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I'm impressed that random people off the street know so much about the U.S. Most Americans would not be able to answer the equivalent questions about a European country. 👍
California has a higher gdp than india and the UK. And it is larger than Germany and has a population of 40 million. If it was it’s own country it would probably have a more powerful military than most countries. If you consider the impact California specifically has on world affairs even (for example, the California national guard trained and aided Ukrainian soldiers before the Russian invasion) it is much more important to know the capital of it than a country like Paraguay or other less influential states/countries. If we just base geopolitical knowledge based off of countries rather than the impact regions within countries and countries themselves have on the world, I feel like that would be pointless. I don’t need to know the capitol of st Lucia because it is extremely unimportant on the global scale but California is not.
Since there are 6 California cities with larger populations than Sacramento and a lot of other California places that are more famous, exciting, or attractive to tourists than Sacramento, I'm not getting too bent out of shape that there are many people in Europe who don't immediately come up with the correct answer about which California city is California's capital. I'm pretty sure that most of my family and friends know the right answer to this question only because most of us live here in SacTown and work for the State of California. I doubt many of us could all correctly name most of the capital cities of the rest of the U.S. states, let alone those of most European nations.
@@RevolutionaryGuitar I would argue that even though California is globally significant, its capital isn't. A better question about California might be to name what animal is on its flag.
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Great video but you should have really tried harder to get Croatia flag correct! Flag in your video was used between 1892 and 1918 while croatia was part of Austrian-Hungarian empire!
Say thank you for your government for what they did to education. 20+ years ago we had a US exchange student here in Europe just before graduation. She was 18yo just like us. Being the smartest girl in school, here she was at the level of a 14 year old.
Geoge Washington was the first president to be elected after the American constitution was ratified but technically John Hansen was president before that. To be fair most Americans don't even know John Hansen existed.
And most people do not know that it is Hansen who issued a proclamation setting aside the last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day. That said, the duties he had as “president” were very different than what George Washington had and the modern day US president have. What Hansen did was a lot more administrative and ceremonial. Thank you for watching and leaving a comment!
Had to check this out. ChatGPT says The claim that John Hanson was the first president of the United States likely stems from confusion or misunderstanding about the historical context and the nature of his role. There are a few reasons why some people might mistakenly believe he was the first president: Title Confusion: John Hanson served as the President of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation. During his tenure, he was referred to as "President of the United States in Congress Assembled." This title may have led some to believe he was the first president of the United States, even though the position was fundamentally different from the presidency established under the U.S. Constitution. Lack of Clear Historical Understanding: The period of the Articles of Confederation, before the U.S. Constitution was ratified, is less well-known and understood compared to the later period under the Constitution. This lack of clarity may contribute to confusion about who held significant positions of leadership during that time. Desire to Recognize Early Leaders: Some individuals or groups may wish to highlight the contributions of lesser-known figures from the early history of the United States. This can sometimes lead to exaggeration or misrepresentation of their roles. While John Hanson played an important role as the President of the Continental Congress, it's essential to recognize that the presidency under the Articles of Confederation was quite different from the presidency established under the Constitution. George Washington, who became the first President under the Constitution, is universally recognized as the first president of the United States in the modern sense.
But it's really tricky for us Europeans to guess your states' capitals, because you NEVER choose the biggest or economically important cities, its usually some relatively small town. But I love ND for Bismarck, though!
Very nice, very interesting! I was always just hoping that the guy who represented my country will answer correctly or at least won't say anything stupid 😂 Nice video! Thank you from Czechia!
Supposed charges that have been committed by Biden too. Concerning the Classified docs found in his garage. But that's right, the DOJ measures with two different standards.😂
@galaxydave3807 It’s fascinating that someone who isn’t American has such a strong opinion about American politics. Perhaps that demonstrates how much of an impact U.S. politics has on the entire world - for better or worse.
