Americans React To - Young Americans Don't Know ANYTHING!

[@margaretnicol3423]

If he did ask some 'foreign' people (not educated in the US) they'd be more likely to know the answers! He could have pushed it further and asked what a baker's dozen is. 😀

[@clivegilbertson6542]

13 and this septuagenarian Australian knew the answers to all those questions...WHAT???

[@carltaylor6452]

Brit here. Knew all of those. I did have to calculate 3x3x3 in my head, though, and it took a few seconds!

[@CMDRRustyDog]

You'd be very surprised how many foreigners would know the answers to all of these questions. It's not them under the microscope. These questions like 'how many states' and 'what is the US capital' etc. should be common knowledge to anyone who has left school. I'm a foreigner and I knew all the answers. There is no excuse for not getting the 'dozen' and '3x3x3' questions.

[@joepiekl]

The problem with quick fire maths though is that you just blurt out an answer before you've thought about it. I can understand people saying 9, then thinking about it and correcting it.

[@sideshowmark913]

If you asked half of them who were interviewed to spell their name some of them would struggle 😂😅

[@cmdstraker]

Yes, but they're all at an age where they probably have High School diplomas. So how is this possible?

[@benwinter5295]

I think they’ve definitely cherry picked the idiots for ragebait purposes 😂

[@Thurgosh_OG]

@@benwinter5295 This it true but even though more people might have got most/all questions correct, the fact that so many get them wrong or do not have a clue is bad for the US.

[@emmahowells8334]

Happy New to you both and your family.🎉 I'm from Wales and i knew most of the american history questions, in the uk we are taught world history aswell as our own.

[@TheOrlandoTrustfull]

I love Ethan earnestly answering "10 years" to the decade question. We know you know 😂

[@geoffmelvin6012]

Honestly, with the exception of the VP question, I think most 16 year old British kids would get all of these.

[@PedroConejo1939]

Not our (UK) school, they wouldn't. It's likely not one child in the secondary part would get a single one right - and that's if you could get them to listen to the questions.

[@norwegianblue2017]

I went to US K-12 public schools in the 70s and 80s and I'm pretty confident we knew most of these answers in grade school.

[@MikeFugily-hj3ok]

Our poor kids are just not learning. Thanks for the vid✔️

[@madyottoyotto3055]

​​@@PedroConejo1939you talk bubbles My son is the trouble maker of the year with reading issues and could get them right If he can rest of his class can for sure

[@splodge561]

So are you involved with the school somehow?​@@PedroConejo1939

[@margaretnicol3423]

It's not surprising they don't remember Kamala. They don't hear enough about her. No scandals or anything! 🙂

[@PedroConejo1939]

Yep, US politics runs on making the most noise, mostly negative.

[@margaretnicol3423]

@@PedroConejo1939 Yes - and the other ones are quietly getting on with their jobs.

[@PedroConejo1939]

@@margaretnicol3423 True, and shameful.

[@carltaylor6452]

Brit here. The only thing I really know about her is she lied about the Florida school curriculum thing and then refused to debate DeSantis about it.

[@faithlesshound5621]

It was hilarious to hear that she was half Black and half "Native American." The name "Kamala" is a clue that she's half Indian. Has political correctness turned all Indians into Native Americans, even those from India? That's what has happened to Africans: even Nelson Mandela became an "African American" on American TV. The same thing happens to black people in the UK and Ireland: American visitors call them "African Americans."

[@simonmcglary]

Even I know the US flag is hugely symbolic. 50 stars represent the states and 13 stripes representing the first 13. I sometimes wonder if American history is taught everywhere apart from America. Really concerning, but gives everywhere else hope!

[@alcor4670]

To be fair, most of the people who know the answers to these questions would be busy at work or in school. But yeah, this was such a facepalm moment that I had to use both hands. I'm not even American and I knew all the answers to them, including the Mt. Rushmore one (and yes, it's in SD).

[@Arltratlo]

no idea which Dakota, but i know its in the USA!

[@alan-]

Mt Rushmore is in France, which is capital of Tokyo. A dozen eggs is minus five degrees Fahrenheit below sea level with a side order of fries.

