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Is cultural literacy important, and why? [one last posting before i run off on my spring break and ignore you all for a week :P j/k] Watch this video called "Americans are NOT stupid": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuNgBkloFE Such questions can be considered "cultural literacy." Do you think it is important for people (anybody) to know how to answer such questions? Why or why not?

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Well, I think it's definetly important to know the answers to (most) of those questions. A few weren't really related to modern issues or particularly important. As for the general tone, it's fairly easy to make a video like that if you go out and ask people everyday and exclude any intelligent response. Since I've been in Korea, I've met quite a few people who can't point out the US on the map (Though most seem to know Australia, but given it's regionality that's not surprising). As someone who spends a lot of time on social issues, it's rather standard in any country that the lower-middle class doesn't really know much about international issues unless their work relates directly to international issues. In places like Europe where countries are quite small and international travel is common it is more needed, but in countries that don't have that the information is simply not important to them and never will be. Many many people are satisfied living quiet lives and not worrying about such issues. They aren't hurting anyone and they are still doing their jobs and contributing, so there is no reason to worry about it. However, it's also important not to judge an entire populace based on limited experience.
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o my god.... I am an American I cant not believe this everyone has to watch the video to understand

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