@@talkintothemic That is very true. I am in Europe myself. And here, of course, everybody knows Biden, and most people have an opinion about him, too. Meanwhile, few know the heads of state of Brazil or India. China and especially now Russia are better known (I know all of them, because I am interested in politics). What I notice is that many right-wing parties in Europe are moving towards the Republicans in the US. For example, the right-wing party AfD (Alternative for Germany) has always sympathized with the Republicans and the other day the CDU, which is actually more centrist, is even meeting with DeSantis and wants to work with him, who after all got attention with his Don't Say Gay. When I ask people here why they like Trump, and often women do too, they tell me that he wants to protect the country from foreigners with the wall and entry bans etc. If I then say that the US actually stands for diversity and is actually for me at least a mixture of many different cultures, which also advocates the majority of the US, and I ask whether because Germany or other countries in the EU should rather seal off, for example, close borders and no one should let in more (immigrants could eliminate our shortage of skilled workers) then everyone is mostly silent.
I swear there is some alternate timeline where the US really had 51 or 52 states because us Americans have the same problem lmao i mean obviously i figured out i was wrong eventually, but i swear i have memories of being taught that there were 51 states in elementary school.
@@counterfit5 that's all good and well but it says a lot about the American education system that I distinctly remember being taught this in elementary school.
Dang, I’m impressed with these people. Like, there is no reason they need to know who the first president was or how many states there are, and yet a surprising number of people know those things. And props to the guy who knew the capitol of Sacramento. If you’re not an American, that’s…pretty obscure. That said, “Alexandria Ocassio-Cortez” is a hilarious answer to “Who’s the vice president?”
From France, 4.5/6 : i would have failed the number of states (i thought it was 51... now, i'll remember) and i had absolutely no idea about the vice-president...
I think you should have compared to American people's answers. I think you might find Europeans might even beat the Americans on some of those questions.
@1:43 "Joe Biden. Unfortunately." That someone who lives thousands of miles away from the U.S. cares enough about U.S. politics to have an opinion shows how far-reaching U.S. policies are. @1:34 The "new one.... the old one", followed by genuine laughter tells us that some Europeans also think that Biden may be a bit too old. Not a political statement. Just saying... 😆
Yea, just like how Trump is old. In my opinion what matters is their beliefs much more than age. Bernie Sanders is very old, but he definitely has a better grasp of the world than Trump and Biden.
@@stanchpandora3658 _"Bernie Sanders is very old, but he definitely has a better grasp of the world than Trump and Biden."_ So much so that Sanders went on his *honeymoon* to the Soviet Union.😂 Jokes aside, at least Trump is still cognitively present and is consistent in terms of his views and opinions, which you can see if you watch his interviews going back all the way to the 1980s etc. All the while, both Sanders and Biden have flip-flopped on their positions, like abortion or the US-Mexico border, on numerous occasions over the decades.
@@victorsamsung2921 Bernie Sanders isn't even socialist. He is center-left at best but even that is better than most other people in the Democratic Party and all of the Republican party. Also Trump himself has flip flopped. Back in the early 2000s he was way more centrist than now. Bernie has better values and is better at presenting his opinions than Trump does.
@@stanchpandora3658 That's right, Sanders calls himself a Socialist, as in to pander to the ignorant voices on the "Left" ... knowing how much he loves living in his 6 mansions across the US. Talk about Sanders and his values, including supporting Clinton when she stabbed him in the back with the DNC Leaks.😂 Trump has *not* flip-flopped on the contrary. As an example, he has always been anti-Iraq War ... Not to forget, *America First* ... Go back and watch his 1980s interviews and see it for yourself. The only reason Trump was a registered Democrat for some years in the past, had to do with business. Just like that he donated *twice* $2500 to Kamala Harris.
It's quite possible that the Ukrainian guy has relatives who live here in Sacramento. Sacramento has to be one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse cities in the U.S. It has made us a more interesting city than we would otherwise be. For starters, Sacramento has a very wide variety of restaurants..
