Why are people so dumb when it comes to geography? I'm not talking about finding that body of water that lies north of Iran (that's the Caspian Sea), but really, I hate it when people who claim to have a college degree cannot name the capital cities of the states bordering their own! Or cannot locate Iraq, Kuwait, or Afghanistan on a map, despite the fact we've been at war for a quite a while.
These people may say something like "the country of Africa" (I'm talking about YOU, Sarah Palin!). They can name the country that their sponsored child lives, but when pressed for details, they respond, "somewhere in South America." I guess that'll do, except your sponsored child is from Haiti.
They think South Dakota is a Southern state, or that Baja California is in California. Because the capital of Mexico is Mexico City, and the capital of Panama is Panama City, they deduce that the capital of Germany is Germantown. And there's no way Australia is an island; islands are, like, small and in the ocean.
You can easily trick one into taking a trip to London, Kentucky; Paris, Texas; or Rome, Georgia. To them, Jerusalem, New York is where that Jesus-guy hung out. And names like Texarkana and Mexicali are just too confusing for these people.
How about this: here's a GPS. Use it so you don't take a wrong turn in Albuquerque. It's in New Mexico, which is a US state.
People who can't find squat on a map: stop ticking me off!
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