British Couple Reacts to HUMILIATING: American Gen-Z Can't Answer the Most Basic Questions

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[@jonsmith9045]

I've totally met people like this. I don't think they are faking it. So sad and yet so fun to mess with them.

[@timothyreel716]

You may have meet people like this, but this is a YT video capable of being edited, you shouldn't take things at face value!

[@torstenheling3830]

@@reesewillis5920 generation Z in the US is brain dead.

[@torstenheling3830]

@@reesewillis5920 no one is bullying anyone

[@-lnsertNameHere-]

@@timothyreel716 didn't ask

[@-lnsertNameHere-]

@@reesewillis5920 also didn't ask

[@boba9253]

Illinois is the state, and Springfield is the Capital (not Chicago, but is the largest city).

[@drchapman6501]

A lot of people think New Orleans is the capital of Louisiana. But they would be wrong. Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana. And New Mexico is NOT a country. It is one of the 50 states of the United States.

[@Inaflap]

Hey, wasn't the Iliad written by a bloke from Springfield?

[@brgilbert2]

@@Inaflap Very funny, really!! Gave you a thumbs up!!

[@wingfootmcnova9130]

Lol This makes me feel very good about my level of knowledge. In honesty though while this is cringy they almost certainly interviewed many more people and compiled the dumbest ones together to make this video.

[@dbsagacious]

Any video that you see where it is a compilation of dumb answer, they take only the best ones, of course. The issue is how do you find more than 1 person this stupid. Im in awe

[@HRConsultant_Jeff]

This makes me sad that our education system is so poor, we graduated these people and we are probably footing the bill for them to go to Community College and subsidizing them in many ways. Shame on their parents and our government if you ask me. At 68 I knew the answer to every one of the questions except the Kardashians. That is something I can live with.

[@oliverbodnar]

This kid has MANY videos of asking kids questions. Go check out his channel.

[@RogCBrand]

@@dbsagacious Exactly! The really sad thing is when it's university students- how do you graduate high school and get into a university when you can't do grade school math, know history that an 8 year old should know, etc.?

[@MarySpain1958]

We hope so otherwise the future is doomed

[@anthonyduffy5967]

They were able to name most of the Kardashians, so that’s OK! That’s what’s important.

[@LaurieRein]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@drchapman6501]

The Kardashians? Hmmm...I know they're not professional athletes I don't know any movies in which they have appeared or any hit songs they have recorded. But i think I have seen all of them naked. So I am gonna assume they are merely nude models or perhaps highly paid escorts?

[@LaurieRein]

@@drchapman6501 I don’t know why I got a reply personally from you, I wasn’t the one that commented on the Kardashians. All thought it was a pretty humorous answer. Sadly, I have to say I was surprised how ignorant the kids were but maybe it was true that the group was a set-up for tv.

[@drchapman6501]

@Laurie Reinertsen I am sorry. I can honestly say I did not address my comment to you personally. In fact I did not even see your comment until you addressed me. And reflecting on my original comment, it was not my wittiest moment. My personal apologies to you and anyone else offended by my comment. Like my Grandma was prone to say... you cannot make yourself taller by standing on someone else's shoulders.

[@LaurieRein]

@@drchapman6501 I wasn’t offended at all - I just didn’t want to be the one who was remembered for the Kardashian names as a historical fact. 😂 I’ve never seen the show - too old to be interested - only remember Robert from the OJ trial. Thanks for the considerate reply.

[@JS-vn1og]

What's sad is these people are actually allowed to make big decisions that can affect everyone.

[@citisoccer]

Yea. They're called senators. Space lasers start forest fires is the best one I've heard recently.

[@SteveEdward_]

I'm part of Gen Z, like you guys as well, and I can promise you not all of us are like this lol.

[@Blu9_Nin9]

When she said France and Britain are the same, you both nearly fell out of your chairs 😂

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

😅😅😅

[@christianoliver3572]

Hey don't sell yourselves short. You are both very bright people and that's one of the reasons I really like your videos.

[@bobbyspain905]

Listening to these people answer is like the movie idiocracy.

