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Where do you think the US should invade next? Are geography lessons a waste of time? Is North Korea really bigger than South Korea? Where is Australia? Deep questions for you to ponder over.

lordflimneylordflimney (286 days ago)
Invade Australia!
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Guest: Unknown (690 days ago)
This is so stupid. They took the idiots and tried to make it seem that Americans are thick headed morons. However, most Americans would probably be able to solve this easily.
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Guest: Jane B. (710 days ago)
Superman Returns reveals the truth about Superman. You have to wonder about a guy who chooses to wear tights (not mentioning my ex-boyfriend).
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Guest: Fiona M. (710 days ago)
Titanic Two - The Surface has everything the first installment didn't. A truly inspiring look into the complexities of life in 1912 and beyond. Jack has evolved in ways I never thought possible and enlightened me to the point that I now feel superior to anyone who has yet to see the glory that is Titanic Two - The Surface.
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Guest: Angus from Gloucester (710 days ago)
The best Star Wars clip on your site is Jedi car sale. It’s from a TV show but it is funny.
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Guest: Tony (713 days ago)
I agree with the people in the movie, America should invade Australia next. I mean... it's full of bloody Australians! And they might have nukes, and they might be terrorists, and they might have WMD, and they don't eat enough McDonalds, and they're a threat to world peace. Bastards, kill them all! (and then France).
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Guest: Juliet Danson (726 days ago)
Shining is dead clever. Quite apart from the editing, it's amazing what effect music can have on what you're looking at. Not easy to turn one of the most chilling films of the last few decades into a romcom!
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Guest: Evan (726 days ago)
50 years on from the making of The Ten Commandments in 1956 we get this great mashup. Cecil B. DeMille would've turned in his grave. Samuel L Jackson as Principal Firebush is inspired, and is that Donald Pleasance? (Sinead O'Connor credit).
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Guest: Dave NZ (756 days ago)
Just shows you how thick the USA is. I reckon the rest of the world should invade them and teach those ignorant thick limited intelligent pricks a lesson.
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Guest: Gianluca (Italy, Europe, near France and Switzerland...) (777 days ago)
ha ha ha, funny, really... even if in a video you can cut all scenes you don't want to show, so, the result has the sense you want!!! I mean, it shows 15 people (about), but how many people were interviewed? TV and the Internet have the capacity to transform the truth all over the world. Not less than 90% of people fail questions in geography or history lessons!!!
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Guest: Andy (783 days ago)
Thank goodness I don't live in Australia. Are all Americans geographic morons??? The American people are great but their knowledge of the rest of the world is very limited.
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Guest: M. Davidson (Teacher) (783 days ago)
I'm so glad New Zealand refused to be bullied by USA over nuclear-free vessels in our harbours. If Americans are this dumb, would they know one button from another? PROUD KIWI.
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Guest: Dave U.K. (786 days ago)
Unbeliveable. No wonder Bush can be re-elected if these are average Americans. CRAZY!!!
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Guest: Who cares what my name is? (786 days ago)
This also applies to the snobbish yet insecure Americans, who seem to like proliferating their view that the whole concept of capitalism is solely an element of US patriotism, and that capitalism exists in no other civilized country, not even in those the USA imported it from. We, or at least I, live in a GLOBAL economy, not an American or European one, and if you want the best you have to cast your childish prejuces aside. I'm listening to Swedish music on a Dutch DVD-player, on a German computer, while drinking Scottish water out of an Italian bottle, but I'm able to type this because of my hard drive, made in Malaysia by an American company. Also, although this particular CD was purchased in Britain, I import most of my music, even though the vast majority of it is European, from the USA. On the other hand, many of my electronic gadgets (all my TV's, digital cameras, games consoles, VCR's, etc.) are Japanese. I don't see what's so great about LEVI though. They treat the British with contempt. I'm more thankful for the little guys in American business, who don't, than them. Anyway. I see I've gone off topic. I guess the video really speaks for itself. It's time the US implements some proper geography standards in their education system. Your current sets of school standards are usually so lengthy or unclear, it would be impossible to cover them all in the timespan suggested. They need some streamlining, and a lot of prioritising, but also students need to be assessed rigorously to ensure these standards are met. We in Britain have the very same problem, amongst many others. There are very few educational standards required to be met, even if we are to attend university.
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Guest: Who cares what my name is? (786 days ago)
All this video shows is something we've all known for some time: there are a lot of people in the US poorly schooled in current world affairs. However, the education system in the UK doesn't teach our kids properly either. There are kids with GCSE's who think Scotland lies across the Irish Sea. And to the American mocking the spelling of Europeans: English is a second, third or fourth language to most Europeans who post in it. The majority of Europeans are far better schooled in foreign languages than the typical American or Briton, who are generally rather useless at speaking anything other than their mother tongue.
