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Britain - ignorant?
Topic Started: May 20 2008, 08:58 PM (711 Views)
Col
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I hope (and expect) that this topic will end up really busy, because I woulkd expect that a lot of you are likely to have strong views on this.

Anyway, I saw something on telly the other day. I can't remember what it was. I think it was an episode of The One Show, which I watch quite a lot on BBC One. They only really skimmed the tip of the iceberg on this topic, saying that many people who leave the country, either permanently or temporarily (business trip, holiday, etc.) don't know where they are going. They know the name of the place, but wouldn't be able to find it on a map. And what hit me hardest is that a lot of the people they interviewed didn't know where the following places were:
- France
- Italy
- Portugal
- Poland
- Czech Republic
- Cyprus
- Majorca
- Minorca

I mean, seriously - a Brit who doesn't know where France is. That's just absurd to a retarded level!

So anyway, I thought I'd post this topic here to get all your views on it, because I think we'll get a lot of strong-winded replies here. I also want to exapnd on it though.

Do you think British people are ignorant? Do you think more should be done to educate people in the subjects which they are ignorant of? Do you have any stories related to ignorance? Why is it that nobody seems to react when something serious is happening in public place in Britain? And is it related to laziness, stupidness, selfishness, gun/knife crime, fear, or any other emotion?
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What's a France?
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Rosser
May 20 2008, 10:02 PM
What's a France?

i really don't know!! and why is he saying that smart people r dumb
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France, understandable really.

And as for the Czech, they live down the street from me ;)

But anyway, I generally think that British people are ignorant, you're right that most of us don't know where certain places are. But the most prominant matter is that we don't bother to understand cultural differences or even attempt to learn other languages. I just wish I could pick up other languages in my spare time.

I'm going to learn Italian and Scandanavian one day :)
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It's just the same as us going abroad, and expecting the people to speak some English rather than us at least trying their languages. I always make a point to at least learn some basic words. I've been to Cyprus is a great place, went in 2006, going again in July, I love that place.
Our ignorance is bliss to our own self-centeredness.
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I love watching English people in supermarkets when I'm in France. They say sometyhing similar to the French word they're looking for but the French still don't understand their accent. ^_^
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People are ignorant. It's not a special British phenomena.
The thing is no-one can truly be called stupid, what people are called stupid for is either not having enough information on a certain subject.
Just because lots of people know basic geography doesn't mean anyone who doesn't is stupid. It means they've never learned this bit of information.

(for the record I'm lost once that list goes past the Czech Republic, though this may have to do with never being in mainland Europe or any other continent)
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Well I'm not too sure if it's stupidity (well maybe in some cases it is) but there is definately some ignorance there but I don't believe it's exclusive to Britain. I mean I myself am unaware of some different culttures but if I ever visit a place I'll make sure to learn some of it's history. Also being half Welsh I tend to visit Wales a lot so I've made sure to learn some of the language and I do intend to learn more.
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GarydosRC
May 20 2008, 10:19 PM
People are ignorant. It's not a special British phenomena.
The thing is no-one can truly be called stupid, what people are called stupid for is either not having enough information on a certain subject.
Just because lots of people know basic geography doesn't mean anyone who doesn't is stupid. It means they've never learned this bit of information.

(for the record I'm lost once that list goes past the Czech Republic, though this may have to do with never being in mainland Europe or any other continent)

Too true. I agree with that. We're all humans after all, you can't completely judge someone by their race based on just what you've heard about some people of that race. It's just that some people are more commonly heard about than others. A lot of people say that Americans are stupid ignorant, but that's not necessarily all or perhaps even most Americans. You're bound to find ignorant people everywhere.
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British people aren't ignorant. They're twats.
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Yeah Britain is rather ignorant. I don't even know much about the locations of countries in Eastern Europe and quite frankly I don't want to. If the aliens come I say that they can attack Eastern Europe first while we make our escape(rule the West!). I know where France and suchlike are. Everyone should know that.
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May 21 2008, 03:55 PM
British people aren't ignorant. They're t***s.

I think you're too kind.
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Britain is a nation of elitists B*****ds, closet BNP voters, bimbo fuckers, chavy shitheads, who can’t be bothered doing anything right so the elitists B*****ds continue on, middle classes who are really a bunch of poor snobs who like to pretend they are the keepers of a moral society, drunken bums who need a liver transplant before they reach 21 and of course obese f***-ups who ironically bitch about how others look.
Things ignorantly regarded with truth; Muslims= eek terrorists, immigrants steal all the jobs that nobody wants (boo), and that single mothers are stupid sluts, breeding stupid violent cretins.

I don’t care about other countries, all I want to say is that Britain is a stupid, depressing, ignorant and full of scum-bags, society. :)
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May 21 2008, 08:43 PM
Waffles
May 21 2008, 03:55 PM
British people aren't ignorant. They're t***s.

I think you're too kind.
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Britain is a nation of elitists B*****ds, closet BNP voters, bimbo f***ers, chavy sh!theads, who can’t be bothered doing anything right so the elitists B*****ds continue on, middle classes who are really a bunch of poor snobs who like to pretend they are the keepers of a moral society, drunken bums who need a liver transplant before they reach 21 and of course obese f***-ups who ironically bitch about how others look.
Things ignorantly regarded with truth; Muslims= eek terrorists, immigrants steal all the jobs that nobody wants (boo), and that single mothers are stupid sluts, breeding stupid violent cretins.

I don’t care about other countries, all I want to say is that Britain is a stupid, depressing, ignorant and full of scum-bags, society. :)

Woah, woah, woah! Who's side are you on?! XD
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I think that's pretty obvious.
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May 21 2008, 08:54 PM
I think that's pretty obvious.

Chill. It was a joke. Hence the "XD".

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I have a cow-lick in my fringe. Also, the French are much more arrogant.
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May 21 2008, 07:10 PM
I know where France and suchlike are. Everyone should know that.

Really though, you only say that because you see these countries as important.
In contrast, I don't think Russia or Japan would really care where exactly France is they'll just know it's in that general Europe area.
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TimeShift
May 21 2008, 08:10 PM
I know where France and suchlike are. Everyone should know that.

Why should they? ;/

And god, people are even ignorant-er than I thought :| I've never realised how many people actually think that immagrants, regardless of colour or race have a wish to bomb the country -.- and they say that they cant spoeak english, so? British people go on holidays to other countries, the people there dont take the mick when they see an englishman trying to communicate. people all over the world learn their language and probably english as a second, and yet lots of british people dont learn a full language after english :p
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May 22 2008, 04:09 PM
TimeShift
May 21 2008, 08:10 PM
I know where France and suchlike are. Everyone should know that.

Why should they? ;/

And god, people are even ignorant-er than I thought :| I've never realised how many people actually think that immagrants, regardless of colour or race have a wish to bomb the country -.- and they say that they cant spoeak english, so? British people go on holidays to other countries, the people there dont take the mick when they see an englishman trying to communicate. people all over the world learn their language and probably english as a second, and yet lots of british people dont learn a full language after english :p

If pretty much everyone all over the world understands English, and since it is the most known language across the world, then the British shouldn't have to worry about learnind another langauge, unless they intend to live in a certain country.
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May 22 2008, 04:09 PM
people all over the world learn their language and probably english as a second, and yet lots of british people dont learn a full language after english :p

Thats because the main source of tourism is from america and britain, and they are also the richest countries, which both speak english, therefore they want to be able to do business with the tourists.
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