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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sadly, a lot of Americans couldn’t name the states correctly either.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We could in 8th grade, but we haven't used that knowledge very much since then.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Probably because in many cases we can't afford to freakin' move and resettle or sometimes even travel in our own country, so it becomes trivia knowledge instead of practical knowledge lol.