[@lynntaylor9681]

I'm at the end of Gen X. There's idiots in every generation but it's still sad to see stuff like this. Anyway a dime is worth 10 cents here in the US so there's 10 dimes in a dollar. It's an elementary school question. I'm bad at Geography but I can name over 5 countries easily. I'm not very smart but I always feel a lot smarter after watching videos like this one. Edit: I couldn't name any of the Kardashians since I don't care. James was close. Biden is our 46th President.

[@sandraleigh4023]

I am very visually oriented so I have trouble rattling off math answers unless I draw the picture of it in my head. BUT even I can do 3x3=9 9x3=27. Good grief. How do they pay bills or make sure they're getting the proper change?

[@austria-hungary7680]

As an american who can sweep the floor with the questions. I agree.

[@Jamessmith-xk3fh]

Right I didn't know all the Kardashians but I know them but I could answer most of the questions as soon as he ended the question

[@ChrisReise]

I'm Canadian and I know that there are 50 stars (one for each State) and 13 strips (one for each of the original colonies) on the US Flag.

[@DarkDav300]

Me too from where

[@georgerutledge9581]

Thank you Chris.

[@Oturan20]

Fun fact: Before making the number of stripes permanently 13 we had actually added a stripe along with a star... by the time we got up to fifteenth state we decided against adding stripes.

[@GilaMonster971]

The banter between James and Millie in this one made the entire video 🤣

[@fandycandy1547]

Damn it! I thought we could protect our cousins from this video. They shouldn’t have seen this, but now they know our true “COLORS” today. Come on America we need to step up our game, to get in the world game!!

[@kurbz31]

100 pennies/cents makes up 1 dollar, there's nickel/ 5 cents, dime/10 cents, quarter/25 cents, and here in Canada a loonie is 1 dollar, but other than that we use basically the same names for our coins as the US, other than Canada discontinued pennies.

[@dustinhaynes2617]

I just wanted to say some of your guys coins are pretty cool. I don't remember if it was a dollar or half dollar that is two tone with the silver and gold look. What year did Canada stop doing pennies? I feel like I've heard about that at some point in my life.

[@kurbz31]

The coin with the 2 colors would be the toonie (the 2 dollar coin) and it's been probably more than 5 years since we ditched the pennies, but a few years ago I found one on the sidewalk so I keep it in my wallet for good luck.

[@joe3eagles]

The American/Canadian/Australian (and probably others) coin that is 1/100 of a dollar is called a cent. Pennies are British coins that are 1/100 of a pound.

[@lawabernathy9256]

We also have dollar gold coins, dollar silver coins, 50 cent peices and 2 dollar bills.

[@dynamodan8216]

@@joe3eagles The value is 1 cent, but the physical coin is called a penny. At least US and Canada, not totally sure on Australia.

[@HRConsultant_Jeff]

I really wish he would tell them when they are wrong. It is one thing to talk to an ingnorant person and another to allow them to think they are right.

[@donaldstewart8342]

He says yes because previously he would correct them and they would argue with him

[@tammyparsons5656]

If you told them the correct answers they wouldn't retain the information anyway.

[@stacischilling430]

Or at least add some that know the right answers.

[@ssjwes]

@@tammyparsons5656 I've read studies on this and you're mostly correct.

[@markaitcheson3212]

It's not his responsibility to correct them, and he tries to correct one at the end of another video and she argues with him and won't have it so im not surprised he doesn't try.

[@mattherbert873]

11:35 a dime is 10 cents. Penny = .01 - Nickel = .05 - dime .10 - quarter = .25 Great video.

[@citisoccer]

No. Do not excuse them. "Who fought in the Civil War" is some basic, 6th/7th grade history that EVERY American should ABSOLUTELY know. These questions are an indictment on our public school system, and we're wondering why our nation is falling behind in GDP. I can't imagine.

[@thesponge3535]

What?

[@Boethius4748]

He was being kind saying 3x3x3. If he had said 3 cubed their heads would have exploded.

[@mcinen67]

Ha ha ha... 😂

[@ptgizmo]

I’m so embarrassed! America doesn’t stand a chance! This is so sad! This is making me sick!!! You two are great!