[@lemming9984]

TBH, if you asked most younger people similar questions about their own country, they wouldn't know. Education, especially history, has declined in Western countries. I'm English with no interest in politics, I couldn't name anyone in the government - other than the PM!

[@darren_anscombe]

I'm sure you could spend a couple of hours in a UK street asking similar questions and come across a few people that could be edited into a video showing a similar level of misunderstanding. This isn't just a USA thing.

[@klaus2t703]

I would be so curious to see representative interviews among different countries. I´m sure you find dumb people everywhere .. but what about the average.

[@tomnicholson2115]

I just posted a comment with the same sentiments (removed it now),it wouldn't be too hard to find a few less knowledgeable young folks to create a video like this in any country.

[@simonbannow3905]

Trust me, there are plenty of Europeans that way also.

[@Lyndsey..xx..91]

I'm British and I knew quite a lot of them answers 😂 I didn't know the Vice President one but knew more than the actual American people 😂😂

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

Really ??? The first woman VP. First WOC

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

Shocking.

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

But I bet they can name every Kardashian. 🙄

[@Lyndsey..xx..91]

@phoenix-xu9xj I only know presidents, not VPs. I'm not American so i don't follow American politics 🤷🏻‍♀️ but I was surprised at how many of the answers I did know

[@Arltratlo]

i know her name and face, i only know she got an immigrant background, not the country origin! but i´m also not American or Brit!

[@nicksykes4575]

Angela is one smart cookie,! Incidentally, who did that portrait of her on your wall? If that was you Joel, you're a talented artist.

[@faithpearlgenied-a5517]

It was a gift from a viewer.

[@brigidsingleton1596]

Who's Joel ? Do you mean Ethan ?

[@nicksykes4575]

Oops, sorry Ethan, I'm subscribed to another reaction channel,, "It's JPS", and got your names mixed up!

[@liaartist3671]

Well, in the continent one it depends on where were you taught that just like asking for the vicepresident one. In my case i would say there are six (africa, america, asia, europe, oceania and antartida)

[@leoStouthart]

I am Dutch, Now I understand way a lot of Americans like Trump hi is the super Dombo

[@khankrum1]

I get fed up of explaining their own constitution to Americans their own constitution on KZbin. The British are little better, but unlike the USA the British Constitution is unwritten and that can be understandable!

[@woodentie8815]

So that’s how Trump got elected!😬

[@ethelmini]

6:20 that's a contentious question. I imagine you'd like to say 1776, but 1783 is when the Treaty of Paris was signed.

[@raibeart1955]

Yes you should expect us foreigners to know nothing! 😮All the best from Scotland. Rab

[@jono.pom-downunder]

Q. E. D. Mount Rushmore 🚨Washington? 🚨 Even I know it's Sth Dakota, and was born in the UK 😮

[@kaydavis2310]

Happy New Year to you and the family. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas. A vlog around KC would be interesting. Ask some UK questions. Wonder if the UK know more about the US or the US public know more about the UK.....if that makes sense😂.

[@midwestamericans3806]

Haha yea it does, it would be interesting to see.

[@justme1111]

Is it sad that as a Brit with only the one exception(the VP question) I knew all of these? 🤔

[@thorstenkoethe]

What I learned about Americans: doesn´t matter what school they went through, they know their 50 States with the capitals included and they know the Presidents´ names and numbers. That probably doesn´t fit anymore, sadly 😎

[@midwestamericans3806]

Yea no it doesn't for sure.

[@Coastal15]

All nations (UK included) have their fair share of (I'll settle for) "not so well educated half-wits" (but when it comes to history or geography I'm really not a genius) 🤣

[@Jamienomore]

My favourity and funniest Videos like this is, 'What's the dumbest thing an American has ever said to you - Part 1'. There are many Parts.

[@wncjan]

You could make a video like this evrywhere in the world. Just interview enough and edit out all the correct answers and keep the idiots.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

You could but this is one area that the US really is the 'Best' at.

[@northnsouth6813]

As a Brit I knew all the questions apart from the Vice President. But then again I had a British education.

