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Are you smarter than the fifth grader?
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29 Apr 2008 Tue 11:46 am |
Excellent
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEP7uti0PDw
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29 Apr 2008 Tue 01:15 pm |
Quoting Avalon: Excellent
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEP7uti0PDw |
This one's just as good - if not better!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww&NR=1
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29 Apr 2008 Tue 01:24 pm |
Loll, you'd better have posted the one with subtitles, Ãs she actually answering any question at all? Sort of stream-of-consciousness eh? Just saying what comes up in her mind related to maps
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29 Apr 2008 Tue 01:43 pm |
Quoting Chantal: Loll, you'd better have posted the one with subtitles, Ãs she actually answering any question at all? Sort of stream-of-consciousness eh? Just saying what comes up in her mind related to maps |
Yeah her answer has got nothing to do with the question at all!!!! Is she stupid or what???
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30 Apr 2008 Wed 07:50 am |
Quoting lady in red:
This one's just as good - if not better!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww&NR=1 |
Quoting Chantal: Loll, you'd better have posted the one with subtitles, Ãs she actually answering any question at all? |
Chantal..unfortunately,there are no subtitles in this video but I hope this helps you to understand what "Miss Stoopid", oops! I mean Miss South Carolina tried to say!!
(Jimmy Kimmel Explains what Miss Teen said)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR75L08SBHo&feature=related
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30 Apr 2008 Wed 10:08 am |
Please don't think I'm implying this is normal for all Americans but watching those videos reminded me of when I was in the States last year. We were in a lift (elevator!!) and this American girl was talking to her friend about accents within America, Southern, Brooklyn, etc. and how easy it was to tell where people were from. I said 'well can you guess from my accent where I'm from then' (thinking 'she'll know I'm English but I wonder if she knows from which part of the country'). She thought for a moment and said 'Well, you are either European or Canadian'. Presumably she thinks that Europe is a country made up of the states of Germany, France, Austria, Italy, England etc. etc.!
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30 Apr 2008 Wed 11:54 am |
LIR, your post reminded me of a satirical cartoon showing Americans' perception of the world. Like you, I'd never claim all Americans (or even most of them) are ignorant. Those I've met were all just the opposite. Still, this cartoon is funny:
http://www.welfarestate.com/map/
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30 Apr 2008 Wed 01:26 pm |
Quoting lady in red: She thought for a moment and said 'Well, you are either European or Canadian'. Presumably she thinks that Europe is a country made up of the states of Germany, France, Austria, Italy, England etc. etc.! |
I don't think this means that she thought that Europe is a country..
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01 May 2008 Thu 01:41 am |
Quoting catwoman: Quoting lady in red: She thought for a moment and said 'Well, you are either European or Canadian'. Presumably she thinks that Europe is a country made up of the states of Germany, France, Austria, Italy, England etc. etc.! |
I don't think this means that she thought that Europe is a country.. |
Well maybe she just had no idea that there are different accents in Europe - and thinks there is just a 'European accent'!
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01 May 2008 Thu 02:58 am |
well... you can think of it this way but... Europeans all speak such good English that she must have assumed that not just British speak English in Europe
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01 May 2008 Thu 03:53 am |
lol come on cat
You can pick up the British accent in between millions lol
No offence guys,ama true
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01 May 2008 Thu 11:14 am |
Really? I'd say most people in Europe tend to sound more American. That's probably because of Hollywood and music. It's really difficult to meet a person speaking British English. For example, my students would never drop their Rs. A cah? And what is that?
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01 May 2008 Thu 04:01 pm |
Is this a real knowledge contest or girl is acting ? What a pity, if real...
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01 May 2008 Thu 04:43 pm |
Quoting armegon: Is this a real knowledge contest or girl is acting ? What a pity, if real... |
This girl was a contestant on 'American Idol' a couple of years ago. She was rather well known for her lack of intelligence.
I think it is partly an act, although for the life of me I cannot comprehend why any one thinks playing the 'dumb-blonde' is cute!
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01 May 2008 Thu 09:36 pm |
Quoting girleegirl:
I think it is partly an act, although for the life of me I cannot comprehend why any one thinks playing the 'dumb-blonde' is cute!
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I dont think she was playing the dumb,but who knows? maybe she was :-S She was interviewed in Today's Show after the contest...
here it is the interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQKNvPn3V-8&feature=related
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01 May 2008 Thu 10:17 pm |
That's the beauty contestant....I don't think she is playing dumb....she IS dumb!!!
I was talking about the girl in the first clip.
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02 May 2008 Fri 12:41 am |
Quoting girleegirl:
That's the beauty contestant....I don't think she is playing dumb....she IS dumb!!!
I was talking about the girl in the first clip. |
yes!! I just noticed it
I messed it up
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02 May 2008 Fri 09:13 am |
What I loved about that show was the expression on that little boy's face - he apparently couldn't believe his ears
Is France a country?
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02 May 2008 Fri 11:04 am |
Well, I believe like that such as Europeans in Europe who are you know, having a language and well such as like they all speak English in a way such as British English and American English you know they need education.
I love the explanatory clip by Jimmy Kimmel!
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02 May 2008 Fri 10:59 pm |
It is unfortunate that idiotic people are far more entertaining that intelligent people!
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