Filmmaker Michael Moore appeared here in Portland Oregon some years ago. He asked for the most highly educated Americans to come up on stage.There were impressive credentials, including a double doctorate. Then he asked for the dumbest Canadians to join them on stage. He then asked them common questions about our country, we lost. The "Smartest" Americans knew less about America that the dumbest Canadians. It was very revealing!
I live in England. When I told my American friend that I don’t celebrate the 4th of July. He was genuinely shocked. When I told him it’s only Americans who celebrate the 4th of July. He responded with ‘but they celebrate it in Hawaii’…… Which is an American territory 🤭
I remember about 30 years ago I was at a training course in York (the original) and staying in our hotel were a group of American business people. It was the 4th of July and they had arranged to dine together as a group in the restaurant. Obvs they were a bit louder than the rest of us ( not too bad) & we could hear how they were missing family events etc. Then the waiters brought out a big cake with sparklers, the background music turned up and started the Star-Spangled Banneri, they were shocked but all stood up and sang - we all got up too, but didn't sing, then we all cheered and applauded and the hotel manager wished them a happy Independence Day. All set up secretly by the hotel ( apart from our participation). They were absolutely chuffed.
When I lived in NY 30 years ago,I paid a compliment to a young lady for her beautiful shoes. I told her 'these shoes must be from Europe' she answered ' oh no!! There are from Paris!' By the way,she worked for a Travel Agency!! Unfortunately the ignorance and stupidity cannot be defeated.
@@MikeyP109 No they are not but these videos never show American's that do now these questions. But sad to say that there are many American's who don't know these basic questions!
Ryan, I feel your pain. I'm a Brit and have worked alongside some of your fellow citizens all over the world. It's amazing how representative this video is.
When I was in America I was asked "do you have the 4th of July in Australia?" My answer was "no ... we just go from the 3rd of July to the 5th of July"
What about the russia? The Bering Strait is only 50 km or 31 miles wide and there are also Diomedes with only 1,2 miles difference. The bigger Diomede belongs to the russia and smaller one to the USA. There is no international area between those islands. So my answer is Canada, Mexico and russia.
Thanks for this nice laugh :) I visited the states some time ago. A guy asked me where I was from. I answered " France". He then said " oh yea France the capital of Italy". Will never forget that moment.
I can understand your frustration about this, I was in the States in the early 90's. I am from Austria and it was so frustrating to tell all the Americans that there are no Kangoroos in Austria.
I told someone I was from England, she asked me if we spoke English there!!!!!! I said, think, England---English and her answer was, well you do have an accent
It is tactical. Keep the people dumb and they are easier to lead. Catholic church did the same back when people could not read nor write. Trust bro, was the reasoning.
Honestly, I used to teach. Time is taught to year 1 and 2 - that 5 - 7 years of age. They can't pass their key develooment milestones if they don't score over 80 out of 100 in Maths and time makes up a significant proportion- in 12 hour and 24 clocks including saying "quarter to 5" instead of "4:45".
@jonathanwilliams9697 My son knew how to tell time at 4 years old. He kept asking me "what time is it?" So I taught him myself. His preschool teachers were surprised but said if he didn't want to learn how to do it he wouldn't have.
I guess if everyone is asked to say the pledge of allegiance they would nail it. It seems it is the only thing the system can teach them ... or maybe not :/
@kjellg6532 more like non-science. Let's just pass everyone and give everyone participation awards. Changing the testing curriculum to alter statistics is weak! That makes for an ignorant ass nation, kind of like what we're experiencing now!
When I was a Primary teacher in the UK, we exchanged emails with a school in California. I suggested they pull out a map to see where we were. "We don't have maps of other countries."
It isn't the teachers. Bless them for hanging in there when the fact is they haven't been supported with a decent living wage or any respect for a LONG time.
My Aunt was a teacher in a large American city over 30yrs ago now and and after having to leave the classroom for a minute, to speak to another teacher right out side her door, she was just happy when she returned to find her handgun still in her purse after it had been rifled through. The next day 3 of her students weren’t in class and their parents begged her not to press charges on them because they’d be caught by the police having backed a moving van up to her house and were trying to empty it. They had gone through her purse to get her address off her ID. You have bigger systemic problems.
@@petergarayt9634I don’t know the answer. I know that this isn’t THE solution but, it’s very clear that, from the perspective of someone who grew up in the 60s and 70s, that the erosion of personal responsibility, accountability, and corporal punishment, and the adoption and expansion of “political correctness” have led us to where we are. In general, the masses NEED clearly defined expectations and consequences or there’s chaos.
I loved the time I spent in the gloriously beautiful New Zealand and Australia. The people in both places were absolutely welcoming...but that was 1977, before "American" was considered an insult. Which, frankly, we deserve. We were from Houston Texas. At that time people were fascinated with our booming economy and dynamic city and had lots of questions that we were happy to try to answer. We preceded the Queen's Silver Jubilee tour by mere hours or a day, so every city was looking its best. We were puzzled by all of the Kiwis crowded around the rural roadways until we realized that the Queen was on our tail...we expected sheep ( always frightened, the sheep; run away! run away!) and got people instead!
The best thing about your videos is not the clueless people answering the questions, but your reactions to the videos you're watching. 😂 👏 👏 👏 Priceless, I'm sitting here cracking up at your reactions. Hello from France.
Mate, my 16 and 13 year old Aussie daughters watched this (both videos, in reverse order) with me. They answered every, ALL easy, question correctly and quickly. P.S They both think you are annoying as well, but you make us smile, so now you have two more fans. Keep up the great work champ.
Hey, I know nothing about your country I have to say, but I know it exist and I can place it on a map approximately;) with all the “stan” countries. And you are in Asia. I’m from Europe. 👋🏻
My American born and educated Niece lives in London (Islington) and comes back to visit rarely, her parents travel from Florida to London regularly instead. She has dual citizenship as does her husband, but they'll never live here again. She fell in love with Britain when she spent her junior year in University at King's College in London. It was much less expensive to live and study in London than at Harvard! Their children are British through and through, very intelligent,very polite, very kind, and are just lovely to spend time with.
World map seems to be like the metric system for the Americans. You could easily learn what the world map looks like by looking at where wars have already taken place.
I think, the map of the US with its states takes that place. And sadly the world map apparently takes the place that that US states map takes in most of the rest of the world...
As a brazilian , I wouldn’t be surprised if someone said that my country is in África , its capital is Buenos Aires and that we speak spanish . Paradoxically , today’s young people have much more access to information and are less informed .
I am an American, but not shocked. That is because I notice this ALL the time. It explains the rise of Trump, anything he says is accepted at face value by his cult, even if it is an OUTRAGEOUS lie! But they have no way of judging for themselves: they are so ignorant.
