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America's Smartest Kids Don't Know Canada's Capital City


http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/11/18 ... 96083.html

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  • BinFrogBinFrog Posts: 7,309
    In their defense, have you been to Ottawa? I'd forget about it too if it weren't for the great show in '05.
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  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    truthfully though 92.8% of americas can't even get into canada because they have had a drinking while driving violation or they were caught w/ $0.13 worth of commercial compressed mexican brown weed, therefore, the canadian border patrol denies entry to these pretty decent folks.

    thank goodness i am very capable & able to cross the wonderful us/canadian border to visit canada even at 2:00am (this actually happened & wow, was i ever the guy under the microscope...they aren't fucking around up there at all, no they aren't)

    you go ottawa
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  • Last-12-ExitLast-12-Exit Posts: 8,661
    Ottawa, who knew? I thought it was buffalo. :lol:
  • EdsonNascimentoEdsonNascimento Posts: 5,521
    Do you know the capital of Zimbabwe?

    That will have just as much impact on their daily lives.
    Sorry. The world doesn't work the way you tell it to.
  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain Posts: 31,272
    EdsonNascimento wrote:
    Do you know the capital of Zimbabwe?

    That will have just as much impact on their daily lives.
    :lol:

    I think we should know the capital cities of our direct neighbors to the north and south of us but I laugh at your response at the same time as agreeing on the impact to their daily lives.
    btw, I learned something from your post -- Harare is the capital city of Zimbabwe with almost 3 million people in the metro area. I know nothing about Zimbabwe other than this ^ and that it is a country in the southern part of Africa.
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  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    EdsonNascimento wrote:
    Do you know the capital of Zimbabwe?

    That will have just as much impact on their daily lives.


    Harare

    i took the liberty of looking it up for us
    it is zimbabwe's largest city & country's seat of government
    1.6 - 2.8 million estimated population
    city including metropolitan area
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    EdsonNascimento wrote:
    Do you know the capital of Zimbabwe?

    That will have just as much impact on their daily lives.

    So you are saying that US kids really only need to know how to get to Walmart, shoot a gun, and pace themselves at the Golden Corral buffett?
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  • EdsonNascimentoEdsonNascimento Posts: 5,521
    Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:
    EdsonNascimento wrote:
    Do you know the capital of Zimbabwe?

    That will have just as much impact on their daily lives.

    So you are saying that US kids really only need to know how to get to Walmart, shoot a gun, and pace themselves at the Golden Corral buffett?

    :lol::lol::lol:
    Sorry. The world doesn't work the way you tell it to.
  • EdsonNascimentoEdsonNascimento Posts: 5,521
    chadwick wrote:
    EdsonNascimento wrote:
    Do you know the capital of Zimbabwe?

    That will have just as much impact on their daily lives.


    Harare

    i took the liberty of looking it up for us
    it is zimbabwe's largest city & country's seat of government
    1.6 - 2.8 million estimated population
    city including metropolitan area

    And now we know more than the smartest kids in Canada. Thank you!
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  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    EdsonNascimento wrote:
    chadwick wrote:
    EdsonNascimento wrote:
    Do you know the capital of Zimbabwe?

    That will have just as much impact on their daily lives.


    Harare

    i took the liberty of looking it up for us
    it is zimbabwe's largest city & country's seat of government
    1.6 - 2.8 million estimated population
    city including metropolitan area

    And now we know more than the smartest kids in Canada. Thank you!

    f me in the brain clocked in before me
    to be fair f me in the brain is a few moments sharper even
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    EdsonNascimento wrote:
    Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:
    EdsonNascimento wrote:
    Do you know the capital of Zimbabwe?

    That will have just as much impact on their daily lives.

    So you are saying that US kids really only need to know how to get to Walmart, shoot a gun, and pace themselves at the Golden Corral buffett?

    :lol::lol::lol:
    :lol:
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  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain Posts: 31,272
    chadwick wrote:

    f me in the brain clocked in before me
    to be fair f me in the brain is a few moments sharper even

    Good to see others are curious to learn as well!
    ;)

    Also, I mentioned our neighbors to the south....for those that did not know it is Mexico City.
    Guessing more knew that as Mexico City is one of the largest cities in the world and the largest in North America.
    Maybe not though...
    Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:

    EdsonNascimento wrote:Do you know the capital of Zimbabwe?

    That will have just as much impact on their daily lives.



    So you are saying that US kids really only need to know how to get to Walmart, shoot a gun, and pace themselves at the Golden Corral buffett?