The US is a one country of 320mil. Europe is like 50 different countries with like 24 languages. Its easier to watch one big country rather than 50 small , medium or big. Even myself as a european geography and politics nerd knowing any blank map country in Europe and like 3/4 in the US have no clue about all european statesmen. I know basic ones like Germany, France, Italy, Poland and randomly Finland, Slovakia and THAT damned dude in Hungary ofc. But bro ask me countries like Denmark, Croatia, Slovenia, Latvia and many more and i have 0 clue. Ask average German and he will know like Macron, Austria boss, Melloni, Dutchies Rutte, maybe Polish Duda and Morawiecki and thats all.
So the number is similar to the number of US states Knowing political leaders is difficult, since they always change, but I think knowing the flags, capitals etc shouldn't be too difficult, even without explicitly learning them. Afterall, just watch sports tournaments, the news etc and you will pick up the flags without having to learn them
i am curious how many americans know that washington was NOT their first president... not even the fifth president... Also curious why americans never mention the previous ones...
if this were a video made by Europeans about Americans (or even made by Americans about Americans) they would only show the wrong answers and a just a couple of the right answers
As an Englishman, those were incredibly easy. I tried not to judge but I did laugh though when one person thought Miami was the capital of California 😂
I was curious that a European thought (British) Shell was US. But I would expect few to know ANY state capitals (I knew Sacramento, but there are plenty I struggle with or do not know) since most are never what you expect!
@MrJuulia01 I don't know how they teach you guys there, but in school we always learn America is one continent that's divided in three parts: North America, Central America, and South America. But the American continent is still just one.
Originally yeah, but they moved their publicly-registered headquarters to London two years ago. Something that did not go down well in The Netherlands.
i just wanna say can we stop this competition between the US and Europe? there’s bigger problems in the world rn and I promise you Americans don’t gaf if Europeans know anything about our country frankly. Most of us want to be isolationist again like we were before WW1.
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Your questions were easy but I would like to questions your knowledge of European flags because one was horribly wrong.
@@Johny_BE Yes. It's a mistake that now can't be fixed.
I'm impressed that random people off the street know so much about the U.S. Most Americans would not be able to answer the equivalent questions about a European country. 👍
They cannot answer same questions about US !😃
@seaman5705 Do you mean the group of friends from Italy? 😀
No , I mean "most Americans" . @@talkintothemic
@seaman5705 Sadly, you might be right.
I know I'm right . Been there , seen it .@@talkintothemic
Nice video. The only question I thought was a bit odd was the California one. Is knowing about Sacramento really 'basic world affairs and geography'?
Very fair point. It was rather impressive, however, that our Ukrainian friend knew the answer!
California has a higher gdp than india and the UK. And it is larger than Germany and has a population of 40 million. If it was it’s own country it would probably have a more powerful military than most countries.
If you consider the impact California specifically has on world affairs even (for example, the California national guard trained and aided Ukrainian soldiers before the Russian invasion) it is much more important to know the capital of it than a country like Paraguay or other less influential states/countries.
If we just base geopolitical knowledge based off of countries rather than the impact regions within countries and countries themselves have on the world, I feel like that would be pointless. I don’t need to know the capitol of st Lucia because it is extremely unimportant on the global scale but California is not.
Since there are 6 California cities with larger populations than Sacramento and a lot of other California places that are more famous, exciting, or attractive to tourists than Sacramento, I'm not getting too bent out of shape that there are many people in Europe who don't immediately come up with the correct answer about which California city is California's capital. I'm pretty sure that most of my family and friends know the right answer to this question only because most of us live here in SacTown and work for the State of California. I doubt many of us could all correctly name most of the capital cities of the rest of the U.S. states, let alone those of most European nations.
@@RevolutionaryGuitar I would argue that even though California is globally significant, its capital isn't. A better question about California might be to name what animal is on its flag.
@@MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou actually I can agree with that, they actually were able to name more significant cities anyway.
can you do a similar one in the US about european countries?