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Guest: JoshF1 (851 days ago)
I remember seeing this on TV here in Australia a few years ago and I lost it. So damn funny! How dumb can you be?!?! Honestly, thinking Australia was North Korea... these people must have been educated by a bloody monkey or something! Instead of watching oversized taxis racing in circles, uh sorry I meant NASCAR racing, perhaps these people should get out an atlas and figure out where North Korea actually is!
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Guest: CHELSEA F.C (855 days ago)
In reply to the proud american... if you're not in the war at the start you can't claim the victory (Al Murray, the pub landlord) Let's see what happens to your mighty country when thePpetroDollar turns into the PetroEuro and you go skint, that's the only reason you want to control the middle east... OIL.
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Guest: Chelsea Rich (855 days ago)
After watching that, it has restored my faith in the education system in the U.K, What are they teaching them at there school?? No wonder they kill us with friendly fire when they can't even pinpoint a country... let alone allies.
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Guest: dave (858 days ago)
Why are americans so goddam stupid? Explains why monkey face Bush is in power I suppose.
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Guest: Gaz (869 days ago)
Attn Proud American. Get it right bumpy head, if it wasn't for the English Channel and the RAF we would be speaking German. Mind you, it would have its plus points - at least I wouldn't have to read your repetitive statements!!
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Guest: european (869 days ago)
It shows how dum americans are - fix your own country assholes.
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Guest: Phil, a citizen of the earth (869 days ago)
Apparently the world is full of retards of all nations. Why can't we live in a world of moronic harmony?
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Guest: George W. Bush (869 days ago)
From reading the posts of some of your British readers, it would seem they are not the cream of the crop either.
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Guest: Kenneth (869 days ago)
Oh my god... this is so funny... but anyways, invasion is no good for any country.
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Guest: Henry (Scottish, not English, but British. Think about it!!!) (869 days ago)
How stupid are americans? Do they not know the world and the locations of the major countries that are of interest? This proves the point that americans don't know anything about an atlas or go to school!!
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Guest: Finn (872 days ago)
Whoops. Too stupid to be allowed to vote, I was saying.
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Guest: Finn (872 days ago)
Hey Jim Blob, sorry typo, Boob, no I mean Bob. I’m afraid you don’t realize that being civilized is the basis of civilization. If you don’t know shit, you’re no better than cavemen. I honestly think lotsa people r just 2 stupid to be allowed
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Guest: Jim Bob (872 days ago)
Big deal. Just like when I told my teacher in the first day of English class. I said, "Why do I have to take English in high school, I'm never going to England anyway".
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Guest: Finn (872 days ago)
Yo, Jim Bob! (sounds like a dumbass redneck) Small countries yeah. Like Australia, that's not just a country, it's a friggen continent. And UK, the first foreign country you learn about in school, been making world history the last 1500 years.
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Guest: Jim Bob (872 days ago)
Finn, In Europe, you Europeans tend to clutter your mind with useless information such as geography. In the USA, we only have need of the important things in life, not some meaningless thing like where some small country is located on the map.
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Guest: Finn (in Finland a nine-year-old is better educated) (872 days ago)
If that ignorant moron was between the ages of 18 to 25, I bet he'd be among those SIXTY-something percent who can't find the UK on a map (figures from Michael Moore). By the way, without them backstabbing French USA just might not have been born.
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Guest: Finn (872 days ago)
The video may be satire, but some of those folks were dead serious; "big glass crater out of the f**king Middle-East for all I care". What an attitude. Hope the Republicans make history out of his pension.
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Guest: Finn (872 days ago)
It's hard to see such arrogance and conceitedness without getting a little pissed. I just threw the first thing on my mind. Maybe a little harsh, sorry.
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Guest: Larry (872 days ago)
You tell him Bob! Yeah, here we are two Americans trying to have a private conversation and this guy starts insulting Americans. Don't you know that this was a satire video. Americans aren't really like that, Geez Louise!
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Guest: Finn (872 days ago)
God damn, you Americans are crazy. "Let's blow up the whole Middle-East. Don't know where it is, but let's blow away anyway." Sick f**ks like you being the strongest nation in the world is almost scarier than the thought of Iran with nuclear wea
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Guest: Larry (Pro-War also) (872 days ago)
Bob, Exactly my thoughts. We ought to just make a parking lot out of the whole middle East if you aks me.
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Guest: Bob (all for war now) (872 days ago)
Did you hear the crap about those moslems and their whining about some cartoon. What's up with these wack-jobs anyways, eh? We should just bomb into the stone age, what say you?
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Guest: Larry (formerly I love usa also) (872 days ago)
Who would have thought that two American guys who live in Greece, and both from California could have met on an anti-American website. Too funny!
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Guest: Larry (formerly I love usa also) (872 days ago)
"I love USA", looks like we got some company, eh?. Well, anyways, I'm also from California and live in Greece.
