wow, Brit young people seem to be dumber then ours

[ensho]

http://www.newser.com/story/102400/brits-think-umbilical-cord-is-a-musical-note.html


Brits Think Umbilical Cord Is a Musical Note
Twenty percent of 18- to 25-year-olds do, at least


More than 20% of young British adults made it all the way to somewhere between the ages of 18 and 25 … without learning how long a pregnancy lasts. They believe it lasts a year, the Guardian reports. That’s just one surprising finding among many from a recent survey of 2,000 18- to 25-year-olds. Ten percent believed eating red meat influenced a baby’s gender, and 20% thought an umbilical cord was a musical note.

Once the baby’s out, the cluelessness continues: A full half expect babies to walk and talk within one year, and 70% thought that caring for a baby during its first year would only cost $1,594 total (the true cost is estimated to be about nine times higher). And looks are important to the respondents, too: 27% would consider genetic engineering if it allowed them to achieve a more attractive baby, and 26% of females would consider plastic surgery—for themselves—to get back into pre-pregnancy shape.
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how sad and scary is that!

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Wow. Just wow.

[wtmusic]

2. Of course...an umbilical cord would be more than *one* musical note! nt

[tridim]

4. Exactly what I was going to point out..

Even their wrong answer is wrong.

[bluerum]

3. Might want to fix that post title before you call people dumb.

[ensho]

7. undereducated?

nt

[geardaddy]

13. I wasn't going to say anything...

But since you pointed it out, I'll pile on. :D

[lightningandsnow]

5. It's not being "dumb".

If their sex education is as dismal as in the U.S. and most of Canada, this is the inevitable result.

[NeedleCast]

6. The Idiocracy is Coming

Glad I'll be out of the game before it can take total control.

[Blaukraut]

12. I thought Idiocracy was comedy. Turns out it's prophecy n/t

[provis99]

8. since there's no comparable survey of Americans,

what's your reason for concluding Brits are dumber? If you gave the survey to Americans, you would find even more massive ignorance than among the British.

[ensho]

15. "seem"

nt

[seabeyond]

9. that is a hoot. nt

[wtmusic]

10. Stupid questions beget stupid answers.

About 50% of babies can walk and talk in their first year. :eyes:

[dalaigh lllama]

14. That caught my eye, too.

Wonder how they phrased the question. I didn't "expect" it, but both my children were walking and talking by their first birthdays. :shrug:

[seabeyond]

11. anyway, as funny as is. where ever you go, ask enough people simple questions

betcha you will get lots of stupid and funny answers

anywhere