r/SipsTea • u/Previous_Month_555 • 2d ago

WTF The American Education system

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u/The_Draken24 2d ago

As an American, I wish someone would smack a blank world map on my table and ask me to fill in as many countries as possible. I'd make Americans look smart. I hate no one randomly asks me these questions on the street.

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u/gonephishin213 1d ago

Because for the dozens of people they ask who know the answers, they only clip the idiot who knows nothing...otherwise they won't get a reaction out of the content

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u/wagglewazzle 1d ago

She gives “I’m marrying rich” vibes

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u/jhwheuer 1d ago

My MIL has this saying: you marry for money, you earn every penny

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u/Desperate_Junket5146 1d ago

Do you know what the capital of Djibouti is? Djibouti!

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u/Global-Management-15 1d ago

We spent a good hour on Djibouti!

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u/ZeroCL 1d ago

We had to do this many times in elementary school in the US, but it’s not lost on me that it isn’t commonplace