Sure, except for the fact that Europe is a continent, not a country. they were asked to name French speaking COUNTRIES.

Bureaucracy-speak does not equal citizen speak. I can confirm that in my country (European Union member state), French will not get you further than a no/yes to clarify whether some one would sleep with you or not. Or if you are lucky, to clarify how many fingers a person possesses.

How can this comment have so many negative votes? While I wouldn't say that the statement is entierly corrent he does have a point. From an American perspective, where states formed together to create a country, it isn't that far fetched to assume that the European Union is also a country. We actually do, strictly speaking, speak french. A bit more than 75m of the total ~500m people living here speak french after all. (France, belgium and Switzerland) The members of the EU are refered to as states in almost every EU-related context. From an European perspective it is, of course, rather ridiculous to call EU a country. Every state has its own culture, language and history. While we see these differences clearly, an american might not. Then, it's still pretty ignorant if one compares to how much people in the EU know of USA. Got my hair cut in Boston once. When I said I was from Sweden she asked me how the situation was down there, with all the violence and everything. With the proximity to Afghanistan, Iraq and all those countries.

It's heavily thumbed down because it's wrong. Pretty simple. "Oh I assumed it was a country because..." isn't valid either. You shouldn't assume to know something.

Québec is a providence, not a country.

Alright. The federalization of Europe in no way makes it a country, or anything remotely close. Moreover the comment that has been thumbed down seems to suggest it's a process in the making. To the contrary, it's a very controversial issue today more than ever, cause a lot of political movements throughout Europe want an exit (since it's been causing a lot of damage to their economies). Plus there is far more to a country than its currency and economic policies, which is basically the only common thing between countries within the EU. Also, Europe is NOT the European Union ; and it's especially important in this particular situation, since Switzerland, which is one of the few french-speaking countries in Europe, is NOT part of the European Union. So no, it's not understandable to think that Europe is a country, let alone a french-speaking one.

Actually, 81, Québec is a province, not a providence.

You are thinking of English.

Not accurate at all. We aren't all dim witted, but I appreciate your misinformation.

actually it is fairly accurate. Americans tend to study more about America than the rest of the world

20 it depends on your school, but to be perfectly honest, yes Americans are dumb as shit. We learn about American history with maybe a semester or two in high school about the rest of the world, and it also depends on WHEN you go to school, say if you finished school BEFORE the no child left behind act was put into play, you're not gonna be dumb like the kids that went to school after the no child left behind act went into play.

to be fair they do have a larger country than most to learn about. i have been asked some really odd questions by Americans though including do we have internet over here (scotland) and where they can hunt haggis (this is not a joke. i have been asked twice) but i have had equally odd questions from other nationalities including a belter when an English girl asked me if she needed a travel adapter for our sockets. Allow me to state again i am in Scotland. we are on the same national grid.

Even if the U.S are big country, people should have a basic knowledge of the world, particulary in a country that is involved in so many international issues. A survey showed that 3 in to 4 young american adults think that english is the most spoken native language in the world..... and that 7 out of 10 can't give a correct estimation of the population of the US. (the survey, made on young adults of 9 countries, showed that young adults of the other 8 countries knew better than americans the population of the US).

Fries are not from France, they are from Belgium. But in WW1 when some tasted those fries, they called it French fries because of the language they heard in Belgium, which is Dutch and French.

I like their kissing and their toast.

Right over your head, 18. No sense of humor?

I don't want people to think our delicious fries come from France, neveerrrrrrrr

I love your chocolate and waffles!

I hate our sprouts

I prefer an Australian kiss-- similar to a French, but done Downunder.

Front side or backside?

What do those people learn in their schools? That's like basic knowledge ..

I think it's because America doesn't get much information from outside cultures (ex: movies, TV shows, documentaries) it tends to be just American culture always, so there are only a few people that know a bit more

A lot of Americans always ask me if I shave. I don't know how many times I got this question, but the hairy stereotype is really a die-hard one. A girl from Mississippi or Missouri, I don't remember, also asked me if we had microwaves and credit cards in France...

I don't see how any French person could stoop so low to use a microwave to cook food. Well, I didn't until I had to stay at a French hospital for a week.

#32 Arf, I feel your pain...

I hate to stereotype and don't mean to offend but when I went on a tour of France-- I was surrounded by way too many people that smelt as if they didn't shower in days! (culture thing?) I know not everyone is like that but. . . Plus I noticed every garbage can was overflowed with empty wine bottles.

I am good friends with a German exchange student. She is constantly asked if she is a Nazi and if Germany is a communist country.

24 on behave of all Americans that are not ass backwards racist dumb f***s, our sincerest apologies. I took French in high school, and while my enunciation was deplorable and I can't for the life of me speak the language without butchering it to pieces, I loved it, and I find the culture fascinating, along with most European cultures.

Yh some Americans are ignorant to the rest of the world. I remember coming from Africa and being asked if I chased lions around and how I learned English.

People all over the world do the "do you know" thing to Canadians. I always say yes and then tell a generic drinking story with their name inserted. Works great.

Ignorance is bliss, 24! One time, on vacation, I had an American ask if I knew his brother who lived in Toronto. I live in Halifax, NS

I agree & I also apologize for the ignorance in this country. You'd think it'd be getting better but it's getting worse. Anyway I took Spanish in high school and I'm pretty knowledgeable in Latin culture. Just learn to be open to people without dissing a whole culture.

One guy asked me the difference between France and French

That would be hilarious but schools are so sensitive about that type of thing these days it could get her in real trouble