[@Courtnec]

It takes about a day to find the few that don't know the answers to the questions asked. Back on Jay Leno's Tonight, he had to film over several days just to get the few that made good TV.

[@easein]

Says who? Don't believe you. I think you wish to ignore how mind-bendingly ignorant the majority of humans walking around you everyday actually are.

[@theflamingeagle572]

Finally someone with common sense

[@GilaMonster971]

I lived in New Mexico for 8 years, I was always shocked at how many people out of state thought it was part of Mexico 🤣

[@csulb75]

New Mexico used to be part of Mexico, as did California, Nevada, and Utah, most of Arizona and Colorado, and parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Wyoming. The US whipped Mexico's butt between 1846 and 1848, et voilà, from sea to shining sea.

[@rightoftheline6521]

Isn't Alamogordo the capital of Mexico?

[@GilaMonster971]

@@rightoftheline6521 no it’s Santa Fe

[@rightoftheline6521]

@@GilaMonster971 Santa Fe is the capital of Mexico? I stand corrected.

[@georgerutledge9581]

How sad is that!

[@billbrosey5909]

Lol. Love your reactions. Actually, Springfield is the capital of Illinois, although Chicago is the most famous city in that state.

[@hunterswildlifejimmyw3314]

These people are what our men and women in uniform are fighting for. People who dont even know where they live or know the history of their own country...its so sad... what is being taught in school? I asked my 8 year old son a couple of these questions and he answered half of them right, and under 5 seconds!

[@bhswarrior94]

How cherrypicked were these responses though cause you only see what they want you to.

[@johnalden5821]

I would not necessarily blame the schools. People can actively tune out what they don't want to hear, and the best of school systems cannot make apathetic students learn. U.S. public schools have to take all students, even the ones who don't give a rodent's hairy rear end about learning anything. Rather, these people are more an embarrassment to their families, not the rest of us.

[@bhswarrior94]

@@BenjaminFranklin2A Their. Idk if you should be commenting on a video like this making those kinda errors.

[@bhswarrior94]

@@BenjaminFranklin2A Grammar is part of education don't speak on schooling if you failed it.

[@JK-dl6ql]

@@bhswarrior94 the fact that there is more than one young adult in the country, let alone a city block speaks volumes. I'd love to see how many people were interviewed who got these right also. But the fact he found this many in this small area is pathetic. I grew up in NY. We have state exams that u need to pass in order to graduate. No way these idiots have a legitimate high school diploma.

[@stellaandes759]

The thing that got me was that he replied yes to everyone's awful guesses. It might be better to give them the right answers.

[@johnalden5821]

I think he does it to emphasize how dim they are. It is a form of mockery, really. He appears friendly to them to get them to talk on camera, but he is really just taking advantage of them for the video.

[@CaptainFrost32]

He has to reveal the truth after cuttng the camera, before he gets the release to use the footage. He avoids enraging the people. Those reactions where they are embarrased are not aired in these clip compillations.

[@NarwahlGaming]

They didn't learn the information the first time, while in school. They won't retain any of this information, now, if he gave it to them.

[@nathanpeterson1320]

I think he had people argue that they were right when they were wrong so he just started saying yes to everything. (I could be wrong but just something I read)

[@johnhelwig8745]

Wow! That was painful to watch. Makes me want to cry for our future.

[@theflamingeagle572]

Don't worry they just didn't show the people that answered correctly because that would defeat the point of the video.

[@johnhelwig8745]

@@theflamingeagle572 Yes I know, It is a knock-off of Leno's jaywalking interviews.

[@johnalden5821]

These gotcha videos do rely on the phenomenon that people tend to get rattled in situations where they are in front of a camera and microphone, in a setting where they do not normally expect to face test questions. I mean, I would like to think I would answer all of these pretty quickly, even if I was somewhat ambushed on a day out. But I think it'd possible I might actually mess up a couple of easy questions that I normally would nail easily if I was sitting at a desk and prepared. So, people are not at their best in these situations. But even so. . .