@@georgesimon1760 It's satisfying 'cause since we are little we see through media and internet how Americans feel like they're a first world country and us, many people of the world, like some inferior third world people while it's them who are brain dead not us.
Part of freshman orientation at FSU in Tallahassee was a general questionaire. A question was "Can you find FLORIDA on this map?". A frightening number of them could not do this! They were IN Florida. (graduating Cum Laude wouldn't break a sweat)
I encountered an American woman in Thailand, 2018. As a South African, I struck up a conversation, and she was shocked that I could speak English fluently. When I revealed my nationality, she exclaimed, "Oh wow, Africa is on my bucket list!" She then asked if South Africa was closer to Wakanda. I decided to play along and replied, "Just as I wish to see Gotham one day when I visit America." Her response was priceless.
Same here I'm a Kiwi, when some of my American family came down to New Zealand they thought the south island was Australia & than got angry when I laughed to the point I had to pull out a world map & show them
@@tomnicholson2115 Sure, you can tell time pretty much anything, you can say "Stop!" or "Faster!" and the like. Thing is if time will respond. IF SO, chances might be high you're a Time Lord 😁🪛
What is truly sad is not that they don't know these particular answers. What is truly sad is that they don't know how to think! They have the most powerful tool in all of creation sitting in their skulls, and not a ghost of a clue how to use it!
at 10.21, did she really say Amsterdam? btw, I don't think the geography questions are the worst ones, but rather the total lack of ability to think rationally and logically... Scary..
I've been an exchange student (in the early '90s) and I've heard worse... Like Copenhagen being the capitol of Amsterdam... (there were more remarks that completely mixed Denmark with the Netherlands...) And this was at high school!
Ryan, why do you torture yourself???😂😂😂 (There are stupid people in every country. The real problem is the insular nature of the American media and education system.)
The education system in America is greatly underfunded and teachers are not appreciated. The curriculum gives American kids zero insight into anything that's not American-related. They are indoctrinated into cult America by having to swear allegiance to the flag each day. The media you receive as Americans is so insular nothing from outside of America..So from a child to adulthood you lead such insular lives hence you never leave your bubble. This really makes Americans look so ignorant and stupid. Some of the ones I've met when visiting America makes me wonder how these people actually function.
As a Mexican I can affirm that Amsterdam is "the country" that is south of the border with the United States, it is just that they hire us to fulfill that function.
I had so many arguments here on RUclips trying to explain that North America isn't the USA... USA is part of NA, NA isn't part of the USA. It somehow manages to fly over their inflated heads.
I am from Luxembourg. In 1995 I spent a year In the US as a foreign exchange student. After taking a test i was put into the senior year, although in Lux I was only a junior. Graduated after that year, with an A- average, all without really opening a book or studying the entire year. Was a fun year, but man, educationally not really exciting
Of course we celebrate the 4th of July in "England", it's the day we got rid of 'America'! Sorry Ryan, I couldn't help myself, my finger's suffered a Tourette's episode on the keyboard.
As an Aussie I can say Americans have asked me what do we do for the 4th of July, also, when do we celebrate Thanksgiving, we don't of course and they couldn't understand that Christmas was in Summer here, these were older adults hahah.
@@timithius please explain why birds would wear wooden shoes and carry tulipbulbs😳 i am from the land of those things ..... and i never ever have seen a single bird wearing/ carrying that... stupid tourists from abroad, yeah.... but no birds....🥺🥺🥺🥺
@@johnnymentero6313 , And their votes determine who gets to be the President of the US, presumably the most powerful humanoid creature of the entire galaxy. That's both mouthful and scrumptious! God save the planet earth minus the US regime.
and some of them pay 50 to 100k/year for their university .... 😂 average european speak 2 language average asian and african speak 3 language average american .... can't even master english . 🤣😂
Hey Ryan ive been watching you for half a year or so. This episode deserved you my subscription!! Hope that give you some comfort for going through this pain! Thank you for the content you release!! love from Norway
Don't be so despondent, Mr Ryan. He had to interview fifty trillion Americans to find enough to make his video. That's a quarter of the world's population.
Same, I don't understand why it's so important for them but it still stuck, and I don't know how it didn't for American people that have been subjected to way more American media...
To be fair, to an American or non-American, this was probably the most difficult question asked here. I believe most people in Amsterdam know the answer.
Hey Ryan. Don't take it personally. We Brits know that although there are a lot of idiots over your side of the pond, they don't really represent you all. Goddammit, Apollo program, Silicon Valley and a shit-ton of other stuff, you guys are great. We have a ton of deficient nobsticles that shouldn't breed over here too. You're great. we love you.
That most of the brain driving all that was 'foreign born' with foreign 'basic Education' and upbringing has to be ignored of course! America merely provided the 'substrate' where the visualizations of their minds could be turned into 'substance'. Now that some of their 'home countries' are providing similar 'substrates', do you notice any difference?
We celebrate the 4th of July in Australia because it raised the average IQ of the entire British Empire. However, we celebrate it on the seventh of April.
It’s not losing “faith in humanity”. It’s a FAILED USA public education system and national culture, which need to be RADICALLY REFORMED. If somebody goes through 10 years of schooling, and they don’t know how to tell the time. There is a serious problem, at every grade of their schooling. Give schools more resources, pay much higher salaries, and train and employ better teacher. You can find $800 billion to fund the Defence Budget, but cannot find $10 billion to fund public education. Obviously, none of your politicians are any good at Maths.
Tell me. If they spend more to education, are the children can go safely to school? Answer that question first. Hope they increase the budget to build the wall and make it like dome, so they can't run from their country
@@bimapriyoanugerah363 An educated population is far less violent, than an educated population. Look at the education levels of people who are in prison for robbery and violent crimes. Education is not only beneficial to the individual intellectually. Because educated people have better job opportunities, can earn more money, and usually have a higher standard of living. This is why people who have a higher income, usually do not go out robbing people on the streets. So yes. An educated community has higher incomes, and safer streets. That why in affluent middle class communities, children can go safely to school.
As I understand it from what Americans have told me, they no longer teach students how to read an analogue clock. Or write cursive. It won't be long until emojis are considered textbook grammar.
@@traceymarshall7991 Oh , ok nice , a woman ? Didn't expect that I thought you were the ianmontgomery7534 guy . Brisbane , Surfer's Paradise ? I'm European , not American so I know a little more about the rest of the world besides my own back yard like the Americans .
@@gregorygant4242 Hi from a female in North Queensland Australia... nice to meet you Im impressed that you know nearly all the states (QLD is the best state lol) even Tasmania.. very impressive as our poor Tassie gets left out all the time. I thought the comment may be from a NSW person as they are known to "forget" QLD exists lol Have a great day/night. Cheers
As Spanish, I have to say I've been fortunate enough not to come across these Americans in person. We have an American military base close to town and you can guess they're around all the time. They show so much respect and knowledge about Europe in general and Spain in particular, our traditions, languages and they love being around. Many of them remarked they were not stupid, I understand why now.
