from coast to coast ? " , i was pretty shocked, but even more shocking was , after i gave him a general layout of the area i mentioned cuba as being an island near florida, and i shit you not he said "cuba is an island ? "

wtf , how could you go 40 years in life and not know cuba is an island

american pervert · 12-04-2009, 11:46 AM

ever notice how europe and other places make their 1's look like 7's, thats stupidity

yoeleven · 12-04-2009, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Pixelbucks Eric

Sorry to break it to you, but English is behind Chinese and Spanish. So there you go, lesson learned.

and sorry to break it to you, but if you combine native and non-native speakers then it is the most popular.

StarkReality · 12-04-2009, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBear

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_an...ion_by_country

Damn, that map means making a date with a girl from africa is a bad idea...

Sarah_Jayne · 12-04-2009, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBear

i don't think there's much truth in that. I would think more people could do a simple algebra question than find uk on a map.

True there are many people bad at math but i have noticed that alot of "smart" people i know are terrible with geography.

heres a perfect example.

I was chatting with a doctor friend and his wife the other day and we were talking about mexico for some reason and he asked me "does mexico run from coast to coast ? " , i was pretty shocked, but even more shocking was , after i gave him a general layout of the area i mentioned cuba as being an island near florida, and i shit you not he said "cuba is an island ? "

wtf , how could you go 40 years in life and not know cuba is an island

You don't think it would follow that most people that managed to get to the point of understanding algebra enough to tutor their child in it, also passed elementary school social studies/geography ?

Overload · 12-04-2009, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by MrMaxwell

What is this someone was trying to tell me the other day about a billion being 100,000,000 in Europe? Do your billions really have only one hundred million in them?

wrong ... a german MILLIARDE (1.000.000.000) is an american BILLION

dudes ... GET METRIC

Overload · 12-04-2009, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by american pervert

ever notice how europe and other places make their 1's look like 7's, thats stupidity

did ya hear about the police officer getting fired for writing the 7 like the europeans do? THATS stupid!

besides, if all the other places do but yers? where is the stupidity? on YOUR end :P

ArsewithClass · 12-04-2009, 05:39 PM

WTF!!!!!

What are you guys doing! Seriously!............ Ive just read lots of comments that are now just going on! Were all proud of our countries!

this is good!

Battles, no way, any battle that is won is good & every battle that is fought is wrong!

Join in the arms or porn!

Agent 488 · 12-04-2009, 06:04 PM

the revenge of the chess and ham radio clubs.

CunningStunt · 12-04-2009, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Agent 488

the revenge of the chess and ham radio clubs.

P-K4 big fella

SmokeyTheBear · 12-05-2009, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Sarah_MaxCash

You don't think it would follow that most people that managed to get to the point of understanding algebra enough to tutor their child in it, also passed elementary school social studies/geography ?

In theory yes.. but that wasn't the question/statement. The statement was that if you couldnt find uk on a map that you probably couldnt help with algebra.

My point was that americans spend very little time in school pointing out where uk is on a map, probably less than any other country. Now add the fact that most americans use algabraic equations in daily life after graduating and rarely if ever have to point out uk on a map.

These things lead me to believe many americans who can do algebra can't point out uk on a map.

american pervert · 12-05-2009, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Overload

did ya hear about the police officer getting fired for writing the 7 like the europeans do? THATS stupid!

besides, if all the other places do but yers? where is the stupidity? on YOUR end :P

so if everyone else does something wrong, it's correct???

check out your keyboard, does the 1 look like a 1 or a 7?

there is your answer.

fatfoo · 12-05-2009, 02:03 PM

At least if you see a number great than 12, you can be sure it is not the number of the month, because there are only 12 months. Unless you don't know how many months make up the year.

Evil-Dan · 12-05-2009, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Vick!

Oh I am late, Evil-Dan already posted it. lol

PS. you fast bastard.

Fark U 2 ;)

PenisFace · 12-05-2009, 05:33 PM

02/17/1986 bitches. Anyone here younger than I am?

Evil-Dan · 12-05-2009, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBear

a little note on the education system in usa vs rest of world.

Americans spend alot of time on learning about america in school while other countries focus more of that time on learning about other countries.

I did school in 3 diff countries and it's one of the things that really stuck out. Americans spent 50% of time on america 50%of time on the rest of the world , while in th non-american schools spent 80-90% of the time on the rest of the world and 10-20 on themselves

I have dealt with schools in Asia, and they tend to be pretty focused on local issues too - its not just our yankee mates that do that

12-05-2009, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by PenisFace

02/17/1986 bitches. Anyone here younger than I am?

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american pervert · 12-05-2009, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Killswitch

15/F/Cali pix on profile.

wanna cyber?

12-05-2009, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by american pervert

wanna cyber?

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