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There I'd like 1 million videos doing that already.
This is the super rare video where it is reversed.
@@talkintothemic _"Spell 'Ljubljana'."_
@@MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou That would be a good one to ask.
Great video but you should have really tried harder to get Croatia flag correct! Flag in your video was used between 1892 and 1918 while croatia was part of Austrian-Hungarian empire!
"What's the capital of California?"
los angeles?
los angeles?
MIAMI.
Sacramento so simple
As an American I fully forgive them they know more about us than we know about them and more than some of us know about ourselves
Do you think that's because there's more US-content in the media?
@@talkintothemic maybe I don't really know but that could certainly be a factor
Say thank you for your government for what they did to education. 20+ years ago we had a US exchange student here in Europe just before graduation. She was 18yo just like us. Being the smartest girl in school, here she was at the level of a 14 year old.
Why is the background music so loud?
Geoge Washington was the first president to be elected after the American constitution was ratified but technically John Hansen was president before that. To be fair most Americans don't even know John Hansen existed.
And most people do not know that it is Hansen who issued a proclamation setting aside the last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day. That said, the duties he had as “president” were very different than what George Washington had and the modern day US president have. What Hansen did was a lot more administrative and ceremonial. Thank you for watching and leaving a comment!
Had to check this out. ChatGPT says The claim that John Hanson was the first president of the United States likely stems from confusion or misunderstanding about the historical context and the nature of his role. There are a few reasons why some people might mistakenly believe he was the first president:
Title Confusion: John Hanson served as the President of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation. During his tenure, he was referred to as "President of the United States in Congress Assembled." This title may have led some to believe he was the first president of the United States, even though the position was fundamentally different from the presidency established under the U.S. Constitution.
Lack of Clear Historical Understanding: The period of the Articles of Confederation, before the U.S. Constitution was ratified, is less well-known and understood compared to the later period under the Constitution. This lack of clarity may contribute to confusion about who held significant positions of leadership during that time.
Desire to Recognize Early Leaders: Some individuals or groups may wish to highlight the contributions of lesser-known figures from the early history of the United States. This can sometimes lead to exaggeration or misrepresentation of their roles.
While John Hanson played an important role as the President of the Continental Congress, it's essential to recognize that the presidency under the Articles of Confederation was quite different from the presidency established under the Constitution. George Washington, who became the first President under the Constitution, is universally recognized as the first president of the United States in the modern sense.
Is he related to Chris? 😅Sorry
But it's really tricky for us Europeans to guess your states' capitals, because you NEVER choose the biggest or economically important cities, its usually some relatively small town. But I love ND for Bismarck, though!
@anokata-kd8oc True for the most part but there are states like Georgia where the largest city (Atlanta) is the capital. Same with Utah and Colorado.
First question was difficult: if you are wrong by just a couple of States, it doesn't mean you don't know US geography
Very nice, very interesting! I was always just hoping that the guy who represented my country will answer correctly or at least won't say anything stupid 😂 Nice video! Thank you from Czechia!
He did okay! Not bad at all. You should be proud. 🇨🇿😀
I'm genuinely surprised the video started with my home country.
Plus, they're answering in a second language that's not their native ones
Congrats to all of them 👏
1:43 Oh right, she would like to have a president with four charges instead xD
Better him than a guy who belongs in a nursing home with a crackhead son. :p
Supposed charges that have been committed by Biden too. Concerning the Classified docs found in his garage. But that's right, the DOJ measures with two different standards.😂
@galaxydave3807 It’s fascinating that someone who isn’t American has such a strong opinion about American politics. Perhaps that demonstrates how much of an impact U.S. politics has on the entire world - for better or worse.
