說很多美國本土學生是地理白癡,絕對不是瞎說的。
Poll Shows Many Can't Find La. on Map
Among the findings:
- Fewer than three in 10 think it important to know the locations of countries in the news and just 14 percent believe speaking another language is a necessary skill.
- Six in 10 could not find Iraq on a map of the Middle East.
- While the outsourcing of jobs to India has been a major U.S. business story, 47 percent could not find the Indian subcontinent on a map of Asia.
- Nearly three-quarters incorrectly named English as the most widely spoken native language.
- Six in 10 did not know the border between North and South Korea is the most heavily fortified in the world. Thirty percent thought the most heavily fortified border was between the United States and Mexico.
不足一成半認為學習其他語言是重要?已經成為美國公司輸出工作的最大基地印度,近五成的人連它在哪裡都不曉得?四份三的人以為英文是全球最多人使用的語言?
很多美國人,就是有這種叫人作嘔的「本土優越感」,以為只需要其他國家的人認識自己,自己不需要認識其他國家。久而久之,就會發生以上的情況,連一點丁的地理常識都欠奉,真是小學生都不如。
I am an American?
還是不要了。
「本土優越感」
我有D朋友去完美國做交換生都有呢種感覺, 果度D美國人對其他國家既事認識唔深
甚至分唔清中日韓既人, 仲有人以為Hong Kong係日本既地方
美國人的“常識”﹐真是貧乏得可憐。
佢地對不少世界事情都是一知半解,但是又最喜歡伸長個鼻週圍”八”,重話自己係世界警察,搞到週圍亂七八槽.最可憐係以為自己好偉大,其實只不過係上面d政客利用美國人啲無知來從中混水撒魚.以前越南,韓國,現在伊朗,伊拉克,中台…..真是不知所謂!
最莫名其妙的,是這樣的一個國家,居然自稱世界警察,還真是一塌糊塗。