vanDerVaartBlackenedRanch [none/use name]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 days ago[SPOILER]% of Americans with Bachelor's degrees and [SPOILER]% of Americans with post-graduate degrees could identify the DPRK on an unlabeled map of asia. (1740 surveyed) Post guesses belowNSFWwww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up148file-text
arrow-up148external-link[SPOILER]% of Americans with Bachelor's degrees and [SPOILER]% of Americans with post-graduate degrees could identify the DPRK on an unlabeled map of asia. (1740 surveyed) Post guesses belowNSFWwww.nytimes.comvanDerVaartBlackenedRanch [none/use name]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square28fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·edit-22 days agoI assumed way worse, like, half the actual correct percentage. That said? The map with all the guesses on it is incredible. The yankee mind is an enigma.
minus-squareDamarcusart [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 day agoAnd that map is just focused on East Asia, imagine if it were a world map.
minus-squareCarl [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·1 day agoI reminded of a bit I saw on something a long time ago where a guy identified Australia as North Korea and I think New Zealand as South Korea and then surprised himself by talking about how much bigger North Korea was compared to South Korea.
minus-squareDamarcusart [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 day agoSadly our knowledge of Juche in Australia is far behind the DPRK.
I assumed way worse, like, half the actual correct percentage. That said? The map with all the guesses on it is incredible.
The yankee mind is an enigma.
And that map is just focused on East Asia, imagine if it were a world map.
I reminded of a bit I saw on something a long time ago where a guy identified Australia as North Korea and I think New Zealand as South Korea and then surprised himself by talking about how much bigger North Korea was compared to South Korea.
Sadly our knowledge of Juche in Australia is far behind the DPRK.