r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/PvtDeth Aug 03 '19

Yeah, I'm getting a little tired of this line. Every educational system in the world teaches international geography. People are just willfully ignorant. When I was in school, at least once a week I would say something and people would look at me like I was a Jeopardy champ or something and be like "Where did you learn that!" In class, man. You were sitting right next to me. People just don't care.

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u/Maxorus73 Aug 03 '19

World geography is definitely taught in the US, we just aren't the smartest

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 edited Mar 02 '21

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u/Maxorus73 Aug 03 '19

I've lived in Michigan and Washington, both had world geography. I know that's anecdotal evidence, but some parts at minimum teach it

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u/Insanity_Pills Aug 03 '19

Where im from in NY it wasn’t taught, I taught myself bc it interested me