What worries me about these videos is that the population of the US is massive and there are so many bright, learned, well informed people in your nation. I have worked with some of the brightest people that were from the US. Some of the world’s best universities are there. I am sure if you asked Europeans questions like this, you would find some interesting answers! How many people do they stop that know the answers but cut them out?
You think the US universities are some of the world's best ? I beg to differ those best universities in the world rankings are usually done by Anglo-Saxon ,US raters so of course they will rate their universities as the best . It's total BS IMHO ,some of the best universties are from Europe and some in Asia it's US, Commonwealth countries trying to inflate themselves as the best on others.
Every European knows their neighbouring countries and the difference between a continent and a country lol. No one would say New York is the neighbouring country of England (referring to the Amsterdam one). That’s just common sense.
When they start telling you what the answer is not, you know they are screwed. I always tell my students "I asked you what it is. Don't tell me what it isn't."
It's 1978.....I'm visiting West Coast US. 'Where are you from'? Australia. 'Oh, do they speak English in Austria'? No, I'm from Australia. 'Oh, where's that'? !!??!!??!!
@@susansmiles2242 I've been there several times. Watched the Spanish Riding School horses (in Vienna). The Lipizzaner horses were superb. The population speak many different dialects based on German. I guess I was surprised of the lack of knowledge re Australia in the America as it is the same size as the US. It is a continental island taking up a massive area on a global map towards the great southern ocean....hard to miss. Whereas, if people don't know where Tuvalu is, it's understandable, being only composed of three reef islands and six atolls in the Pacific Ocean
Well... we do speak English in Austria, if you take it literally. Our mother tongue is German (or a variation of German, that's near enough it's own language), but English is mandatory in school, starting from 3rd, so everyone speaks it to some degree.
It's surprisingly easy to catch someone out in these kinds of on-the-spot interviews. Especially when you can just cut people who give the right answer.
well Ryan there 330million of you so its not surprising that some aren't as smart as the rest. I am surprised he didn't say 25 minutes as a quarter dollar is 25 cents - at least I would be able to understand that but 20 leaves me puzzled.
As a not American with American friends, I'm wondering what the ratio is - between those who can answer the questions and therefore are left out of such videos and the gems who are shown to us. I just believe they know where to dig for people like these.
He explained on his channel that it doesn t help. Most of the time those blocks just persevere in their mistakes. His earlier vids proves his point (he tries to correct them and many times they just dismiss him or take way too long to get corrected: simili brandolini s law)
In the Philippines, July 4th used to be celebrated as Independence Day, marking the end of WWII in 1946. However, it was later changed to June 12th, 1898, the day we gained independence from Spain, to avoid confusion with American Independence Day. July 4th is now observed as Filipino-American Friendship Day.
Recently an American reactor was looking at British movies. When he saw the clip of "Hamlet", he said he had read it in high school and remarked "oh, this must be a BRITISH VERSION". I think my brain imploded at that point. I wonder if he was not taught who wrote the play he read in high school, or whether he thought Shakespeare was American (despite being born in England and writing the play before USA existed?). On seeing "Dr No", he was shocked to learn James Bond is a British character, despite admitting to watching some recent James Bond movies - so he must have had a few clues, right?! On Her Majesty's Secret Service? Accent? London headquarters, Aston Martin, ... etc etc On seeing actual scenes from "Lawrence of Arabia" , he said "so, this is a guy called Lawrence and he's in Arabia? Arabia....uhhh.. I don't technically know where that is". Can anyone guess who this reactor was? (Not Ryan - his BROTHER, Tyler) At least Ryan has pretty good knowledge and has picked up even more in the time he has been reacting to videos on various countries, looks up things he wants to check out, and also reads Comments sometimes and takes the info on board.
I once watched a video in which Neil deGrasse Tyson was interviewed by the headmaster of a private school. They were in the school auditorium and the stage was littered with bits of set pieces. The headmaster apologized for the mess, and said the students were getting ready to put on a performance of Romeo and Juliet - "one of the classics of American literature." I could not believe my ears. And you wouldn't believe the number of Americans who chimed in to defend this idiot, claiming that he was right, or maybe he was thinking about the Leonardo diCaprio movie. It wouldn't matter if the Klingons had performed it - the fact is that it's a play written by William Shakespeare, who was NOT American!
afaik, the whole brother thing is just a joke because they look alike and do similar videos. But I think I recall the instance where Ryan discovered Tyler, or at least him talking about it and the resulting confusion.
I’m Aussie. I was asked if Australians celebrate Thanksgiving. I answered ‘No’. He asked why not. I told him, an American, that my ancestors came to Australia from England as convicts. They got 7 years for stealing 9 handkerchiefs. They had nothing to be thankful for. Then I asked him why did Americans celebrate Thanksgiving. He didn’t know.
Five countries border the USA - Canada, Mexico, Russia , the Bahamas and the Dominican Republic (he didn't ask "have land borders with, and Puerto Rico is a territory of the USA, so that counts as well).
Somehow, she remembers the name of at least one city in the Netherlands. Sort of like thinking that we walk not with legs but with a pair of binoculars.
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I like these, it gives me the impression that if I travel to the US I will stand out as a genius.
Filmmaker Michael Moore appeared here in Portland Oregon some years ago. He asked for the most highly educated Americans to come up on stage.There were impressive credentials, including a double doctorate.
Then he asked for the dumbest Canadians to join them on stage. He then asked them common questions about our country, we lost. The "Smartest" Americans knew less about America that the dumbest Canadians. It was very revealing!
@@Takketa7 A mute would be a genius.
@@phillipnash2843 I'm not sure why you think a mute can't be a Genius.
Even if you aren't a genius, most Americans will think you are if you answer distance, temperature, and weight questions in metric. 😂
sadly nobody will get it cause they are too stupid xD
I live in England.
When I told my American friend that I don’t celebrate the 4th of July.
He was genuinely shocked.
When I told him it’s only Americans who celebrate the 4th of July.
He responded with ‘but they celebrate it in Hawaii’……
Which is an American territory 🤭
I remember about 30 years ago I was at a training course in York (the original) and staying in our hotel were a group of American business people. It was the 4th of July and they had arranged to dine together as a group in the restaurant. Obvs they were a bit louder than the rest of us ( not too bad) & we could hear how they were missing family events etc. Then the waiters brought out a big cake with sparklers, the background music turned up and started the Star-Spangled Banneri, they were shocked but all stood up and sang - we all got up too, but didn't sing, then we all cheered and applauded and the hotel manager wished them a happy Independence Day. All set up secretly by the hotel ( apart from our participation). They were absolutely chuffed.