@@talkintothemic That is very true. I am in Europe myself. And here, of course, everybody knows Biden, and most people have an opinion about him, too. Meanwhile, few know the heads of state of Brazil or India. China and especially now Russia are better known (I know all of them, because I am interested in politics). What I notice is that many right-wing parties in Europe are moving towards the Republicans in the US. For example, the right-wing party AfD (Alternative for Germany) has always sympathized with the Republicans and the other day the CDU, which is actually more centrist, is even meeting with DeSantis and wants to work with him, who after all got attention with his Don't Say Gay. When I ask people here why they like Trump, and often women do too, they tell me that he wants to protect the country from foreigners with the wall and entry bans etc. If I then say that the US actually stands for diversity and is actually for me at least a mixture of many different cultures, which also advocates the majority of the US, and I ask whether because Germany or other countries in the EU should rather seal off, for example, close borders and no one should let in more (immigrants could eliminate our shortage of skilled workers) then everyone is mostly silent.
I swear there is some alternate timeline where the US really had 51 or 52 states because us Americans have the same problem lmao i mean obviously i figured out i was wrong eventually, but i swear i have memories of being taught that there were 51 states in elementary school.
I'm sure plenty of people think DC and Puerto Rico are states
Maybe these people think there are 50 contiguous states, and then Hawaii and Alaska bring the total to 52.
@@counterfit5 that's all good and well but it says a lot about the American education system that I distinctly remember being taught this in elementary school.
🤔🤨🧐 Interesting
Dang, I’m impressed with these people. Like, there is no reason they need to know who the first president was or how many states there are, and yet a surprising number of people know those things. And props to the guy who knew the capitol of Sacramento. If you’re not an American, that’s…pretty obscure.
That said, “Alexandria Ocassio-Cortez” is a hilarious answer to “Who’s the vice president?”
From France, 4.5/6 : i would have failed the number of states (i thought it was 51... now, i'll remember) and i had absolutely no idea about the vice-president...
I think you should have compared to American people's answers. I think you might find Europeans might even beat the Americans on some of those questions.
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tbh, I didn't know that states have separate capital cities XD
They do and more often than not, it’s not the largest city. 😉
@@talkintothemicSan Francisco is probably the capital of California. Just a guess from a European guy
@@gaupa007 The answer (Sacramento) was mentioned in the video...
Tneyre so humble - American would be jumping around after getting a single question correct
Probably because it would be so unusual to get a correct answer from an American...
@1:43 "Joe Biden. Unfortunately." That someone who lives thousands of miles away from the U.S. cares enough about U.S. politics to have an opinion shows how far-reaching U.S. policies are. @1:34 The "new one.... the old one", followed by genuine laughter tells us that some Europeans also think that Biden may be a bit too old. Not a political statement. Just saying... 😆
Yea, just like how Trump is old. In my opinion what matters is their beliefs much more than age. Bernie Sanders is very old, but he definitely has a better grasp of the world than Trump and Biden.
There should be an age limit. Make it 50. Nobody wants fossils.
@@stanchpandora3658 _"Bernie Sanders is very old, but he definitely has a better grasp of the world than Trump and Biden."_ So much so that Sanders went on his *honeymoon* to the Soviet Union.😂
Jokes aside, at least Trump is still cognitively present and is consistent in terms of his views and opinions, which you can see if you watch his interviews going back all the way to the 1980s etc. All the while, both Sanders and Biden have flip-flopped on their positions, like abortion or the US-Mexico border, on numerous occasions over the decades.
@@victorsamsung2921 Bernie Sanders isn't even socialist. He is center-left at best but even that is better than most other people in the Democratic Party and all of the Republican party. Also Trump himself has flip flopped. Back in the early 2000s he was way more centrist than now. Bernie has better values and is better at presenting his opinions than Trump does.
@@stanchpandora3658 That's right, Sanders calls himself a Socialist, as in to pander to the ignorant voices on the "Left" ... knowing how much he loves living in his 6 mansions across the US. Talk about Sanders and his values, including supporting Clinton when she stabbed him in the back with the DNC Leaks.😂
Trump has *not* flip-flopped on the contrary. As an example, he has always been anti-Iraq War ... Not to forget, *America First* ... Go back and watch his 1980s interviews and see it for yourself.
