Unfortunately #19, a great number of us Americans *are* that uneducated. But thankfully there are still a number of us who are quite educated. I spent about 3 weeks in Scotland last fall, and I'll tell you that I was rather enthralled with the beauty of the country. I spent that three weeks educating myself about the things I was touring, like a couple abbeys. If I had visited Ireland and saw a person who was vertically challenged, I'd ask if that person would mind a few pictures on the chance I could fool some of my friends back home into thinking I'd caught a leprechaun. I'd make sure that person knew it was all in good fun though, so I hope you weren't too offended Op, by that tourist's ignorance.

Omg that's just terrible I live in a land of degenerate idiots! 'Murica!And to be so sheltered that she thinks there are no cell phones in Ireland? Sometimes I think we are raised to think, "We are very privileged while the rest of the world lives under tin roofs." Any generalization or broad thinking like this is just very ignorant!

I am Canadian and I took a trip to Tennessee last year for a tournament. Some of the Americans were literally asking me what clothes we wore in Canada and what kind of music we listened to as if Canada was some type of magical, unknown land. And yes, unfortunately, I was also asked if I lived in an igloo and rode moose.

Well do you ride a moose?

79-- I live in the states and have been asked by people back east (New Yorkers, usually) if we live in teepees and ride horses still. They seem amazed to learn that we have electricity and indoor facilities. I don't want to blow their mind with the fact that we have Internet. Edit: I am from Oklahoma

In Australia we get asked if we ride kangaroos to school, say throw "shrimp" on the barbie(we don't even say shrimp we say prawns) and if we have boxing matches with kangaroos

I'd like to agree with you, but I can assure you that there are a great deal of us Americans who are deeply sorry that people have to deal with that type of ignorance from the other some of us. I promise you though, not all of us are idiots!

I am so sorry. As a New Yorker, ease accept my apology. Not all of us are so stupid. But it's really sad how many are.

We're raised to think we are the best and most superior country in the world. Why do you think our history books are so skewed compared to places like Australia, Britain or Canada?

If you have money, you can be as stupid as you want. There probably aren't any stupid poor Americans in Ireland.