@@Margaret-maryMartinactually a rather nice thing for the hotel to go out of their way to do :)
@@yieyie4262Bastille day is the 14th of July
@@yieyie4262 Are you sure?
@@yieyie4262 The fall of Bastille was on the 14th of July.
When I lived in NY 30 years ago,I paid a compliment to a young lady for her beautiful shoes. I told her 'these shoes must be from Europe' she answered ' oh no!! There are from Paris!' By the way,she worked for a Travel Agency!! Unfortunately the ignorance and stupidity cannot be defeated.
Americans are not born stupid. They are brought up that way.
That's the result of watching brain dead sit coms and reality show on tv for decades on end.
@@VidarLund-k5q And bad education.
Those videos are fake.
@@MikeyP109 No they are not but these videos never show American's that do now these questions.
But sad to say that there are many American's who don't know these basic questions!
@@Brozius2512 your endless interuptions are boring; we rather listen to the stupid young americans.
Ryan, I feel your pain. I'm a Brit and have worked alongside some of your fellow citizens all over the world. It's amazing how representative this video is.
Lots of intelligent Americans leave their country for Europe.
When I was in America I was asked "do you have the 4th of July in Australia?" My answer was "no ... we just go from the 3rd of July to the 5th of July"
lol
Same in my country, we just don't like that day so we decided to get rid of it
lol
What borders on stupidity? Mexico and Canada
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And Amsterdam. Don't forget Amsterdam, it's definitely there.. somewhere 🤣
What about the russia? The Bering Strait is only 50 km or 31 miles wide and there are also Diomedes with only 1,2 miles difference. The bigger Diomede belongs to the russia and smaller one to the USA. There is no international area between those islands. So my answer is Canada, Mexico and russia.
@@Amberle38Actually New York was New Amsterdam for a while. In 1664 England took it over and renamed it New York.
Thanks for this nice laugh :) I visited the states some time ago. A guy asked me where I was from. I answered " France". He then said " oh yea France the capital of Italy". Will never forget that moment.
Total disaster ......but they are all proud to be "American" thinking that only America exist in this world......hahaha
The capital of Italy which is in Amsterdam that is in Africa🤣🤣🤣
@@francoo.m.😂👍👏
Sono convinti che Parigi sia la capitale italiana 😂😂😂
@@ereuxsimystyil y Roma la de Francia :)
I can understand your frustration about this, I was in the States in the early 90's. I am from Austria and it was so frustrating to tell all the Americans that there are no Kangoroos in Austria.
I told someone I was from England, she asked me if we spoke English there!!!!!! I said, think, England---English and her answer was, well you do have an accent
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@@Lynda-vq5yl😂😂😂
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Snowshoes in Canada in summer 🙄
As an Aussie, these people are unbelievable. Primary school stuff
It is tactical. Keep the people dumb and they are easier to lead. Catholic church did the same back when people could not read nor write. Trust bro, was the reasoning.
Same. And I even know the American ones (like the term of a presidency and the number of presidents).
Honestly, I used to teach. Time is taught to year 1 and 2 - that 5 - 7 years of age. They can't pass their key develooment milestones if they don't score over 80 out of 100 in Maths and time makes up a significant proportion- in 12 hour and 24 clocks including saying "quarter to 5" instead of "4:45".
@jonathanwilliams9697 My son knew how to tell time at 4 years old. He kept asking me "what time is it?" So I taught him myself. His preschool teachers were surprised but said if he didn't want to learn how to do it he wouldn't have.
So true i write same in eu question like this are a basic school vs eu questions vids
It is sad that the education system has failed the USA.
I guess if everyone is asked to say the pledge of allegiance they would nail it. It seems it is the only thing the system can teach them ... or maybe not :/
It's being done intentionally! 👍
@@thorn2497 Nonsence!
@kjellg6532 more like non-science. Let's just pass everyone and give everyone participation awards. Changing the testing curriculum to alter statistics is weak! That makes for an ignorant ass nation, kind of like what we're experiencing now!
Those videos are fake.
When I was a Primary teacher in the UK, we exchanged emails with a school in California. I suggested they pull out a map to see where we were. "We don't have maps of other countries."
Sounds very American 😂😂😂😂😂😂
American teachers must be so proud of the quality of their work.
It isn't the teachers. Bless them for hanging in there when the fact is they haven't been supported with a decent living wage or any respect for a LONG time.
I think they many of them are too overworked and underpayed to worry about videos on RUclips.
My Aunt was a teacher in a large American city over 30yrs ago now and and after having to leave the classroom for a minute, to speak to another teacher right out side her door, she was just happy when she returned to find her handgun still in her purse after it had been rifled through. The next day 3 of her students weren’t in class and their parents begged her not to press charges on them because they’d be caught by the police having backed a moving van up to her house and were trying to empty it. They had gone through her purse to get her address off her ID. You have bigger systemic problems.
@@petergarayt9634I don’t know the answer. I know that this isn’t THE solution but, it’s very clear that, from the perspective of someone who grew up in the 60s and 70s, that the erosion of personal responsibility, accountability, and corporal punishment, and the adoption and expansion of “political correctness” have led us to where we are. In general, the masses NEED clearly defined expectations and consequences or there’s chaos.
@@richardweighill8556 Thanks, even more reason not to visit that hellhole of a country a single time.
As a Kiwi, I find that level of ignorance sad. 😢
kiwi green?
I loved the time I spent in the gloriously beautiful New Zealand and Australia. The people in both places were absolutely welcoming...but that was 1977, before "American" was considered an insult. Which, frankly, we deserve. We were from Houston Texas. At that time people were fascinated with our booming economy and dynamic city and had lots of questions that we were happy to try to answer.
We preceded the Queen's Silver Jubilee tour by mere hours or a day, so every city was looking its best.
We were puzzled by all of the Kiwis crowded around the rural roadways until we realized that the Queen was on our tail...we expected sheep ( always frightened, the sheep; run away! run away!) and got people instead!
Given they leave you off all the maps, it probably shouldn't come as too much of a surprise.
I agree@@AstoranSolaire
Agreed
Greetings from England 🏴. Thank you for telling us what we already know.
I am Canadian we celebrate canada day on July 1st..an American asked why do we celebrate the 4th of July on the 1st.....no words
Sorry. 🫣
This is hilarious!!!! OMG I hope I spelled this correctly!!!
what do you await from people who do not recognize Saskatchewan in MT and ND ? (sorry if I spelled it wrong)
Supposedly an American asked, on the 4th of July while visiting Morocco, when do the fireworks start! It's hard to be an American these days 🤦♂️
My friend... They say that our day is "5 de mayo" ..... 🙄 We didnt celebrate that thing here in México... Just the state of Puebla. 😂😂😂
As a Brit I’m finding this painful.
