Which misconseption annoys you more?

[Ren3004]

As an European, the one that Europe is a big country... It's just... urgh...I mean, come on, it's 3rd grade geography!

Oh, this seems relevant to this discussion:

 

[Mute52]

Them: "Man that thing happened in Africa (or some other comment with Africa in it)"
Me: "Really? Where did it happen?"
Them: "What? In Africa."
Me: "Yeah it's a giant continent, not a single country. Nice to know you're very intelligent"
*Leave*

You can replace Africa with Europe, some people are idiots.

Yeah, this is what i'm talking about.

 

[Caligulove]

Probably the latter, as I live in America. It's annoying that some cannot grasp the difference between Europe and the countries that make up Europe. Still, I obviously have more opinion about the American one. Plus since I neither live in New York, California, I either live in "The North" or "The South" as if the states within each dont really matter at all.

 

[Amphoteric]

People think Europe is one country? I have lost all faith in humanity.

No you haven't. Why would you care about the thoughts of idiots?

 

[mastiffchild]

Annoying misconception? When you go on holiday to anywhere in the former Eastern Bloc(happened to us in Croatia AND Bulgaria)and the local DJ assumes you're all from London if you say you're from the UK-Christ, half our group were Scottish!

"Say hi to our friends from...LONDON, ENGLAND!!!", Gah!

 

[Amphoteric]

As an European, the one that Europe is a big country... It's just... urgh...I mean, come on, it's 3rd grade geography!

Oh, this seems relevant to this discussion:

HOLY SHIT?!

I thought the whole europe being 1 country thing was just a joke but Wow. I just can't believe people that stupid exist.

 

[The Bandit]

that all american conservatives are rush limbaugh imbecilles, some of us are actually fairly sane individuals,

Just wondering (please don't take this personally or as a means of offense), but how do you rationalize the consistent butchering of the middle to lower class? If I understood this it would go a LOOOONG way in allowing me to see them with more respect, it is kind of difficult at the moment.

what do you mean by butchering? Taxes, healthcare?
I dont understand the question, i dont remember many machetes during the last march for life

Ahhh let me guess, another one who votes conservative simply because of issues like abortion while ignoring their extreme corporatism, refusal to increase taxes under the crisis, destruction of the social services and social nets as well as pushing for the commercialization of every governmental sector.

You do know they don't care about issues like abortion at all right? When they were in power there wasn't a single bill passed or suggested to address the matter, they just pick the rhetoric up in between presidential sections to harness votes, then promptly forget it exists.

Still you haven't answered my question.How do you rationalize all they are doing? Look at the U.S., salaries for middle and lower class have remained stagnant for 30 years while the top 5% flourish, the worst health care and public transport of all the developed nations and every single legislation passed is done with disregard to the middle to lower classes (ban obamacare, support for removal of minimum wage, the Wisconsin fiasco, cuts to science and arts departments, citizens united ruling,endless war support with the exception of people like Ron Paul, etc).

THIS is my biggest pet peeve. Jesus Christ dude. Please go back and READ his goddamn post and explain where you drew any of your conclusions about him.

And "Still, you haven't answered my question?" Are you joking? You're joking right? Please, please tell me I just got uber trolled.

 

[nick n stuff]

that heavy metal fans eat babies and love satan. we're nice people on the whole

 

[Shadowkire]

I don't feel like adding a poll, just starting a discussion.

Anyhow, which misconception annoys you more, the fact that some people think Europe is all one big country or the that some people think or don't realize laws vary state to state in America?

Both get on my nerves when I am having a discussion where those are relevant. And they are somewhat connected and usually are in conversations about why are Americans/Europeans like this or that.

*please stop quoting this, talk amongst yourselves, I have lost interest

Neither annoy me, and as for Europe, it is only a matter of time now that most of it uses the same currency.

 

[icaritos]

that all american conservatives are rush limbaugh imbecilles, some of us are actually fairly sane individuals,

Just wondering (please don't take this personally or as a means of offense), but how do you rationalize the consistent butchering of the middle to lower class? If I understood this it would go a LOOOONG way in allowing me to see them with more respect, it is kind of difficult at the moment.

what do you mean by butchering? Taxes, healthcare?
I dont understand the question, i dont remember many machetes during the last march for life

Ahhh let me guess, another one who votes conservative simply because of issues like abortion while ignoring their extreme corporatism, refusal to increase taxes under the crisis, destruction of the social services and social nets as well as pushing for the commercialization of every governmental sector.

You do know they don't care about issues like abortion at all right? When they were in power there wasn't a single bill passed or suggested to address the matter, they just pick the rhetoric up in between presidential sections to harness votes, then promptly forget it exists.

Still you haven't answered my question.How do you rationalize all they are doing? Look at the U.S., salaries for middle and lower class have remained stagnant for 30 years while the top 5% flourish, the worst health care and public transport of all the developed nations and every single legislation passed is done with disregard to the middle to lower classes (ban obamacare, support for removal of minimum wage, the Wisconsin fiasco, cuts to science and arts departments, citizens united ruling,endless war support with the exception of people like Ron Paul, etc).

THIS is my biggest pet peeve. Jesus Christ dude. Please go back and READ his goddamn post and explain where you drew any of your conclusions about him.

And "Still, you haven't answered my question?" Are you joking? You're joking right? Please, please tell me I just got uber trolled.