The only reason Trump was a registered Democrat for some years in the past, had to do with business. Just like that he donated *twice* $2500 to Kamala Harris.
Wow, it's amazing how ukranian guy don't know how many stars on the flag but only one from this video know capital of the California 😅
Totally!! Weird and impressive at the same time.
It's quite possible that the Ukrainian guy has relatives who live here in Sacramento. Sacramento has to be one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse cities in the U.S. It has made us a more interesting city than we would otherwise be. For starters, Sacramento has a very wide variety of restaurants..
What is that flag with a crown? Don't tell me you've put that for Croatia????
Not the Slovak girls saying Brazil and "Aljaška"... 😭
A trick question would have been "Which is the official language of the United states?" since there is none!
The US is a one country of 320mil. Europe is like 50 different countries with like 24 languages. Its easier to watch one big country rather than 50 small , medium or big. Even myself as a european geography and politics nerd knowing any blank map country in Europe and like 3/4 in the US have no clue about all european statesmen. I know basic ones like Germany, France, Italy, Poland and randomly Finland, Slovakia and THAT damned dude in Hungary ofc. But bro ask me countries like Denmark, Croatia, Slovenia, Latvia and many more and i have 0 clue. Ask average German and he will know like Macron, Austria boss, Melloni, Dutchies Rutte, maybe Polish Duda and Morawiecki and thats all.
@aggoenix you make a valid point.
So the number is similar to the number of US states
Knowing political leaders is difficult, since they always change, but I think knowing the flags, capitals etc shouldn't be too difficult, even without explicitly learning them. Afterall, just watch sports tournaments, the news etc and you will pick up the flags without having to learn them
I like the guy who thought AOC was the vise president.
Maybe he is predicting the future? Anything is possible!
@@talkintothemic Oh yeah...thats definitely going to happen...yeah...
i am curious how many americans know that washington was NOT their first president... not even the fifth president...
Also curious why americans never mention the previous ones...
if this were a video made by Europeans about Americans (or even made by Americans about Americans) they would only show the wrong answers and a just a couple of the right answers
You could be right, but perhaps that’s also reflective of the baseline knowledge of what average Americans know? Just a thought. 😀
As an Englishman, those were incredibly easy.
I tried not to judge but I did laugh though when one person thought Miami was the capital of California 😂
🙂
I was curious that a European thought (British) Shell was US. But I would expect few to know ANY state capitals (I knew Sacramento, but there are plenty I struggle with or do not know) since most are never what you expect!
Where is this
This was shot in Ljubljana! It's a beautiful city.💕
America? America is a continent not a country. There are nice countries there, not only the bully one.
North america is continent, same as south america
@MrJuulia01 I don't know how they teach you guys there, but in school we always learn America is one continent that's divided in three parts: North America, Central America, and South America. But the American continent is still just one.
@bianca_apollonova Geography💁We know the continents.
Shell is Dutch.
It sure is!
Originally yeah, but they moved their publicly-registered headquarters to London two years ago. Something that did not go down well in The Netherlands.
@@renemeyer256 Yes, I know... ASML is going the same way if our government doesn't watch out.
Alle richtig, naja. Aber ich denke, dass das viele können.
Joe Biden, unfortunately... same girl, same 🤣
He's far better than any viable alternative at the moment (and was certainly the better of two options in 2020).
i just wanna say can we stop this competition between the US and Europe? there’s bigger problems in the world rn and I promise you Americans don’t gaf if Europeans know anything about our country frankly. Most of us want to be isolationist again like we were before WW1.
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well, then china will knock on your door after like 10y
I support your opinion, but it is quite difficult to ignore USA when you have about 500 military bases in Europe😅
Do you REALLY speak for "most of us"? I think not. This was anyway IMO an interesting a quite enlightening educational video.