What Revolves Around the Earth? [ The French Answer ]

“don’t make fun of a culture if you yourself cannot extend the reason around your own languages grammatical structures.

Comment by robeph”

That should of course be “language’s”, unless you happen to be patronising a polyglot, when “languages’” might be appropriate. Feeble-minded amateur grammar Nazis (the sort who correct single-character mistakes that could easily be typos) are often troubled by confusion stemming from the similarity in form of possessives (which generally take an apostrophe in English) and plurals (which don’t). Do take better care next time…

I tell you, with the countless examples of stupid Americans, it’s some what refreshing to see someone point the light on another country.

As for all of you who spend your time online going “stupid american idiots” realize this; yes there is a large majority of americans who are dumb as a stump, but that is true in any culture/region. Also realize there is an inverse to that.

If your elitist views of where you live dictate your opinions of others…seriously, consider dying in a fire.

I am American. This video is painful to watch. I have never, NEVER, met an american as dim witted as this man. Even the audience chose the sun over the moon? How is this possible? No, this could NEVER happen in America. Perhaps the contestant could get the answer wrong, but the audience would never be split 50/50. The fact of the matter is that American’s may be arrogant and self centered in general, but the intelligence of our president in no way reflects our populous. Who, by the way, are the economical, research, development, and scientific powerhouse of the world. That is not an opinion, it is statistical fact. More products, inventions, innovations etc. come from America than anywhere else, including Japan. The economy of the world is gaged in relation to the strength of the American dollar. Why? Because America has the strongest economy and most financial influence worldwide. America’s crime rate is high, our foreign policy is a joke, and our populous may primarily consist of overzealous religious bigots, but the stupidest country, we are not.

what a dumbass… I hope someone robbed him in the parking lot after the show and took his 1500.

There’s no excuse for ignorance like this. There is no pressure in the studio, you may take as long as you want on “Who wants to be a Millionaire” (and on the UK version, they take DO take forever).

Not all Americans are as dumb as most of this message board thinks. Albeit, there are plenty of questionable people in the USA, there are many others who actually believe, and act like, the world doesn’t revolved around them. Now how about that?

Regardless, maybe this video was lost in translation. I don’t speak French, only Spanish and English.

This is pretty embarrassing. Most of the audience thought the sun revolved around the earth? That concept was disproved hundreds of years ago. And for all of you saying an American audience would have done just as poorly- think again. I’m American, and I could have answered that question before first grade.

As the few french comments state, the phrasing and choise of words was bad in the french version of the question while the subtitled english version was as perfectly clear. That is what must have confused the contestand and audience as well, in addition to those ppl that were just messing with him.

Even if the majority of the French mistook sun for the moon, they would still outsmart the American majority that mistook Bush for president.

To the french commenters – bragging you are smarter then americans is like bragging about how much greater you are then a 5 year old child.

We have a right to think your stupid, nobody went “well that was only one person” when on that fifth grader show, the women there said europe was a country, and they speak french there.

We aren’t being gentle with them, so we aren’t being gentle with you.

..and you all belive it without question, Did any body see this broadcast? cos it would be an easy re-edit!

I can belive one man may be that stupid but come on guys, I think the audience result gives a way the joke dont you think? even asking what gravitates around the earth is easy.

and if you think all of any ONE nation can be more stupid based on a TV show… actually a youtube video then you’re not so bright yourself.

Peace.

If I’d been one of that lot and seen myself on the web… I think I’d crawl into a hole and slit my wrists. Absolutely amazing.

Well that’s pretty grim, but I can’t believe that it’s real surely!

You do realize that it is 1500 euros, right Brian? So, if that did happen, they would have taken about $2203.65 USD, if you’re in US. If you’re in the UK, that is about 1,103.97 British Pounds.

To the ignorant people making comments like…

“You may not be aware of this but the US has a huge cultural influence outside its borders. I think the right to copy-cat this production has been bought in a lot of countries.”

…you are really showing your true, arrogant, colours. This show is originally British. It’s produced by Celador, a British company.

The world does not revolve around America. Wake up.

half the audience was just punishing him for being stupid and not know the moon goes around the earth

had this been america, well im guessing the whole audience would have thought it was REALLY the sun since everything revolves around america, and america is on earth, duhhhhh i be guessin dat the sun dooes too uh huh!

canada rules :D

yeah. you all be hating america. there are stupid people all over the world.

sigh. honestly? i’m american, and i hate america/americans. we are such a worthless, arrogant nation. we call the french arrogant, and in the same breath talk about how “superior” we are? pfft. i can’t wait to move out of this place!

I am pretty sure that the ass kicking he got in the parking lot was from the kids on the TV Show “Are you as smart as a 5th Grader”

I travel to Europe and find the people engaging and intelligent. You can find people like this man anywhere in the world and I feel that it was not really the intelligence of his answer but actually the over analysis of the question that got him into trouble.

But for all the America Bashing I will say this – When I have meaningful debates with my European Counterparts – I find that they are naive ~ misinformed ~ blinded – too trusting of the information put by the Leftist Propaganda Anti-American News / Governments. When I leave they look into what they hear and make up their minds for themselves. They truly have a better understanding of the Missouri term of “Show Me”

and to:

“sigh. honestly? i’m american, and i hate america/americans. we are such a worthless, arrogant nation. we call the french arrogant, and in the same breath talk about how “superior” we are? pfft. i can’t wait to move out of this place!

Comment by antipatriot”

Don’t let the door hit ya in ass on your way out!!!

“When I have meaningful debates with my European Counterparts – I find that they are naive ~ misinformed ~ blinded – too trusting of the information put by the Leftist Propaganda Anti-American News / Governments.”

one of dumbest and most ignorant statements I have seen in a while. I read German, Spanish, British and US American news on a daily basis. You have to search for quite a while to get any news channel delivering information as unbiased and in detail as most European sources. By the way; coming from the country of CNN and Fox News and talking of “european propaganda” is just bizarre.

Don’t forget, your propaganda media made the majority in the US believe in WMD in Iraq. This was not the case with the much better informed europeans. We just all shook our heads in disbelieve when we saw the polls back then. But weel, a few thousand american soldiers down the drains you got it… congrats to you for trying to educate us europeans…

I just don’t understand why bigotry against America is 1) acceptable and 2)in any way relevant to a French video