[@Jamessmith-xk3fh]

I'm 38 and I'm sitting there yelling the answers and getting mad at how dumb they are. I'm over here spitting out the answer as soon as he finishes the question and they are having to think. Either public schools suck at teaching now or younger people are more worried about celebrities or trying to be famous

[@yotaninja2419]

It proves you two would be better citizens than most of ours. Gladly welcome it

[@jefffitzgerald8410]

I'm 44 years old and have lived in Canada my entire life. Although I'm also an American citizen. It's painful to watch how little these people know. You two in Jersey know more than them. And all of this is common knowledge as far as I'm concerned. Especially for an American.

[@sandraleigh4023]

It is completely embarrassing. But to know they are sharp on the Kardashian facts reveals where their headspace is. Kids today seem to only care about tik tok, insta, and other social media and being an inflluencer.

[@Catherine.Dorian.]

We aren’t all like this! I’d say you mostly find these people in NYC and LA. I can answer all of it without thinking. It also seems to be more prevalent with those who spent their high school with smart phones

[@sabalomglitz6478]

Stupidity and ignorance is much desired in America in 2022. Knowledge is confrontation. Ignorance is bliss.

[@barbiincognito13]

@@sabalomglitz6478 Make a bunch of dumb shit up and throw it at the comments section huh? Did your Harvard or Yale professor tell you all that or are you pulling your expertise off the internet?

[@sabalomglitz6478]

@@barbiincognito13 wow, you keep get5ing younger and more elementary if you keep this up you'll devolve even more. Maybe you'll end up with a pacifiers and a diaper. (Presuming you don't already that is).

[@codyholt2358]

I’ve lost faith in the future of my country after watching this video. Time to move to across the pond… How’s Somerset? Would they accept a fast talking Chicagoan? Edit: Most people think that Chicago is the Capitol of Illinois, but it’s actually Springfield.

[@jpwoelfling]

Beesley's should do a British version of these types of Questions. Maybe head to Piccadilly Circus or Leicester Park and ask some British Gen Zs the same type of questions. Like How many sixpence in a pound? Who fought in the War of the Roses? Name the 4 countries that make up the UK. What is the body of water between the UK and France called? What does 9X9X9 equal?

[@KittCrescendo]

This is embarrassing not because I don’t know the answers, but because I do…

[@Cramblit]

This is what I mean when I say the Education system isn't about learning.. It's about indoctrinating, and regurgitating answers on a sheet of paper, with participation trophies to get you a passing grade.. It's terrible..

[@dustinhaynes2617]

Glad I graduated in 2017. My town is lucky to be a little more old fashioned, but who knows how much longer that will last.

[@sabalomglitz6478]

@@dustinhaynes2617 it hasn't

[@debk5427]

Yep. They show how bad our education system is in the USA also shows neglect by parents.

[@funnyusername8635]

The only thing this shows is deceptive editing.

[@arrobrewer2730]

@@funnyusername8635 R U Melting

[@debk5427]

@@funnyusername8635 could be

[@TheMadMadman]

@@funnyusername8635 It shows bad education and neglect for these people at least.

[@pointlessmanatee]

I mean maybe the education system isn't bad, maybe these kids just don't give a shit about school. it's the whole can bring a horse to water but can't make them drink thing

[@KRAMPUS_420]

They always seem to find the most ignorant among us and put them on video. Gotta luv it.

[@theflamingeagle572]

No it makes us look bad to the entire world the thing is people actually believe it.

[@markhall4073]

I see and talk to people like this quite often. It's really sad that our children are not learning basic facts.

[@jamesjesus1828]

This video isn't real.

[@melenedezssss]

The question of: If you drove 50 miles per hour, how far would you have driven in an hour. It might have been easier to think I'm Kilometers. Some of these questions are tricky because we get stumped that the answer is within the question. You'd get a similar result or hesitation if you'd ask, What color is the blue sky.

[@michaelcannaday3046]

I hate the fact that these kids just get a pass for everything nowadays they will not even hold children back when they fail in schools near me. Even worse, they do not learn anything aside from getting handouts and pity parties and blast anyone they do not agree with.....I'm only 37, I think..

[@dbsagacious]

"But we're not American" Dammit James, Millie is!!!! Edit 14:30 I take it back🤦‍♂🤦‍♂🤦‍♂

[@-EchoesIntoEternity-]

9:55 Milly, actually Springfield is the capital of Illinois not Chicago

[@oliverbodnar]

I can't even finish watching this is because it's so SAD!!!