As an Aussie, it is painful
To this Brit also..no wonder he left it
Painful brilliant 😂❤
Germany here, I'll join the painful to watch club
Same here. From Norway
The best thing about your videos is not the clueless people answering the questions, but your reactions to the videos you're watching. 😂 👏 👏 👏 Priceless, I'm sitting here cracking up at your reactions.
Hello from France.
Mate, my 16 and 13 year old Aussie daughters watched this (both videos, in reverse order) with me. They answered every, ALL easy, question correctly and quickly. P.S They both think you are annoying as well, but you make us smile, so now you have two more fans. Keep up the great work champ.
Привет я из Таджикистана 🇹🇯 и я уверен что 99% Американцев не знают эту страну,потому что у нас нету нефти😊
Correct they would if you had oil over there because then they would take it from you .
Hey, I know nothing about your country I have to say, but I know it exist and I can place it on a map approximately;) with all the “stan” countries. And you are in Asia.
I’m from Europe. 👋🏻
But you have the Lenin mountain
You're lucky. Otherwise they would probably find a reason to invade your country tomorrow. 😂
@@mar97216 not all the -stan countries in the same place. I was born in Kazakhstan. Which languages do we speak there? I bet not so many people know.
Hahaha, you’re so cute in your frustration!! 😂😍😂
Greetings from a Swede who’s never been to the US and still nailed all the answers. 😘
So did my gold fish. (No offence, hello to Sverige!)
The greatest country on Earth!!! God help us. Thank the Lord I am European!!!!
The county is absolutely awesome... it's just the people that live there... well, let's say 45% of the people
Do you think you couldn’t cherry- pick some equal dumbasses in Europe?
@@gweilospur5877 Not that many, that's for certain.
@@Brozius2512 Not that many? You couldn’t find a dozen ignorant people in the whole of Europe?
@@gweilospur5877 i'm french and very very bad in geography (and english)
but i can answer all questions here
I guess you don't need to build a wall as there is not a country there.
But how can america be a country and stand on itself without 2 to 4 walls? It would crumble 🥴🥴
Oh but Amsterdam is according to one American 🤣🤣
@@vjaska No, we (the Dutch) only made an ocean between us and Mexico.. no wall needed. 😂
American need to build their IQ first
@@vjaskagotta protect yourself from the Dutch. They'll make you cycle everywhere and have a relaxed attitude to drug use
Not surprised. Back in 2019/20, CNN broadcast a programme. The map showed Hong Kong on the Brazillian and Argentinian border.
As a Brit, I don't celebrate American independence, but every 4th July, I do offer my US friends the option to return to the Kingdom. ;)
My American born and educated Niece lives in London (Islington) and comes back to visit rarely, her parents travel from Florida to London regularly instead. She has dual citizenship as does her husband, but they'll never live here again. She fell in love with Britain when she spent her junior year in University at King's College in London. It was much less expensive to live and study in London than at Harvard! Their children are British through and through, very intelligent,very polite, very kind, and are just lovely to spend time with.
That is less of a flex post-brexit
If they were smart they would jump at the chance, they say they won the war of independence, i say they would have been better off if they lost it.
Oh God noooo, not more wokey cry babies.
@@juliawigger9796 Satire?
The invention of the world map has not yet arrived in the USA?
@@christianc9894 either that or they’re not interested in looking at it?
World map seems to be like the metric system for the Americans.
You could easily learn what the world map looks like by looking at where wars have already taken place.
Lousy maps (and maths) were the reason why America was colonised in the first place.
I think, the map of the US with its states takes that place. And sadly the world map apparently takes the place that that US states map takes in most of the rest of the world...
No, they have bought the first map with America on it from Germany. Must be in Washington D. C.
As a brazilian , I wouldn’t be surprised if someone said that my country is in África , its capital is Buenos Aires and that we speak spanish . Paradoxically , today’s young people have much more access to information and are less informed .
As long as there are shocked Americans like you I see hope for the U.S.🤗
I don't, sorry😂
I am an American, but not shocked. That is because I notice this ALL the time. It explains the rise of Trump, anything he says is accepted at face value by his cult, even if it is an OUTRAGEOUS lie! But they have no way of judging for themselves: they are so ignorant.
There are too few Americans with intelligence for there to be hope. (I'm American BTW).
When anyone answers 'Africa', they get 54 countries for the price of one. That's a very comprehensive answer.
You and I know that. It's the fact that they don't that's so worrying 😂
Same when anyone answers they're from America, they get 35 countries for the price of one.
😂😂😂
@@LivingRetirement Thank you. Glad it made ya laugh.
I'm from a developing country, and I find it quite satisfying to observe the ignorance of some Americans 😂
Thanks? I live here and don't find it very satisfying.
@@georgesimon1760 It's satisfying 'cause since we are little we see through media and internet how Americans feel like they're a first world country and us, many people of the world, like some inferior third world people while it's them who are brain dead not us.
*It's not fair to feel satisfied about the ignorance of fellow humans.*
A president serves two years... Is not that wrong, the other two they are campaigning...
Still serves 4 years no matter what he/she is doing .I am Irish and i know that it is a 4 year term.
@@terrysheridan6692 don't you think they knew that?
@@terrysheridan6692 Well done Terry, have a biscuit.
And 2 years playing golf 😂
I was thinking the same and I m in Europe
Part of freshman orientation at FSU in Tallahassee was a general questionaire. A question was "Can you find FLORIDA on this map?". A frightening number of them could not do this! They were IN Florida. (graduating Cum Laude wouldn't break a sweat)
that is kind of question for graduate very unfortunate children to have a reason to give them at least D to squeeze out
I encountered an American woman in Thailand, 2018. As a South African, I struck up a conversation, and she was shocked that I could speak English fluently. When I revealed my nationality, she exclaimed, "Oh wow, Africa is on my bucket list!"
She then asked if South Africa was closer to Wakanda. I decided to play along and replied, "Just as I wish to see Gotham one day when I visit America." Her response was priceless.
The Americans are very insular! We are Scots with relatives in the US. We do notice this when we come to visit!🏴🇺🇸
Same here I'm a Kiwi, when some of my American family came down to New Zealand they thought the south island was Australia & than got angry when I laughed to the point I had to pull out a world map & show them
"2+2, how to tell time"😂 you certainly have the european sarcasm spot on.👏🏻
2+2=22. 😂
Umm, time is a concept, so you can't actually tell time anything!
@@tomnicholson2115 Sure, you can tell time pretty much anything, you can say "Stop!" or "Faster!" and the like.
Thing is if time will respond.
IF SO, chances might be high you're a Time Lord 😁🪛
You don't tell what time it is, time tells YOU what it is.
What is truly sad is not that they don't know these particular answers. What is truly sad is that they don't know how to think! They have the most powerful tool in all of creation sitting in their skulls, and not a ghost of a clue how to use it!
