Map of American people's attempts to guess where North Korea is

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Originally published at: http://boingboing.net/2017/05/15/map-of-american-peoples-atte.html

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Jesus Christ! Can I get a poll of how many Americans at least know what North means?

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There are people who work at National Geographic that don’t know geography well. Just say’n.

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It’s north of South Korea, of course.

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How many would say “Oliver”, I wonder?

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I suspect a fair amount of people screwing with pollsters. While confusing the Vietnam and Korean peninsulas is an understandable mistake, I’m pretty sure the people picking Australia were trolling.

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I have to wonder about those people who labeled South Korea as North Korea.

But not nearly as much as those who labeled Australia as North Korea.

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I noticed a few spotted New Jersey as NK, I kinda have to agree with that logic.

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This map only shows Asia and Australia. How many people would have put North Korea in New Jersey, or Ontario, or some other even wronger place?

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I didn’t know specifically where it was and using an educated guess i pretty much nailed the location. However looking at the world map online and looking at the location of certain countries i’m reminded of the geography i don’t know (So that’s where Taiwan is!). Granted my mind seemingly retains certain knowledge real easy while i immediately forget others, i am certain that by the end of the work day i will have forgotten where Taiwan is… again.

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I would agree that it is a potential axis of evil.

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Not really. There’s not knowing geography well, and then there’s this shit.

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You mean like Yankee ?

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Exactly not knowing where a country is is one thing. Not knowing where a continent is another. Also there are a couple dots are in the middle of the f’ing ocean. North Korea is not a body of water. America has not labeled Mermen terrorists…yet.

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“No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.”

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Um, a number closer to 0% than to 10%, would be my guess. 90% would probably say North is Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s daughter.

Also, only 53% of those with post-graduate degrees could locate North Korea on a map?!??!!! Are you fucking kidding me? What the hell?! No wonder we elected Donald Trump. Idiocracy is real.

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Countries are where I want them to be. Dammit!

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Presuming they didn’t talk to anyone who actually remembers who Mr. North was.

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