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  • Last-12-ExitLast-12-Exit Posts: 8,661
    F Me In The Brain wrote:
    chadwick wrote:

    f me in the brain clocked in before me
    to be fair f me in the brain is a few moments sharper even

    Good to see others are curious to learn as well!
    ;)

    Also, I mentioned our neighbors to the south....for those that did not know it is Mexico City.
    Guessing more knew that as Mexico City is one of the largest cities in the world and the largest in North America.
    Maybe not though...
    Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:

    EdsonNascimento wrote:Do you know the capital of Zimbabwe?

    That will have just as much impact on their daily lives.



    So you are saying that US kids really only need to know how to get to Walmart, shoot a gun, and pace themselves at the Golden Corral buffett?

    Don't forget what time Sponge Bob & Judge Judy are on
    Does the common core teach all that?
  • PillowPantsPillowPants Posts: 4,877
    is one of the McKenzie brothers still the president of canada?

    :mrgreen:
  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    PillowPants wrote:
    is one of the McKenzie brothers still the president of canada?

    :mrgreen:
    yes & sometimes they trade back & forth on who's the boss of canada & stuff
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Hugh and his buddy (just your typical Canadians) w/ Geddy Lee:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Jm4LoOaAWI
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  • Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    I remember in school we had to memorize every single state capital and the state it belonged to. And I have met people in the US that have never even heard of Manitoba. There's only TEN provinces and TWO (now 3) territories people! It's not that hard! :fp:
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  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain Posts: 31,272
    Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:
    I remember in school we had to memorize every single state capital and the state it belonged to. And I have met people in the US that have never even heard of Manitoba. :fp:

    Yeah, I knew all of the provinces and capitals when I was a kid as well....but I grew up in VT so Canadians were literally our neighbors.
    I dont think most kids in the US today could name all 50 states, never mind find them on a map or tell you the capitals. Big change in priorities and memorization with the internet, search engines and smart phones. Very different world now.
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  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
    Canada has a capital? I'll be damned ...
  • ChuckhaintChuckhaint Posts: 81
    PillowPants wrote:
    is one of the McKenzie brothers still the president of canada?

    :mrgreen:
    I thought it was actually Uncle Joey from Full House

    :lol:
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  • backseatLover12backseatLover12 Posts: 2,312
    The OP needs to watch late night TV when the hosts (Jay Leno or Kimmel) goes out on the streets and ask basic questions about America or history in general to bystanders. People are just. plain. stupid.

    I'd like to know how many American kids know what's the capital of the U.S.
  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    I think the best clue is the NHL's 'Senators'.
    I mean, if there was a 'Harare Senators' in the NFL, we'd at least be able to make an educated guess at it's Capital... right?
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  • BinFrogBinFrog Posts: 7,309
    backseatLover12 wrote:
    The OP needs to watch late night TV when the hosts (Jay Leno or Kimmel) goes out on the streets and ask basic questions about America or history in general to bystanders. People are just. plain. stupid.


    You realize of course that they cut out the people who answer correctly...
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  • badbrainsbadbrains Posts: 10,255
    Cosmo wrote:
    I think the best clue is the NHL's 'Senators'.
    I mean, if there was a 'Harare Senators' in the NFL, we'd at least be able to make an educated guess at it's Capital... right?

    Exactly, only reason I knew was cuz of the senators. And I'm 38! Hahaha :fp:
  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    I wrote a very detailed report on Canada in elementary school...complete with the Canadian national flag as the cover. I might even still have it somewhere. I'm sure I know the capital at that time.

    But...it doesn't seem as if much, if anything, significant or noteworthy happens there and so I've forgotten it.
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  • even flow - question markeven flow - question mark Posts: 1,568
    Jason P wrote:
    Canada has a capital? I'll be damned ...


    "C"!

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  • Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    know1 wrote:
    I wrote a very detailed report on Canada in elementary school...complete with the Canadian national flag as the cover. I might even still have it somewhere. I'm sure I know the capital at that time.

    But...it doesn't seem as if much, if anything, significant or noteworthy happens there and so I've forgotten it.

    nothing significant or noteworthy happens there? :lol:
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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,051
    Wow! It's embarrassing to admit this but I could not answer the question "What is the capital City of Canada". But I'm not embarrassed at all to say that I've learned something. Thank you!

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  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    americans and geography don't mix ... :lol: ... foreign or domestic ... :)
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,051
    polaris_x wrote:
    americans and geography don't mix ... :lol: ... foreign or domestic ... :)

    My wife was just telling me her dad taught a high school US government class in Southern California and most of his students couldn't name the capital city of either California or the United States. Pathetic! :lol:
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