Comments | samincittagazze: If Joey were here, he'd slap his forehead and shout "D'oh"

samincittagazze

If Joey were here, he'd slap his forehead and shout "D'oh"

Apr 11, 2008 19:23

So. Looking at a USA map. Was I a moron for thinking Washington DC was in the state of Washington? O HAI DC, right there on the East Coast. Who knew?

if i only had a brain

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splodge04 April 11 2008, 20:09:48 UTC

HAHAHA I DID NOT KNOW THAT.
how odd is that?

liret April 11 2008, 20:15:40 UTC

Washington DC is not in any state! It is it's own independent district.

samincittagazze April 14 2008, 15:51:30 UTC

Really? How did I not know this?!

suppi_the_great April 11 2008, 21:35:10 UTC

D'awww.

Really, though, I can guarantee Americans make far more retarded UK geography mistakes (for example: I had no idea that Northern Ireland existed as a separate entity until I had to do a bit of research last semester for a board game!) than the other way around. The only thing that makes the DC error intuitively strange is that (most) Americans know that they're both on opposite sides of the country. It is pretty stupid that they're named the same.

samincittagazze April 14 2008, 15:52:44 UTC

Hee, the Northern Ireland makes me feel better. ;)

Why are they named the same thing? Any reason, or is it just one of those things?

_onebreath April 11 2008, 23:06:14 UTC

LOL!!! *hugs*

aneyhall April 12 2008, 00:42:09 UTC

No worries. I think I thought that until I was about ten years old. (And I've lived all over the US, INCLUDING Washington state.) I also once met a US law student who STILL thought that at 22 years old! Ah, the good ol' US of A!

samincittagazze April 14 2008, 15:53:37 UTC

Ahahaha, see, I think that is quite worrying coming from a US law student, but it does make me feel better!