[@manjisaipoe517]

This video shows the sad state of the education program currently in use here in the U.S.A. I believe that the experiment of Government controlled schools has shown itself to be a failure of incredible magnitude and needs to be put back under the direct control of the local people using the schools. You two know more about the U.S. and its history than the average person on this video, and there is no acceptable excuse for that in my opinion. Keep up the fun, love your videos.

[@anthonyramirez9003]

I love you guys. If you are going 60 miles per hour. Well that means in an hour you will reach your destination of 60 miles.

[@timlamb6196]

This generation knows more about pop culture than important stuff. Sad

[@danbarry4772]

The only question I didn't know was how many Kardashians? I am proud I didn't know that.

[@defftony]

OH MY GOD. Pray for Millie. I can not compute what I saw.

[@YankeeBlues21]

9:01 Millie.exe has stopped working (After the third straight person guesses 36 for 9x9x9)

[@joeb5316]

To be fair, a couple of those questions were tricky for anyone. I can't tell offhand the number of Presidents because it's not really all that important to me, and most people would guess either 1776 (when the Colonies declared independence from England) or 1787/1789 (when the Constitution was drafted/ratified) when the technical year of the United States' founding was 1777 when the Articles of Confederation and Union was ratified.

[@LaurieRein]

The actual date America was founded was July 2, 1776 when we declared independence from Britain. It was signed into law on July 4, 1776. That is the legal date of when we were founded as United Colonies. On Sept. 9, 1776, the term United Colonies was changed to United States of America but the date of legal founding is still July 4th, 1776 - Independence Day.

[@80081355318008]

Yeah the number of presidents would have been tricky I just remember everyone always referring to Trump as “45” so that was the only reason I know it’s 46 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@LaurieRein]

No - Independence Day - July 4, 1776 - ibit: see my answer.

[@johnwjr7]

True, but it sure wasn't 1995.

[@LaurieRein]

True but 1995 was hysterical.

[@thefallofKAE89]

I'm 33 and know all those questions, because I was programmed to know. It's clear the education system doesn't want to program the youth about history, especially in cities.

[@desertdawn540]

It's very frightening to know, that some day these people will be in charge! Evidently they don't teach anything in school any more. Maybe, these people never attended school! OMG! Unreal!

[@drchapman6501]

Now I think I understand why Joe Biden sounds so stupid when he is speaking on camera. I was being waited on in Walmart not too long ago when their computer froze up. All they had left to do was total up my purchases and add on the tax. I totaled it up in my head and told them what my purchases would come to. I told them I may be off a penny because I didn't know what the city tax in their city was. True enough, I was off by a single penny. The clerk couldn't total up my purchases using pencil and paper. And they were so far off in guessing a ballpark figure.

[@Inaflap]

They'll never be in charge.

[@jorgejimenez-velez648]

You are being kind, a lot of people take pride in not knowing basic stuff you learned in school. He is still humoring them.

[@bobbyquinting3918]

Stars on the US flag question is a classic one. While there are only 50 states, there are 52 cards in a deck of cards.

[@jonsmith9045]

Unless you are playing with jokers

[@kenboughton9252]

Unless you're Obama or Biden

[@hcallejas1]

52 weeks in a year

[@reecejahn4309]

Chicago is NOT the capitol!!! It is just the largest city in Illinois. A dime is 10 cents (so 10 dimes make a dollar)... $0.10 times 10 = $1.00... THIS IS A 7-YEAR-OLD LESSON... LITERALLY!

[@lindadeters8685]

Schools stopped teaching geography years ago and this just shows what an error that was.

[@theflamingeagle572]

No they still teach geography they just didn't show the people who answered correctly because that would defeat the point of the video.

[@kennethsmith6367]

They also stoped teaching cursive. Honestly I’m not surprised, because the government is trying to control insted of educate the people.