When he said march for life what other implication am I to draw upon other than the pro-life vs pro-choice debacle. If you don't want to be misunderstood you should make an effort to present your point as clearly as possible.

Also he gave a very clear response to this post, if you had bothered to read further into the thread, which we are still debating upon. Much better than your pointless bashing.

 

[KP Shadow]

I find 'em both to be quite stupid, really.

Also, here's a funny/rage-inducingly stupid thing that happened to my friend at the "It's a Small World" ride at Disney World. Basically, it's this redneck and his son on the ride behind my friend and his grandmother. And here's what they say (Note: most of this stuff is paraphrased from my friend's description of what happened):
At the France part of the ride
Redneck Kid: "Pa, what's this country?"
Redneck Dad: "This is Europe!"
At the U.K. part of the ride
Redneck Kid: "What's this country, pa?"
Redneck Dad: "This is the country of British! The people who live here are called the Britains"
At the part that covers all of Asia
Redneck Kid: "Where's this?"
Redneck Dad: "This is where the Chinese live"
Also, he claimed that the part that covers Australia and the part that shows the world is America, and they both tried to deduce what the words in the foreign languages at the end meant and how they were pronounced. They failed miserably.

Also, based on the stuff at (The Customer is) Not Always Right, there are people out there that don't know that there are countries other than America..

 

[DJ_DEnM]

Mexican's are dark skinned, have sombreros, ponchos and yell "Ole!".

We're normal people. Why can't you F***ing understand that.

 

[S3Cs4uN 8]

For me, I'd have to say the misconception that Ignorance/Education has anything to do with intellectual ability.

An uneducated/ignorant person isn't necessarily stupid, it would be a mistake to assume so.

An ignorant person is stupid, an uneducated person does not necessarily have to be stupid.

I hate people that don't think for themselves.

i dont see how ignorance = stupidity care to explain plz.

 

[joemegson94]

Who the fuck thinks Europe is all one country? I've never heard of that before.

 

[SbE]

People not understanding what the term theory means in a scientific context as opposed to the day-to-day use of the word. i.e. "Evolution is only a theory".

People assuming "natural" equals "good for you". Just because something is natural doesn't mean you won't get sick or die from consuming or even touching it.

That circumcision has any major medical benefits.

 

[booker]

Mexican's are dark skinned, have sombreros, ponchos and yell "Ole!".

We're normal people. Why can't you F***ing understand that.

What's even worse is people not acknowledging that there are Latin Americans that are not from Mexico. There are some incorrigible people who, despite my constant assertions, believe that Guatemala is just another part of Mexico. ¿Que ondas, voz? ¡Soy chapin!

 

[Canid117]

Though you have to realise that, as America is a single country, you can say you've been to America and be accurate (well, I guess it'd really be "the United States", as opposed to "North America", the continent equivalent to "Europe") - your comparison is more like saying "I've been to Italy", when you've actually been to the Tuscan region of said country opposed against a European saying "I've been to North America", which holds a few countries before you start dealing with regional boundaries.

I see your point. But New York City is no more an accurate representation of America than Rome is of Europe. So again, if a European who has only been to a very small part of America can say they have been to America (which they can), then if some American goes to London, they have in the same respect been to Europe.

Yes, you can, but it's inherently less accurate to refer to the CONTINENT than to the country.

You mean exactly what you are doing?

That canadians say about "aboot" I have been all over Canada and I have never heard a Canadian say "aboot"

"We got ways of making you pronounce the letter O"

 

[Wicky_42]

Though you have to realise that, as America is a single country, you can say you've been to America and be accurate (well, I guess it'd really be "the United States", as opposed to "North America", the continent equivalent to "Europe") - your comparison is more like saying "I've been to Italy", when you've actually been to the Tuscan region of said country opposed against a European saying "I've been to North America", which holds a few countries before you start dealing with regional boundaries.

I see your point. But New York City is no more an accurate representation of America than Rome is of Europe. So again, if a European who has only been to a very small part of America can say they have been to America (which they can), then if some American goes to London, they have in the same respect been to Europe.

Yes, you can, but it's inherently less accurate to refer to the CONTINENT than to the country.

You mean exactly what you are doing?

Yes. Because clearly "America" there isn't a casual reference to the USA but intended to take into account all of the countries, regions and both continents that take the name. Or do you think that the US is a continent?

 

[Canid117]

Though you have to realise that, as America is a single country, you can say you've been to America and be accurate (well, I guess it'd really be "the United States", as opposed to "North America", the continent equivalent to "Europe") - your comparison is more like saying "I've been to Italy", when you've actually been to the Tuscan region of said country opposed against a European saying "I've been to North America", which holds a few countries before you start dealing with regional boundaries.

I see your point. But New York City is no more an accurate representation of America than Rome is of Europe. So again, if a European who has only been to a very small part of America can say they have been to America (which they can), then if some American goes to London, they have in the same respect been to Europe.

Yes, you can, but it's inherently less accurate to refer to the CONTINENT than to the country.

You mean exactly what you are doing?

Yes. Because clearly "America" there isn't a casual reference to the USA but intended to take into account all of the countries, regions and both continents that take the name. Or do you think that the US is a continent?

No there just happen to be two American continents and you could potentially be referring to any country within either one of those continents or both continents as a whole when you just say America. Its like the Europe situation. Only worse.

 

[eternal-chaplain]

Probably when people think that "Wherefore art thou?" means "where are you?"