[@jonathanfinan722]

Briton. Not Brit.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

@@jonathanfinan722 I've never heard anyone from the UK refer to themselves as a 'Briton'. The Term/Description is normally used when describing the peoples of ancient Britain, e.g. Celtic Britons. We are British or Brits for short or we use our country of origin to describe ourselves, Scottish, Welsh, English, Northern Irish.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

I'm also a Brit and knew all of the answers, including VP Kamala Harris.

[@sandrabeaumont9161]

OMG Guys!!!! I know more about YOUR country than those Americans do!

[@paulguise698]

Hiya Ethan and Angela, I was watching family feud the question was "name a wife of Henry V111", this feller buzzed in and said "Queen Victoria" when proved wrong all the audience were saying "oh that's so unfortunate" Henry 8th was born in 1491,Queen Victoria was born in 1819,can you believe it, this is Choppy in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England

[@DougBrown-h1n]

Doesn't know anything about anything - "but I'm trying to better humanity though......." FFS!

[@alterbayer7196]

.... and be honest !!! as a German i can answer nearly ALL of your Questions !! .... because our Education-System is great and introduce so many parts americans had never hear about !! Greetings from Germany

[@nevillemason6791]

You'd go a long time in the USA to find anyone who is fluent speaking a foreign language as you do. Possibly Spanish is the most common foreign language learned only because of the proximity of Mexico.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

@@nevillemason6791 The US has no official Language, so you can't really say that Spanish is foreign. English is the most widely spoken though.

[@LordPegasusBudda]

I didn't know the date exactly but I knew 1700s then again, not american, also, don't know the vice president question, don't follow politics

[@olliestevenson8068]

Wow am from Ireland and I know all the answers about the states 😂😂😂😂. What schooling have yous 😂😂😂😂.

[@barriehull7076]

Wikipedia. Kamala Devi Harris was born in Oakland, California,[9] on October 20, 1964.[10] Her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, was a Tamil Indian biologist, whose work on the progesterone receptor gene stimulated advances in breast cancer research.[11] She came to the United States from India in 1958, as a 19-year-old graduate student in nutrition and endocrinology at the University of California, Berkeley,[12][13] and received her PhD in 1964.[14] Kamala Harris's Jamaican American father, Donald J. Harris, is of African and Irish ancestry.[15] He is a Stanford University professor of economics (emeritus) who arrived in the United States from British Jamaica in 1961, for graduate study at UC Berkeley, receiving a PhD in economics in 1966.

[@AbigailArnaiz]

I'm Spanish and I know all the answers related to the USA. It feels...weird 😅

[@williamhalejr.4289]

The first question is a bad question, what do you mean by founded? The US declared independence in 1776, but we did not GAIN independence until we won the war with the Treaty of Paris in 1783. But, the answer COULD be that we were founded with our first founding constitution which was the Articles of confederation in 1781 or it could be when we wrote the US Constitution 1787, when it was ratified by the 3/4 of the states which was 1788 or when the first government under the US Constitution was formed in 1789. The Founders are usually considered the revolutionaries and the Framers would be the Constitutionalists. So the answer SHOULD be 1783, but most of these type of videos give the WRONG answer of 1776 as the CORRECT answer, even though it is not. What do you mean this video is made in NYC? There is a garbage can behind the people in the video which says razzle dazzle chicago

[@expatexpat6531]

See if there are any vloggers asking random UK people questions about the UK (and also the US).

[@faithlesshound5621]

I saw one, a black kid who questioned teenagers in the main shopping area of Birmingham (UK) during the daytime. Most of them were just as clueless. Two Japanese girls got him to stop recording so that they could ask him if he had any weed!

[@paulwillard9687]

But I’m British and remember every USA President and Vice President down to Reagan/Bush something is terribly wrong in America with the Education system oh and you declared independence and last battles fought by 1776 but the treaty wasn’t signed till 1778

[@patlittle4642]

The butt end of Mt. Rushmore faces Canada LOL!!!!!!

[@patlittle4642]

We have a guy up here in Canada, Rick Mercer who does the same thing! He asks really dumb stuff to you guy's LOL Check him out, really funny!