[@barryeva8862]

Ask an American anything to do with the rest of the world they have no idea

[@reneeb1393]

Penny = 1 cent Nickel = 5 Dime = .10 Quarter = .25 50cent piece =.50 Silver dollar = $1.00 Susan B. Anthony dollar = $1.00 And the rest are bills

[@jonsmith9045]

Dime in $0.10, you are thinking a penny which is $0.01. meaning 10 would have been correct. 100 would be correct if the question was about a penny. The President question is confusing. If you are counting the presidents under the articles of confederation you will get a different answer.

[@empice2k]

The official title under the Articles of Confederation was The President of the United States IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED. This position was little more than the presiding official for Congress; it was NOT the same position as we know the Office of the President of the United States today to be.

[@vass0922]

Number of presidents 10 years ago would have been more difficult. Trump touted his 45 every chance he got so it made it easier to remember

[@tyROOne226]

_"Welcome to Costco, I love you."_

[@jimjackson5544]

This guy simply says Yes to even obvious wrong answers. He never corrects them.

[@petertrabaris1629]

Yes, as an American I can say that this is horrifying to watch. They should have knows every answer if they have graduated from grade school! That said, almost no one uses coins anymore, so I will cut them a hairs worth of slack there. By the way, the capital of Illinois is Springfield. Chicago is just the largest city in the state of Illinois. I love your channel. Cheers!

[@frances4309]

I am sure there were lots of gen z-ers who could answer the questions correctly, they just don't show them. There are 10 pennies in a dime, there are 10 dimes in a US dollar.

[@damonbryan7232]

Nope. There wasn't. Look up his video of some faith left in gen z. He only got 2 people with correct answers. Out of 36 he got to ask.

[@robertcook9253]

My wife didn't know that one either... Which about gave me a heart attack!!!

[@MichaelBSmall-jx7zo]

The video cherry-picks respondents. You can go to any country and find people who will respond similarly. That doesn’t mean they are representative of a typical person in that country.

[@thewatermelons8305]

True but a lot of people are idiots themselves thinking all Americans are this stupid

[@FirstNameLastName-wt5to]

The fact that this many people had trouble answering is concerning. I don’t care if 100 people got it all right. The fact that there are young adults this poorly educated is bad for the country.

[@edithdealba1100]

Average and basic questions, should not stump individuals who are average and basic, using any number.

[@UKnowtheThing]

You shouldn't be able to wander into a group anywhere in the US and find people this clueless. But I'm not surprised that your generation is this way.

[@romaschild3]

That's too painful for me to watch! OMG.

[@doughukill9595]

just shows how bad our public school has gotten

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

Yes some of them still say that Hurted. LoL 😅

[@thepragmatic6383]

"We don't need no education - We don't need no thought control" "Teachers, leave them kids alone - Hey! Teacher! Leave us kids alone!" Lyrics taken from the song "Another Brick in the Wall Part 2" written by Roger Waters of Pink Floyd. I didn't think Generation Z had appropriated this song, which was released in 1979, long before Generation Z.

[@gregs3153]

I’m so embarrassed ! The kids today don’t even know simple questions 😔

[@johnalden5821]

Right. But why are you embarrassed? It is the kids themselves who should be embarrassed. I refuse to take the fall for apathetic idiots who don't have the slightest curiosity for the world around them.

[@gregs3153]

@@johnalden5821 I should’ve said I’m embarrassed for the United States .

[@johnalden5821]

@@gregs3153 Yeah, I get it. But I refuse to let them off as representing the United States. Why should we? There are plenty of us in the U.S. that are not ignorant and uneducated, and I will not let these idiots be known as representing me. I am not the lowest common denominator. The rubes who do not know what a lowest common denominator is (in any sense) are the lowest common denominator. That does not define all of us, and we should never let people outside the U.S. think it does.

[@InushiDoggo]

The countries one probably hurt the most.. With hamburgers and pizza being so popular in the states, Germany and Italy should have been easy countries to think of.

[@lynrossi8409]

You should see if there's one like this for the youth in the UK. The comparison might reveal why the US is in real trouble!