I’m an Aussie ,even I knew answers to those questions as we get taught in school ,not just about our own country but all around the world as well……….
at 10.21, did she really say Amsterdam? btw, I don't think the geography questions are the worst ones, but rather the total lack of ability to think rationally and logically... Scary..
Or critically, or creatively, ...
@@jenniferharrison8915 yeah, they seem to be blank eighter way...
@@josteingravvik2381 Yes, scary!
I've been an exchange student (in the early '90s) and I've heard worse... Like Copenhagen being the capitol of Amsterdam... (there were more remarks that completely mixed Denmark with the Netherlands...) And this was at high school!
But they have gun so it doesn't matter for them
(10:58) No its not the whole of "humanity" that is the problem, just Americans. This makes me proud to be an Aussie!
And not all americans, just in USA
the most "american" thing about that video is the interviewer saying "yes" to all the wrong answer in order to avoid confrontation
Yeah, that was weird. At least on the last one he told her the right answer.
I see it more like he’s taking the piss 😂
@@lorraine2336 yeah there's like a knowing wink-to-camera vibe about it.
Ryan, why do you torture yourself???😂😂😂 (There are stupid people in every country. The real problem is the insular nature of the American media and education system.)
Besides, those videos are always cherry picking. You can do the same with any country, ok, probably in America is easier 😂
The education system in America is greatly underfunded and teachers are not appreciated. The curriculum gives American kids zero insight into anything that's not American-related. They are indoctrinated into cult America by having to swear allegiance to the flag each day. The media you receive as Americans is so insular nothing from outside of America..So from a child to adulthood you lead such insular lives hence you never leave your bubble. This really makes Americans look so ignorant and stupid. Some of the ones I've met when visiting America makes me wonder how these people actually function.
There is a whole lot of brain dead people in the UK also, I've worked with a few 😂
There is no system in the USA its every man for himself when your on a sinking ship.
Finding stupid people in America is like breathing. It's so easy that they come themselves so why search another people from another country?
As a Mexican I can affirm that Amsterdam is "the country" that is south of the border with the United States, it is just that they hire us to fulfill that function.
Q: Which countries are in Central America?
A: Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas and I don't know...Dakota?
Yes.
Define central america, as it's a region and not a continent. Are you including Mexico? The Gulf?
Do they not teach the difference between countries and continents out there?
man, leave that for later.
They never checked a map, not even out of class.
No curiosity for the shape of landmasses.
NO. THEY TEACH ABOUT FREEDOM RAHHHHH!🗣️🔥🗣️🔥🗣️🔥🗣️🔥
They are globalists 🤣
@@bimapriyoanugerah363 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I had so many arguments here on RUclips trying to explain that North America isn't the USA... USA is part of NA, NA isn't part of the USA. It somehow manages to fly over their inflated heads.
I am from Luxembourg. In 1995 I spent a year In the US as a foreign exchange student. After taking a test i was put into the senior year, although in Lux I was only a junior. Graduated after that year, with an A- average, all without really opening a book or studying the entire year. Was a fun year, but man, educationally not really exciting
Of course we celebrate the 4th of July in "England", it's the day we got rid of 'America'! Sorry Ryan, I couldn't help myself, my finger's suffered a Tourette's episode on the keyboard.
😂😂
The Brits should celebrate Thanksgiving too as showing their gratitude the Puritans finally found land and didn't come back. 😁
@@jo.s7993 We in the UK call it Liberation Day.
@@phillipnash2843 As Al Murray, The Pub Landlord said: "The Americans see that as a win, we see it as a lucky f***ing escape!" 😅
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 On the nose!!!!!
As an Aussie I can say Americans have asked me what do we do for the 4th of July, also, when do we celebrate Thanksgiving, we don't of course and they couldn't understand that Christmas was in Summer here, these were older adults hahah.
I'm from a country in SE Asia, I went to school in the States. I came from 2nd to last rank in my previous school, to be called a genius there.
My family celebrates the 4th July now here in Australia. It's my grandson's birthday. 🎁🥳
nice one mate!
Our family (Canadian) always celebrated the 4th because it was Dad's birthday :)
They're coming over the border wearing wooden shoes and carrying tulip bulbs--and they want to build windmills!
😂😂😂
Que? Como? gwat do you mean , we Dutchies do not want to take over that STUPIDITY we sold it to the Brits , okay that deal went sour as well.
Good one. 😂
Oh no! The birds!
@@timithius please explain why birds would wear wooden shoes and carry tulipbulbs😳 i am from the land of those things ..... and i never ever have seen a single bird wearing/ carrying that... stupid tourists from abroad, yeah.... but no birds....🥺🥺🥺🥺
I’m a very proud African and we aren’t this dumb 😮. God save America 😂
These people are being given diplomas and foisted on the workforce. God help us.
And they vote...
@@johnnymentero6313 , And their votes determine who gets to be the President of the US, presumably the most powerful humanoid creature of the entire galaxy. That's both mouthful and scrumptious! God save the planet earth minus the US regime.
@@johnnymentero6313 Ha ha ha!
@@johnnymentero6313 Average democrat voters.
WOW!! Don't know what to say...the education system needs a complete overhaul in America 😮
You mean in Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Honduras, Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, to name a few countries in America.
Americans are pretty smart in most countries except the US
They're the ones that actually know there are other places.
and some of them pay 50 to 100k/year for their university .... 😂
average european speak 2 language
average asian and african speak 3 language
average american .... can't even master english . 🤣😂
They can speak more but their intellectual level is below average with little culture.
Like I heard a few saying: they speak „american“, not english.
That's the scary part!!!🤔
Yea, but have mastered American.
Hey Ryan ive been watching you for half a year or so. This episode deserved you my subscription!! Hope that give you some comfort for going through this pain! Thank you for the content you release!! love from Norway
This is the result of happy teaching.
Don't be so despondent, Mr Ryan. He had to interview fifty trillion Americans to find enough to make his video. That's a quarter of the world's population.
Wrong, cause a quarter always means 25
@@marcapouli7805 I hope this is sarcasm on top of the sarcasm, elsewise...😅
@@Justforvisit Absolutely, I tried to adopt the mindset of the video and think as one of these tiktok americans😁
@@marcapouli7805 - And there are only eight thousand million people on the planet.
@@module79l28 I'm not sure of that, I've heard something like 200 trillion
Not American here. I know the number of American Presidents only because Trump has been called 45 plenty of times on internet.
Yep, that's what made me realize that they've had 46 so far.
Same, I don't understand why it's so important for them but it still stuck, and I don't know how it didn't for American people that have been subjected to way more American media...
To be fair, to an American or non-American, this was probably the most difficult question asked here. I believe most people in Amsterdam know the answer.
