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Thursday, November 17, 2011

Geography, Americans and the French

Well, Americans tend to be criticized for their geography skills - or should I say, lack of.  Now I've been defending Americans about this for a long time.  My theory is, while the French learn about Europe, Americans are taught American geography first and foremost.  And then they learn about the rest of the world.  And America is big.



The French media loooves US 'oops' moments.  So, sure enough, when a Republican presidential candidate, Herman Cain, didn't know anything about the Obama administration's handling of Libya, the French Press had a field day with it.
Check out the video:

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