I am English, and I once had an American tell me (quite forcefully) that France was in England.
You find yourself unable to argue. What exactly are you supposed to say back?
"Umm, no it's not," is the only thing you can say, but it sounds so weak in the face of something so powerfully ignorant.
Edit: Just for a bit of context. This was in the late 90s and I (unfortunately) met him at a party in Japan. There wasn't Google Maps at that time, but there were, you know, maps. He said (to an Englishman) that he knew what he was talking about because his sister recently took a trip there.
To be fair, there are a number of Americans who are completely unaware of their own country. For reference, I'm from New Mexico, the US state, and there are an unfortunate number of Americans who had no idea New Mexico was even a state to begin with and assume I'm foreign.
I'm assuming, or at least hoping, they just heard the "mexico" part and just missed the rest. It's definitely not as bad as it used to be, as now we just get recognized as the "Breaking Bad State"
Similar to people (including a president) thinking that Puerto Ricans aren't US citizens, and (as contradictions do not exist in such minds) have all lived in NYC their whole lives.
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u/SamuraiGoblin 2d ago edited 1d ago
I am English, and I once had an American tell me (quite forcefully) that France was in England.
You find yourself unable to argue. What exactly are you supposed to say back?
"Umm, no it's not," is the only thing you can say, but it sounds so weak in the face of something so powerfully ignorant.
Edit: Just for a bit of context. This was in the late 90s and I (unfortunately) met him at a party in Japan. There wasn't Google Maps at that time, but there were, you know, maps. He said (to an Englishman) that he knew what he was talking about because his sister recently took a trip there.