Wait, so basically the question is not clear... How many presidents or how many presidencies is not the same because some served twice.
I am not American, but I could answer all the questions.
Hey Ryan. Don't take it personally. We Brits know that although there are a lot of idiots over your side of the pond, they don't really represent you all. Goddammit, Apollo program, Silicon Valley and a shit-ton of other stuff, you guys are great. We have a ton of deficient nobsticles that shouldn't breed over here too. You're great. we love you.
Appollo programme based on the work of a German.
That most of the brain driving all that was 'foreign born' with foreign 'basic Education' and upbringing has to be ignored of course! America merely provided the 'substrate' where the visualizations of their minds could be turned into 'substance'. Now that some of their 'home countries' are providing similar 'substrates', do you notice any difference?
We celebrate the 4th of July in Australia because it raised the average IQ of the entire British Empire.
However, we celebrate it on the seventh of April.
good on ya, mate
😁
Maybe April 1st would be a more appropriate date? 😂
@@Roses-lilac 👍👍👍👍🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭
This has to be a spoof right
Now you know why Trump has such a large supporter base!
Unfortunately I recognize that. 🙄 God help us. And I'm an atheist! 🤣
And Camala and her supporters are "muuuuuchooo smaaaarter".🤣
@@bujdosotibor4674 I guess they could spell her name at least.
@@zilfversurfer2157 Camela,Kamala,etc.Who cares
@@bujdosotibor4674 You showed that you are not so smart.
why do they always say africa
There’s only 54 counties to choose from.
It's either Africa or Europe !!
I assume because they are always talking about African Americans??
maybe because of donations for africa or because of african americans, but I don't understand it either xD
Because they are dumb? What did you expect from country that even not safe for children to go to school?
It’s not losing “faith in humanity”. It’s a FAILED USA public education system and national culture, which need to be RADICALLY REFORMED. If somebody goes through 10 years of schooling, and they don’t know how to tell the time. There is a serious problem, at every grade of their schooling.
Give schools more resources, pay much higher salaries, and train and employ better teacher.
You can find $800 billion to fund the Defence Budget, but cannot find $10 billion to fund public education.
Obviously, none of your politicians are any good at Maths.
They need to stop being constantly told that America is the best place in the world and start being taught what else is out there in the world.
Tell me. If they spend more to education, are the children can go safely to school? Answer that question first. Hope they increase the budget to build the wall and make it like dome, so they can't run from their country
@@bimapriyoanugerah363 An educated population is far less violent, than an educated population. Look at the education levels of people who are in prison for robbery and violent crimes. Education is not only beneficial to the individual intellectually. Because educated people have better job opportunities, can earn more money, and usually have a higher standard of living. This is why people who have a higher income, usually do not go out robbing people on the streets. So yes. An educated community has higher incomes, and safer streets. That why in affluent middle class communities, children can go safely to school.
As I understand it from what Americans have told me, they no longer teach students how to read an analogue clock. Or write cursive. It won't be long until emojis are considered textbook grammar.
@@mehallica666 Drives me mad when Americans use adjectives as adverbs. They talk so sloppy. 😉
It is chocking, but I feel he shouldn’t be saying they are right, when they aren’t
I hope you haven't been affected by that nasty piece of a hurricane that is causing so much grief. Thoughts are with anyone affected. I am Australian.
VIC. NSW, NT ,WA SA, TASMANIA ?
Where from exactly ?
Ryan's in Indiana and the hurricane is affecting Florida (mostly), so I'm pretty sure he's fine.
@@gregorygant4242 QLD ACTUALLY LMAO
@@traceymarshall7991 Oh , ok nice , a woman ?
Didn't expect that I thought you were the ianmontgomery7534 guy .
Brisbane , Surfer's Paradise ?
I'm European , not American so I know a little more about the rest of the world besides my own back yard like the Americans .
@@gregorygant4242 Hi from a female in North Queensland Australia... nice to meet you
Im impressed that you know nearly all the states (QLD is the best state lol) even Tasmania.. very impressive as our poor Tassie gets left out all the time.
I thought the comment may be from a NSW person as they are known to "forget" QLD exists lol
Have a great day/night.
Cheers
Now I see how Trump gets away with it.
(see my comment)
And there's the rub.
He did say he loves the poorly educated 🙃🫣
Hahaha
Since when England celebrating 4th of July ? I didn’t know that🤣🤣🤣
To be fair, it is true that it is not Amsterdam.
Dutch are sneaky. For some reason they differentiate between "Capital" Amsterdam and "Seat of Government" Hague
My thoughts exactly, but I'm an Aussie, what would I know?
At least she new it wasn't Amsterdam 😂
Utter respect for finishing right where you did.
As Spanish, I have to say I've been fortunate enough not to come across these Americans in person. We have an American military base close to town and you can guess they're around all the time. They show so much respect and knowledge about Europe in general and Spain in particular, our traditions, languages and they love being around. Many of them remarked they were not stupid, I understand why now.
Relax, poor kids spend so much time dodging gun fire, how they suppose to learn?
Right on 😢
Oof
What worries me about these videos is that the population of the US is massive and there are so many bright, learned, well informed people in your nation. I have worked with some of the brightest people that were from the US. Some of the world’s best universities are there. I am sure if you asked Europeans questions like this, you would find some interesting answers! How many people do they stop that know the answers but cut them out?
You think the US universities are some of the world's best ?
I beg to differ those best universities in the world rankings are usually done by Anglo-Saxon ,US raters so of course they will rate their universities as the best .
It's total BS IMHO ,some of the best universties are from Europe and some in Asia it's US, Commonwealth countries trying to inflate themselves as the best on others.
That would be interesting ... to ask the students of two or three elite universities.
Every European knows their neighbouring countries and the difference between a continent and a country lol. No one would say New York is the neighbouring country of England (referring to the Amsterdam one). That’s just common sense.
greetings from SKorea.
when I see that shorts, I thought they just read a script to make it funny.
am I wrong? oh man..
I actually went to the Northern border of Amsterdam but couldn't find that f***** wall everyone is talking about 😮
Many in the Netherlands would approve of Amsterdam being walled off.
I guess the Dutch have plenty of sea walls. Must be to keep out all those American boat people!
Aren't they called dikes?
@@timithius Yep, we have a massive wall/dike called "De Afsluitdijk" - "The Enclosure dike" it's 19.8 Miles long.
7:25 "Disney knowledge" 😂😂😂 But the winner is on 10:25 "I know it's not Amsterdam" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I think she would be closer if she said Mars 😂😂😂😂
I mean she was being truthful. It is not Amsterdam.
I have to say, Amsterdam was not something I expected to hear.
When they start telling you what the answer is not, you know they are screwed. I always tell my students "I asked you what it is. Don't tell me what it isn't."
