[Samantha29425]

I have two theories why Americans seem more ignorant of foreign affairs than the people of other countries. First, being well-educated in world studies and/or multilingual is not a priority of our culture. Schools do not place much value in international knowlege, and more importantly, life in America doesnt require that knowlege. In many countries, being multilingual (especially being fluent in English) is a necessity for being considered well-educated, or simply to function in an academic or business environment. While being well-versed in international issues in America is certainly rewarding, it is much less of a necessity. Second, many countries focus their international studies on America. ‘Other countries’ may seem to all know something about America, but for Americans to know something about the all the other countries is a much larger task. It would require Americans to know a much broader range of international knowlege just to seem equal with the well-educated of all the various countries.

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Name : Samantha29425, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 19, City : Seattle, State : WA, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Social class : Middle class, 

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