There is a widely held saying that Americans know little about geography. This is partly due to the fact that its education system prioritizes national geography, given the breadth and diversity of the region, which can sometimes give rise to all kinds of disturbances. … Funny or almost ridiculous situations.
A TikTok user has realized this @marcoovaldes_a Spaniard who went to study in the United States for a year and dedicates himself to sharing his daily life on the networks. In one of his recent videos, the young man performs the exercise of rating from one to ten (in consistency) some of the questions he encounters.
The first one admits to being lazy: “What language is spoken in Spain?” Regarding this question, Marco explains that it is the most frequently asked question so far, and that the worst is that the majority of his colleagues teach Spanish as a second language. For all this, I rate it a 3/10.
The second might offend some: “Do you eat a lot of tacos?” Regarding this question, the young man explains that he has no choice but to rate it 2/10, because the confusion between Spain and Mexico is as ridiculous as it is unfortunately common in the Yankee country.
As for the third question, there are not even words: “Does a day in Spain last 24 hours?” 1/10 And on to the next clip, which without being completely stupid, also has something of its own: “Is it Queen Isabel who rules Spain?” Or in Europe? Given what was seen, the guy has no choice but to give it an 8/10.
After these frankly dizzying questions, there are still gems like: Is Spain in South America? (3/10), “Do you use a car in Spain or do you just travel by boat?” (6/10), “Have you tried pizza before?” (2/10) “Do you also have 12 months and four seasons?” (1/10) or “Are there fat people in Spain?” (9/10).
Feedback in the comments
The video by @marcoovaldes_ has had a certain impact and, as of this post, has accumulated no less than 44,000 likes On TikTok. As usually happens in these cases, hundreds of users took to the comments section to discuss different aspects of the post.
“People in the US literally think there’s only them in the world,” or “Please tell me someone in the US has a collective joke of playing dumb,” or “I need to do a back-and-forth and ask these questions,” or “Is it that hard to get into Harvard?”These are some of the most notable comments.