Groundcast 12: "Jumbos and Tigers"

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[Evilnrg]

b4 i watch i bet my money on allied team

[poyrazthewicked]

b4 i watch i bet my money on allied team

oracle says U will win

-wickY26

[Rahx]

oracle says U will win

-wickY26

lool

[PonySlaystation]

What's with you Europeans and this stereotypical nonsense?

Go pick out my county on a map of the United States, that would be about as equivalent as me picking out Lithuania on a map of Europe.

It's St.Joseph, Indiana, go do it. Ill be waiting.

No google now, go circle it on a paper map and take a picture of it.

America the stupid

It's not about stereotypes. Lithuania has been a country for more than 800 years. If you cannot point that out on a map then you have not read your history. It's a bit more important in world politics than knowing where St.Joseph is. In Europe we have regions like that too that you have to know about but that doesn't mean that it's an excuse to know nothing of the rest of the world.

[Unkn0wn]

Let's not turn this into a Europe vs US thread. I'm sure there's a lot of people in Europe as well that don't really know where lithuania is tbh.

[Mysthalin]

Asking us to know where St Joseph is (a county, not a state) is the same as me asking you to know where Samogitia is .

Lithuania.. meh, it's admittedly a geopolitical non-entity today, so I literally don't care about people not knowing where it is(though considering we, with the Poles, butt-fucked the Teutonic Order in the biggest medieval battle ever - you should know this if you are any interested in military history). However, not knowing the difference between Belgium and Holland is, you have to admit, just a tad bit silly, and well worthy of bringing up the "Americans + geography" stereotype.

[TheIcelandicManiac]

Even tough you can't point out where Lithuania and Estonia is does not mean you are stupid, it just means that you don't know much about that subject but that does not let you or others call you or your country's population stupid, sure there are things Yankees should know like what country they were their rulers for many years and where russia is on a map but i fail to see how Yankees are stupid just because they don't know where Scotland is on map(even tough they should know).

[Mysthalin]

I'm sure there's a strong metaphor somewhere in that post, Icelandic.

[TheIcelandicManiac]

No not really, just typed something and hoping you would be able to understand that.

[Mysthalin]

. Nah, you are right. Nobody should call anybody stupid just because they don't know geography.

But you have to admit - it's funny when the stereotype of "Americans don't know geography" is fulfilled .

[skaffa]

Nice, u gotta do em more often.

[Masacree]

Even tough you can't point out where Lithuania and Estonia is does not mean you are stupid, it just means that you don't know much about that subject but that does not let you or others call you or your country's population stupid, sure there are things Yankees should know like what country they were their rulers for many years and where russia is on a map but i fail to see how Yankees are stupid just because they don't know where Scotland is on map(even tough they should know).

It's just a representative example of the failings of American public education.

[smurfORnot]

America fails in many ways,but Americans dont realize that,they are just fed with what media gives them,and they believe it.

[Rahx]

America fails in many ways,but Americans dont realize that,they are just fed with what media gives them,and they believe it.

I feel bad for laughing 

+1

[Rocksitter]

 America is anti American and is really going down the drain with all that multi culture shit it really brought down the whole country , when you look at our schools if you looked closer then the national numbers the  schools predominated by whites and that are located in respectful communities still have really good scores but when you mix that with the schools scores from what the jews would call a getto those numbers are low ..

 Take for example just the reading scores from a Getto school Ill give you MCcarver elementary in Tacoma Wa   3rd grade numbers they score a 52% ..

 Now lets look at a school from a better environment we will take Browns Point
 3rd grade score of 86%...


 This is a small scale but if you keep getting in to more numbers the scores stay the same ....

[smurfORnot]

all in all,in not so distant future,Muslims will rule the world

[Unkn0wn]

Now lets look at a school from a better environment we will take Browns Point
 3rd grade score of 86%...


 This is a small scale but if you keep getting in to more numbers the scores stay the same ....

To be fair, instead of blaming the colour and multicultural aspect of a certain school, you could actually look at the school's funding and quality. I wouldn't be surprised if those 'respected' schools are better funded or are simply more expensive, elite, private schools and thus offer better education. It's really disgusting to just blame it on 'multiculturalism'.

The American education system is to blame, not the people who take advantage of it.


Now let's get back on topic.

[smurfORnot]

ask yourself how many african-americans got nobel prize,then how many white people got it 

[Rahx]

ask yourself how many african-americans got nobel prize,then how many white people got it 

yo look at Obama, he's da maaannnn!