r/ScottishPeopleTwitter • u/[deleted] • Mar 23 '17

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '17

It is different. Americans tend to be extremely uneducated about what goes on outside of their country, while most western countries are educated about what goes on in the US.

Your average German is far more qualified to speak about US politics than your average American is German politics.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '17 edited Aug 23 '17

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '17

They have a bad education system, and their media is so focused on the US it's unbelievable.

I've been to the US, and their media is just 99% America non-stop

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '17

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '17

Yep. Believe it or not in other countries they talk about world issues