[@codyboysel3430]

A dime is 10 cents a dollar is 100 cents so 10 dimes makes a dollar

[@christianoliver3572]

Well this certainly shows how well New York is doing in their public schools. I've seen these before and quite honestly it's shocking how bad our schools are in some parts of the USA. Most of these questions could be answered by Elementary School kids!! Quite honestly it's a disgrace

[@christianoliver3572]

@@cygnusx-3217 Yes but no matter how they edit it those people did give those responses. And of course the folks who gave correct answers won't appear in their videos because that's not what this guy is after. But it truly is a shame the answers that were given. This guy didn't put those words in these people's mouths.

[@dennisstafford1749]

OMG. Any 5th grader should know the answers to these questions. This is pitiful. Why aren't they embarrassed?

[@fireheart6267]

Ah yes, deceptive editing and a biased interviewer gotta love propaganda

[@jonsmith9045]

In that they only show the ridiculous answers and cut out all the correct answers. I would agree but there are people like this.

[@tosweet68]

No matter what, you have to be embarrassed that there are this many people in NYC that cannot answer these basic questions that the average grade school student could probably answer. I'm only saying in NYC because that's where this particular video was filmed and edited from but you could find these ridiculous answers all over.

[@GlennTheSadMarinersFan]

right but boy the people he did pick.. eeesh.

[@jariemonah]

@@tosweet68 Times Square is a major tourist spot, but yes, many people in the vid seem like NYers. Definitely not that plumpy white chick with the pride shirt and Fanny pack, though.

[@aurisaptientiael4938]

@tosweet68 have to disagree. There's a significant number of ignorant people in most, if not all, cities. It's a funny video, it's not meant to convey reality.

[@sarahblackmore1585]

This is a result of "No Child left behind " and Trophies for everyone.

[@Spikedpistachio]

And this is why Joe Biden got elected.

[@kikibigbangfan3540]

The person before Joe was and still is and will continue to be dumber than these people. Those people that voted for him are truly incompetent.

[@Spikedpistachio]

@@kikibigbangfan3540 but we know our abc’s and history of our country. It’s not Gen Z’s fault though. They were brought up to think they were special. They just didn’t know it was special education.😂

[@kikibigbangfan3540]

@@Spikedpistachio the entitled always think they are special. And if y'all know the history of "your" country....then you know it's not actually yours.

[@Spikedpistachio]

@@kikibigbangfan3540 another lesson from our marvelous public school systems. Hate your past but don’t educate people about it honestly. Yet push political falsehoods and lies. History is just that… history. You learn from it and don’t try to cancel it.

[@Spikedpistachio]

@UCjIDIQ3JaBbXo4EOoi6andA sorry but my hot take is truth. Try it sometime. I’m not a Republican. But I know when our country is in trouble because of the condition our younger generation is in both intellectually and morally.

[@BTinSF]

What year was America founded? That's a complicated question. Was the country founded when other Declaration of Independence was written and sent (1776)? When the Constitution was signed (1789)? When the first Europeans settlers landed at Jamestown (1607)? When he asked when England was founded, that's obviously even harder but I'd probably answer 1066 when the Normans conquered the place and superseded the older Anglo-Saxon dynasty which never ruled a united England.

[@leftfturn]

That shows our great public school system where they would rather shuffle the kids along then actually teach them something. They don't hold kids back anymore because they don't want them to be picked on, but the bad thing is they won't even know that they're being picked on. So most kids anymore I would classify as Functionally Illiterate. By the way, a dime is 10 cents or $0.10

[@theflamingeagle572]

Wow you are so smart but you missed the part where he only shows the dumb kids and don't show the ones that answered correctly because that would defeat the point of the video.

[@kennykhoo1689]

Lmao ...wearing "HARVARD" t-shirt...guess must be counterfeit t-shirt 🤣

[@hanssolo8795]

Don't give them the benefit of the doubt.Thats why you guys deserve to be citizens more than a lot that are.

[@MH-js5eg]

So humiliating! I’m embarrassed for them…and my country.

[@wakeup6826]

The look on her face when the MPH question. At least you have the Harvard shirt. Love this video!!!

[@jamescoles8142]

The Dumbing down of America! This is just sad how bad the American Education System has become !!!

[@jariemonah]

Dime” is based on the Latin word “decimus,” meaning “one tenth.” Think of decimeter, decimal, etc...

