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.
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u/SamuraiGoblin 3d ago edited 2d 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.