[@tago69mago671]

Funny but scary. I'm from the UK and to be honest I think you'd get a similar result if you asked questions about the UK. F### knows what they learn at school nowadays.

[@johnchristmas7522]

Dont bite! The video has been edited!! Missed all the intelligent ones out-not fun otherwise. Me? I'm from the UK and we are used to this b/s just ignore. It is KZbin after all!! Its very obvious that Americans are not thick. This video is obviously paid for by response.

[@samanthagibson5791]

I think if you asked about the civil war in England you'd end up with someone saying Roundheads and Cavaliers

[@kimbirch1202]

Do they not have schools in the USA ? I knew most of these, and I'm not American. BTW America is not a country.

[@SoloGamingZA]

Me over here as a South African that we don't even get any of this taught to us in school could answer all these questions about the US just from watching American TV and Movies and somewhat of the news...... I would bet that in any other country this would all be considered general knowledge questions.

[@frogletx]

Who fought in the civil war? Cavaliers and Roundheads.

[@steevenfrost]

There has to be more intelligent Americans around than we saw here. The people questioned , seemed like Deer caught in headlights, they seemed to freeze mentally. I'm trying to be kind.👋

[@freyjasvansdottir9904]

Are you guys Americans and you don’t know your own vice president? I am Icelandic and live in Denmark but even I know that your vice president is Kamala Harris and no, she is not part native American her parents are black and Indian respectively and Indian as in from India, not Chippewa or Apache.

[@rettawhinnery]

As a note, Kamala Harris never claimed to be "Native American." Her mother is from India, so she is Tamil Indian. Her father is from Jamaica and is part African and part Irish.

[@parkiwi4787]

Frightening, these young people are likely smarter than Trump.

[@DUNFERMLINEBOY1]

To be fair they are being put on the spot under a camera, I don't know how I would react in a situation like that, possible my mind would go blank! just something to keep in mind!

[@alicevanhuijzen-vandenbran6646]

The sad thing is, that I know the answers. And I'm not an american. Btw the vice presidents name is Kamela Harris.

[@uniquename111]

I know who the vice president is and i am from Sweden! Allthough when they where first added i thought it was Kamilla Harris, until i saw on the news that it is Kamala Harris. I guess i have to carry that shame =D

[@flotristval]

In France it is impossible to see this... in general we know the history of our country. it is also necessary to obtain your diploma to enter university. The history of other major countries, capitals, regions and presidents for some too. It is still sad not to know his country.

[@scrappystocks]

Not true about you two guys 🙂but true in my experience when I met my wife and lived for a time in southern California.

[@draganazivanovic1406]

I don’t know who is your Vice President but for the other questions i can only thanks to my Slovenian education

[@malakai651]

It's the guy in the graduation outfit who should be most ashamed, he appears to have no knowledge at all despite going to university.

[@garygreenwood3826]

I wouldn't feel to bad about your youth, ours in Britain ain't that bright as well. God help our futures 😮

[@emildrimbea3210]

question whay that people are still have usa citisanship seriouse is elementary question

[@kimbirch1202]

I wonder if your ex President would have got any of these questions right.

[@trytellingthetruth.2068]

It's not just Americans, there's plenty in the UK that are just as thick.

[@roachpole1]

Easy but they didn’t know and that’s embarrassing

[@michaelwilkinson3296]

Not 1 mobile phone in sight , if you tried to ask people of that age any questions all you would get ignored as they would have there mobile phone glued to the end of there nose

[@1-Melo-1]

The fact my 10 year old cousin knows these is sad😅

[@greygreen5610]

everything has been dumbed down, its no different in the UK amongst the young.

[@wayneblackwwell6439]

Shit, and to think these people will be able to vote...glad I don't live in the USA

[@philiptodd6255]

I knew the vice president and all the other questions

[@alterbayer7196]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 thats not limited to NYC !!! You will absolutly find this people all around America .... en MASS !! Americas ""Education-System"" is horrible !! ... and the lack of education is a worldwide knows !!! Greetings from Germany

[@m-arky66]

This is endemic of the self obsessed social media phone zombie generation, not a clue.