[@jasonfire3434]

Which is funny because Americans don’t know the metric system lol (or at least freak out when they have to use it)

[@jariemonah]

@@jasonfire3434 The metric system is easy for us to figure out since it's all divided in tens. It's converting from the imperial system to metric that's confusing and visualizing how figurative measurements like a kilometer would look like.

[@waypoint_socal]

Hi James and Millie. I have a travel video I think you two would really enjoy, especially Millie because I think she comments more about California. But both of you would surely enjoy it. The name of the video is: "Pacific Coast Highway: 20 Great Stops on the Road Trip" It's a short twelve minute version of the full two hour version called Pacific Coast Highway Road Trip: 7 Days Driving Along the California Coast. The video shows a lot of lovely places I think the two of you would enjoy seeing whether just this video or if you ever traveled out here to California. Also, the KZbin channel the video is from does an excellent showing all the beauty and places to visit in California. The KZbin channel is called: "California Through My Lens". Anyway, I know the two of you get lots of recommendations but I hope you add this video to your list of videos. I think you two would really enjoy it. PS: If you view the video remember to set the resolution to the best setting your computer and connection can handle.

[@judithham2320]

I didn’t think my education was all that good. I graduated High School in 1980. But I know a whole lot more than these ignorant people.

[@luigibacchetti6539]

Here in Italy we have some university graduates who still make spelling mistakes when writing in Italian

[@georgerutledge9581]

Dimes are worth .10 Cents (10 Dimes= $1.00)

[@williamc4309]

The fact the woman knew all the kardashians but didn't know all the months of the year is all we need to know about society

[@Jamessmith-xk3fh]

When he asked the countries one the first time I sat there naming off countries left and right

[@empice2k]

American here… I’m so embarrassed for my country… what’s really bad these are low-information VOTERS. 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼

[@tylerstewart2474]

Window lickers are always a great laugh.

[@ANTieT]

$0.01 = Penny $0.05 = Nickel $0.10 = Dime $0.25 = Quarter 10 dimes in a dollar And I am mortified and embarassed by this example of our education system!

[@michaelrankin4762]

FYI James & Millie, a Dime is 10 cents so there are 10 dimes in $1

[@ferdinandcastagnera794]

If you have driven 60 miles a hour & you have driven for 1 hour, you have gone 60 miles!! Duh!!

[@Frankie--da-fixer]

Good Lord are we in Trouble!!!

[@jorgejimenez-velez648]

No they are not kidding, they don't know.

[@robertcook9253]

You guys are correct. 50 states/50 stars on the flag.

[@barrymaramis]

a dime is 10 cents

[@bobculwell5375]

This is why I never support those initiatives to get people to vote. Most voters are shockingly ignorant.

[@Jml416]

And these are the same people telling me who to vote for!🙃

[@StevePaur-hf4vy]

The Kardashian reference was a dig to show that young Americans know more about celebrities and other relatively unimportant things than they do about their own country

[@Blynat]

Penny is 1 cent Nickel is 5 cents Dime is 10 cents Quarter is 25 cents Half-dollar or 50-cent-piece is well 50 cents... Dollar is 100 cents. Every American should ALREADY know the basic terminology of American currency. but for anyone else that didn't know, but wanted too. There you go.

[@zimnizzle]

When I tell my students that one day they’ll be ashamed of not knowing things, they just roll their eyes at me. SMH.

[@GilaMonster971]

I graduated high school in ‘87, and nursing school in ‘92. I’m shocked at the level of knowledge that should he common has decrease since I was in school.

[@sabalomglitz6478]

Much easier to manipulate stupid people who don't know they are stupid and will be offended if you tell them they are ignorant.

[@GilaMonster971]

@@sabalomglitz6478 yeah, obviously the interviewer didn’t pick out the “cream of the crop” in this video. But it’s still shocking because I run into people exactly like them every day. But I do wish he would have told them the right answers.

[@sabalomglitz6478]

@@GilaMonster971 would it have mattered? ;)

[@markspencer3680]

I wonder how many people he asks before he finds people that can’t answer easy questions. I think they got this from the late talk shows on American tv. A dime is 10 cents, so 10 dimes = a dollar.