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Guest: Voluntary exile from South Carolina (886 days ago)
Ambrose Bierce was wrong after all: evidently war is NOT God's way of teaching Americans geography. Not even THAT can do the job. (Oh, Omnipotence! Where are You when we need You?)
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Guest: Stranded in Kansas (886 days ago)
Nice comment on the State of the Union. Consider that the folks featured here are all eligible American voters, eager to help keep the world safe for democracy -- and to help spread the kind of democracy they contribute to our having here at home.
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Guest: I Love USA (886 days ago)
Hey cool! Where you from man! I'm from California but I live in Greece! Yeah after reading all the crap here I'm thinking maybe America should just pull out of the UN.. What say you.
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Guest: I love USA also (887 days ago)
I'm here. Did you like the video. I thought it sucked. But, you know how foreigners are. Always jealous of America. Too bad we make the rules, huh!
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Guest: Greek Food Lover (911 days ago)
I agree. When I went to the states and then came back to Greece, my Greek friends said, "What are they saying about us in the states.". I told him, "They are trying to find you on the map"
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Guest: America World (912 days ago)
Most Americans don't harbor such feelings against you foreigners as you seem to harbor against us. In fact, most Americans don't even know you exist or care one way or the other.
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Guest: Dum Europeing (920 days ago)
I am stupid europeen. Me no like Amerika and not smart tnough to spell corektly in englis, Arghh thos amerikan dumb huh hu
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Guest: not from america (931 days ago)
i knew, that most americans are idiots, but i didn't thik, that averysing is so bad... (not every one, of corse)
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Guest: Shad (933 days ago)
Those doltts are the ones who elected G. W. Bush. I would prefere that only people can vote who have a proper basis knownledge. This would make the world a safer place for us all.
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Guest: NAZISH (935 days ago)
TypiCal of america,they hav NO REASON 2invade ne country.The only reason they wud eva invade any country is2 gain materialistic power... dat is the reason behind invading iraq.(OIL)WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND... WAIT YOUR TURN!
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Guest: nazish (935 days ago)
americans are so egoistic... they commit evil sins and deeds and don't even know they are doing it. funny how they want to bomb these countries but don't even know where they are! u might end up bombing ur neighbour not realising its ur own country
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Guest: Australian (Not Korea or Iran) (964 days ago)
To all who don't know ... this is snip from an Australian comedy show that was simply making a parody of everyday Americans lack of geography skills. You're all as bad as each other !
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Guest: Me (970 days ago)
I did not vote for Bush. However, we Americans stick by our president and after all this negativity about our country, I wish Bush could be president for the next 20 years just to spite your foreign piles of goat excrement.
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Guest: blahblahblah (972 days ago)
It's a common trick; interview a large number of people, ask them questions, then only air the most stupid. You could do this in any country and find the same number of ignorant, uneducated dolts, it just takes time and a lot of editing.
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Guest: Proud to not be american (972 days ago)
Nothing surprises me anymore when it comes to Americans. Damn how stupid you are! Go read an atlas or something, and start thinking for yo´self...
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Guest: Doug Dangur (Calif) (973 days ago)
As a gay man, and a a gay journalist, it seems like this video has really spurned a hot debate. Why can't we all just get along. Just like in Star Trek, eventually all countries will serve mankind. God Bless all countries.
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Guest: The Observer (979 days ago)
America is only doing what any other country would do if they were able. Conducting it's foreign policy for it's own interests. Which country does not conduct foreign policy for it's own interests?
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Guest: Proud American (979 days ago)
Carol: Prior to the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, people said we underestimated Iraq/Afghanistan's war capabilities as well, but both were over in days. Air superiority in any war is the key. The US Air Force always prevails.
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Guest: Carol (979 days ago)
I think that the Proud American vastly underestimates Iran, in its geography, strength, terrain and standpoint. Even the USA says it would be madness to consider invasion.
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Guest: Another retard (982 days ago)
All nations have their fair share of retards. The problem is when retards hold power.
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Guest: Proud American (982 days ago)
And finally, TAZ: I'm growing bored of you because you are a bit uninformed. So, please you don't need to respond because this will be the last post I make to you
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Guest: Proud American (982 days ago)
and Taz: Remember Sadaam said it would be the mother of all battles, but in the end (twice) the war was over in matter of days. We won, both times!!
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Guest: Proud American (982 days ago)
Taz: First off, this wacky guy they interviewed doesn't speak for all of us. Secondly, don't underestimate the capability of the United States Air Force because any war against Iran would be over in days.
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Guest: taz (982 days ago)
Proud American: I can see what peace-loving nice people these Americans are 'let make a gigantic crater out of the middle east'. Thats hmmm...killing about 800 million people? Thank god you have no chance against Iran.
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