On September 08 2012 19:47 Haze.884 wrote:
Why would anyone quiz someone like that ??;; If I knew about something and it was apparent that the other person didn't know anything about it, I wouldn't quiz them.. it seems a bit rude.

I think there is a saying that there is no shame in ignorance but shame in not trying to learn. (not sure the exact wording because I heard it in Korean). And you seem like a person who is eager to learn, so there is no shame in what happened. :D

I hope you have good time in Korea!

becouse it is fun .i always teas one guy about basic everest camp at 10 000 metres and ceylon near korea.

On September 08 2012 20:38 Saechiis wrote:

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You proved it by assuming denmark is US xD

i am going to shoot my self .

Luepert

United States1933 Posts

September 08 2012 15:50 GMT

#23

On September 08 2012 20:28 Ryhzuo wrote:
I thought the capital of Russia was Berlin. I'm from New Zealand and was homeschool for most of primary school, so I never learned geography. Ever.

I was homeschooled from most of primary school and I was forced to memorize all the countries of Africa, Europe,Central America, South America and Asia. lol

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1137 Posts

September 08 2012 15:59 GMT

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Megaliskuu

United States5123 Posts

September 08 2012 16:08 GMT

#25

On September 08 2012 20:31 Slayer91 wrote:

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if you played awesome board games like risk and diplomacy you'd never need to :D

The only skill I got from Diplomacy was how to get really good at lying

Disregard

China10252 Posts

September 08 2012 16:35 GMT

#26

I read geography books and look at maps for fun...

imPermanenCe

Netherlands595 Posts

September 08 2012 17:06 GMT

#27

I think I've had to study close to every Country (with often capital) of the world in elementary school and a little bit in middle school. But a week after that I had already forgotten most of it...

I didn't know that Oslo was the capital of Norway either :D I am terrible at geography too, distinguishing the Nordic countries is already enough of a pain in the ass for me :<

Velr

Switzerland10830 Posts

September 08 2012 17:25 GMT

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On September 09 2012 00:59 Laertes wrote:

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Better is Europa Universalis. That's where I got all my knowledge of the middle ages >:-)

Doesn't work if your good at it (NA/SA and all these countries are just conspiracies, it's the new switzerland)

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I once mistaken slovenia for slovakia... Was trunk.. Still felt horrible... In the big picture.. I'm not "great" at it but normally i can tell what belongs to what and where it is

Slayer91

Ireland23335 Posts

September 08 2012 17:38 GMT

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On September 08 2012 23:55 Iranon wrote:

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Yep, I'm glad I know that Kamchatka borders Yakutsk, Irkutsk, and Mongolia.

We always had a world map on the wall which helped a lot as well to clean up the bits like that :DD

Roe

Canada6002 Posts

September 08 2012 17:53 GMT

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Reminds me of this incident:

SkyfOu

United States81 Posts

September 08 2012 17:56 GMT

#31

I think I'm somewhat decent at it. I remember in 5th grade one of my teachers made us remember the capitals of all the states. Outside of the U.S., I know the capitals of a few countries, but I'm definitely not the best at it.

Paperplane

Netherlands1823 Posts

September 08 2012 18:06 GMT

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I even forgot the capital of a Dutch province (we only have 12). Well who gives a fuck about Drenthe anyway?
I'm pretty good at geography but there's always some you "should know" that you forget. You don't use this information all that much.

ThePhan2m

Norway2750 Posts

September 08 2012 18:14 GMT

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I remember playing a game as a kid, learning all the capitals of the european countries. Was one of those games I could play on the computer as much as I wanted. (with 2 hour week limit on the others) Europe has changed a bit since then though, but I'm happy I had a game like that. Geography was so much easier in school. Though I'm quite weak on US states, African, Asian & South American capitals including some countries.

pestilenz

Denmark379 Posts

September 08 2012 18:23 GMT

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On September 09 2012 02:53 Roe wrote:
Reminds me of this incident:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8Q10g_Mov4

Omg.... That just killed me

RvB

Netherlands6261 Posts

September 08 2012 18:57 GMT

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On September 09 2012 03:06 Paperplane wrote:
I even forgot the capital of a Dutch province (we only have 12). Well who gives a fuck about Drenthe anyway?
I'm pretty good at geography but there's always some you "should know" that you forget. You don't use this information all that much.

I actually have no idea either at one time I couldn't even remember all 12 provinces lol. I am significantly better at european geography though since that's a lot more useful and interesting IMO.