It's 1978.....I'm visiting West Coast US. 'Where are you from'? Australia. 'Oh, do they speak English in Austria'? No, I'm from Australia. 'Oh, where's that'? !!??!!??!!
Similar experience in 1976, when I said Australia, she said is that down south?🇦🇺
But do the know where Austria is
@@susansmiles2242 I've been there several times. Watched the Spanish Riding School horses (in Vienna). The Lipizzaner horses were superb. The population speak many different dialects based on German. I guess I was surprised of the lack of knowledge re Australia in the America as it is the same size as the US. It is a continental island taking up a massive area on a global map towards the great southern ocean....hard to miss. Whereas, if people don't know where Tuvalu is, it's understandable, being only composed of three reef islands and six atolls in the Pacific Ocean
I heard an American say that the Sydney Opera House is in Austria. Top level stupidity
Well... we do speak English in Austria, if you take it literally. Our mother tongue is German (or a variation of German, that's near enough it's own language), but English is mandatory in school, starting from 3rd, so everyone speaks it to some degree.
The word "alphabet" has eight letters!
"The alphabet" has eleven.
7, "a" is repeated twice
Or... One and a bit.
Alpha
Bet(a)
🤣 Good one!
If anyone asked me how many letters are in the alphabet, I'd ask them which alphabet. I know three different ones (English, French, and Greek).
It's surprisingly easy to catch someone out in these kinds of on-the-spot interviews. Especially when you can just cut people who give the right answer.
the most amusing subjects.. never fails to entertain. Please do not cut your wrists.
well Ryan there 330million of you so its not surprising that some aren't as smart as the rest. I am surprised he didn't say 25 minutes as a quarter dollar is 25 cents - at least I would be able to understand that but 20 leaves me puzzled.
Huffing massive amounts of copium.
L take. Go cry somewhere else, American
L take
It happen in all over the world, is not only USA, there is similar programs who made the same questions in other countries and the result are the same
Much love from New Canada and our brothers and sisters in New Mexico! Happy New America day to us all :D
I'm impressed she has heard of Amersterdam, while simultaneously not knowing that Mexico is to the south of US.
If Mexico does not border the US according to her is there any reason to waste money on a wall between the two countries?
*Amsterdam
Couldn't help laughing when I read this. Sad, but funny. Wonder if Amsterdam will pay for the border wall.
As a not American with American friends, I'm wondering what the ratio is - between those who can answer the questions and therefore are left out of such videos and the gems who are shown to us. I just believe they know where to dig for people like these.
I do, however, think that the guy asking these questions should tell them when and why they are wrong. Why perpetuate their ignorance?
It keeps them calmer, ask Putin! 😄
He explained on his channel that it doesn t help. Most of the time those blocks just persevere in their mistakes.
His earlier vids proves his point (he tries to correct them and many times they just dismiss him or take way too long to get corrected: simili brandolini s law)
@@sharonmartin4036 I totally agree with that
He doesn’t care lol, and it’s not his job
I wouldn’t bother either
Shock value for the masses
@@etienne8110 Or in the wise words of legendary strategist and philosopher Sun Tzu: "Never fight a battle that you clearly cannot win anyways"
"Amsterdam" and his reaction with the staring in the distance... 🤣
In the Philippines, July 4th used to be celebrated as Independence Day, marking the end of WWII in 1946. However, it was later changed to June 12th, 1898, the day we gained independence from Spain, to avoid confusion with American Independence Day. July 4th is now observed as Filipino-American Friendship Day.
What do you expect when the US president says he “loves the uneducated.”
Former President
Recently an American reactor was looking at British movies. When he saw the clip of "Hamlet", he said he had read it in high school and remarked "oh, this must be a BRITISH VERSION". I think my brain imploded at that point. I wonder if he was not taught who wrote the play he read in high school, or whether he thought Shakespeare was American (despite being born in England and writing the play before USA existed?).
On seeing "Dr No", he was shocked to learn James Bond is a British character, despite admitting to watching some recent James Bond movies - so he must have had a few clues, right?! On Her Majesty's Secret Service? Accent? London headquarters, Aston Martin, ... etc etc
On seeing actual scenes from "Lawrence of Arabia" , he said "so, this is a guy called Lawrence and he's in Arabia? Arabia....uhhh.. I don't technically know where that is".
Can anyone guess who this reactor was? (Not Ryan - his BROTHER, Tyler)
At least Ryan has pretty good knowledge and has picked up even more in the time he has been reacting to videos on various countries, looks up things he wants to check out, and also reads Comments sometimes and takes the info on board.
I once watched a video in which Neil deGrasse Tyson was interviewed by the headmaster of a private school. They were in the school auditorium and the stage was littered with bits of set pieces. The headmaster apologized for the mess, and said the students were getting ready to put on a performance of Romeo and Juliet - "one of the classics of American literature."
I could not believe my ears. And you wouldn't believe the number of Americans who chimed in to defend this idiot, claiming that he was right, or maybe he was thinking about the Leonardo diCaprio movie. It wouldn't matter if the Klingons had performed it - the fact is that it's a play written by William Shakespeare, who was NOT American!
@@Shan_Dalamani ohhh nooo,😮...SMH
@@Shan_Dalamani that’s too sad for words 🤦♀️
afaik, the whole brother thing is just a joke because they look alike and do similar videos. But I think I recall the instance where Ryan discovered Tyler, or at least him talking about it and the resulting confusion.
I’m Aussie. I was asked if Australians celebrate Thanksgiving. I answered ‘No’. He asked why not. I told him, an American, that my ancestors came to Australia from England as convicts. They got 7 years for stealing 9 handkerchiefs. They had nothing to be thankful for. Then I asked him why did Americans celebrate Thanksgiving. He didn’t know.
Ryan, you shouldn't do this! It can't be good for your blood pressure! ;)
What was that beautiful comment again? "What borders stupidity?" - "Canada and Mexico."
I'm American and that was funny. Worst thing is that these people can vote, or will soon be old enough to vote. Yikes.
Five countries border the USA - Canada, Mexico, Russia , the Bahamas and the Dominican Republic (he didn't ask "have land borders with, and Puerto Rico is a territory of the USA, so that counts as well).
We DO celebrate the 4th of July in England, if we remember to. We shake our heads and sigh, "Phew, we dodged that one", then forget about it again.😂
New Amsterdam and New Mexico. I feel your pain.
I’m Peruvian and I enjoy so much to watch this kind of videos 😂
Your Face when she said Amsterdam was priceless.
it must be said that we couldn't find a more stupid answer
Somehow, she remembers the name of at least one city in the Netherlands. Sort of like thinking that we walk not with legs but with a pair of binoculars.
4:03 his friend is smarter, when the guy said 20mins is a quater of an hour his friend said "no it's a third" there is hope!