[@ianwelburn5158]

A sorry indictment of the American education system

[@neilgilbert6798]

And this is the future of America God help you

[@4june9140]

i cant understand some of what you are saying, also talking too fast

[@yvesgonin1958]

This is so scary ! Why do you have a Welsh flag behind you ?

[@paulmurgatroyd6372]

I totally agree with him not pushing the correct answers, it really isn't worth the trouble.

[@williambranch4283]

Rule of Dumb since 1965

[@krasimirkirev7178]

You think this is great? I feel pity for your nation then

[@P-M-869]

One thing to note is that I think he doesn't show many of those who can answer the questions.

[@SotonCueMan]

I’m from the UK and knew all these, including that Mt Rushmore is in South Dakota……. Not difficult…….

[@Thurgosh_OG]

But they were asked which country, not which State, which makes this so much worse.

[@mjmaule]

Mt Rushmore... South Dakota

[@SiEllershaw]

Thats what happens when you pay teachers peanuts and disregard what they do as a job.

[@DMGamanda]

Even as a brit i knew who you’re vice president is. Geez

[@margaretnicol3423]

I wonder how many Americans would pass the Citizenship Exam (including government members!)?

[@jonathanfinan722]

How can any sentient being…

[@jonathanfinan722]

How can any sentient being…

[@davebetch9918]

I know most of the answers.

[@davidmalarkey1302]

God help America

[@modelrailwaynoob]

Let's hope one of those doesn't make president

[@neilcarpenter2669]

I'm not sure how you can go through the education system in the most powerful country in the world and not know the answer to these questions, you must be taught these things, practically every child in Western civilization would be able to answer most of what was asked in this clip .

[@midwestamericans3806]

Yea, honestly, I don't know, I know many people don't perform well under pressure but should be closer at least.

[@steelpanther9568]

How many states did America have when it was first founded? Can you name them? (Answer is in the replies) 🤔

[@steelpanther9568]

The United States of America initially consisted of 13 states that had been British colonies until their independence was declared in 1776 and verified by the Treaty of Paris in 1783: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. 🇺🇸😎👍🏼

[@paulocorreia7942]

I don't know if this is true, I want to believe it's not true! But I read on a channel that an American in Europe was having dinner and went to the roof of the building to see the fireworks because it was the 4th of July!

[@midwestamericans3806]

Haha that is golden

[@hejhejhej9519]

im swedish and i litterally knew the answer on 95% of these questions xD

[@midwestamericans3806]

Hello to you in Sweden!

[@kroo07]

The answer to the question "who won the civil war?" should be "which civil war" as there have been hundreds of them.

[@midwestamericans3806]

Yea I was thinking that when we were watching.

[@skylargreen7156]

Happy New Year ❤

[@AdeleD79]

I honestly feel like basic Geography education would be a benefit in the US. I'm from Northern Ireland and knew all of those lol. Not knowing how many states there are in your own country is ridiculous. Jaysus wept!

[@peterforfun210]

Like you 2

[@andypandy9013]

01:30 As a Brit I wish he had asked me that question about "The Civil War". There have been hundreds of them! We had one 900 years ago (The Anarchy), 550 years ago (The Wars of The Roses) and nearly 400 years ago (The English Civil War aka The British Wars aka The Wars of The Nations).🤣

[@mehallica666]

Technically, the US war of independence was a British civil war, just not in the British Isles.

[@carolineleonard8214]

Great to see 'Y Ddraig Goch' flag behind you. The flag of Cymru/Wales. Just in case anyone asks we have two languages Cymraeg/Welsh and Saesneg/English. BTW I knew all the answers, and I live in Cymru and my 2nd language is English. Wow, this can not be real, Americans can not be this ignorant of their own country or even know 3x3x3=27. Astonishing.

[@davidrigby3874]

How many people did he ask who gave the right answers

[@midwestamericans3806]

Yea you never know with these videos.

[@frankripley6401]

I wonder did they edit out the people who got most/all right & left in only the numpties? If you did a similar exercise in (say) London, with a similar demographic & basic British questions I suspect you may get similar result. I reckon the original clip is pure clickbait. Also Ethan how about an update on your educational plans? Btw Happy New Year to you both.