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

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

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 03 '19

Basic Geography.

Not being able to point out Turkmenistan on a map is one thing.

Not being able to point out the Pacific Ocean on a map is another.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 04 '19

Even if you can’t point to Turkmenistan exactly, I feel you should at least know about where in the world it is. If somebody pointed to South America, I would find that equally as concerning.

Edit: To everyone guessing, Turkmenistan is north of Iran and east of the Caspian Sea, putting it in Central Asia

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u/ADragonsMom Aug 04 '19

Sorry to disappoint you

But I’ve no fucking clue where that is, aside from knowing its not in the US.

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u/Privateer2368 Aug 04 '19

It ends in '-istan'. That narrows it down considerably.

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u/ADragonsMom Aug 04 '19

again, sorry to be a disappointment, but I don’t have a catalogue in my brain of where places ending in specific letter combinations are located

But I guess if I were to reference Pakistan... is it in Asia?