A little stupidity goes a long way.
 

I'm not quite sure what the point of the OP is... Did you feel that the clarification was unnecessary? Yes, there is much ignorance in the world.
Just curious.

I think they wanted to make sure sure there was no misunderstanding and denoted the difference between the two.

It is a sad commentary that the Czech Republic has to explain that they are different from Chechnya.

YUP, it is sad!!! BUT that being said, the Jay Leno bit of questions "on the street" bear some attention. There are A LOT of people who aren't taught world geography etc. anymore. A sad commentary on what's going on in the world.

I too am confused.


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Good you got my point. I do too have trouble identifying just where some countries are in the World-- mainly the Central African countries-- but confusing Czechoslovakia with Chechnya is pretty bad.

I remember some questions being asked of young people who had no idea of world places, names and events. It is truly amazing.

How about a link to a map, just in case. ;)

Geography is not a strong point in schools.
I taught 30 yrs ( 15 in high school and 15 in middle school) and even the smartest students lacked a lot of basic geography knowledge....however the kids coming from foreign countries knew their geography.
I dated a pre med student from Johns Hopkins ( smart kd)MANY yrs ago who asked me:
SO, how many driving miles are there from Cuba to Puerto Rico, Maria TEresa ?

Czechoslovakia was split into two nations in 1993 (Slovakia and The Czech Republic).


You're right, confusing Czechoslovakia with Chechnya is pretty bad.
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I hope you explained to her that the last 90 miles will be the most difficult since you need to hold your breath :spoken:

Apparently America's reputation for dumbing down our education has reached the Czech Repubic Embassy. I'll make a wager that at minimum 30% of american couldn't find the Czech Republic on the map

Thanks for the correction. :laugh:

Try asking some Villagers. You might be surprised how astute the kids are.