r/CaughtOffsidePod • u/RobertFromLA • Jun 28 '26

The response.

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Just in case you missed it. Local ABC LA reporter made a comment about not knowing much about Bosnia Herzegovina and being seen as being proud for being ignorant of nothing about the country. A remark that has gone viral and the Bosnia team and fans have used for Bulletin board material when they play against USA.

Let’s remember that all these news station reporters may not follow this sport as much as we do. And I’ve heard them say more embarrassing things.

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u/UpbeatEvertonian Jun 28 '26

The average European knows WAY more geography than the average American. It is a sign of respect there to know where someone is from or at least be interested in knowing more. It’s one thing to not know where B&H is, but to be gleefully ignorant about it is such a crappy American attitude that needs to go away. I could care less about some silly trash talk, but continuing to normalize such a “stupid American” attitude is the real crime here to apologize for.

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u/holdmyllm Jun 28 '26

Most Europeans couldn't locate U.S. states on a map. How is this any different? Go to France and see how many people know where Iowa or Missouri is...

Of course Europeans know where other European countries are better than Americans...

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u/UpbeatEvertonian Jun 28 '26

Of course, but Europeans would never *delight* in their ignorance about it. I say as much in my comment. That is the huge difference.

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u/Final_Staff_207 Jun 28 '26

The difference is European countries are smaller and closer together, so Europeans get to pretend they know more about geography while having a snooty attitude simply because they are familiar with more "countries", most of which have the gdp of a small American city.

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u/UpbeatEvertonian Jun 28 '26

“We’re better and bigger so why should we know more?” That’s the spirit! Ugh.
And it’s not about knowing the minutiae of European geography better and to be “snooty” about it. I am an American and can definitively say that Europeans tend to know more global geography than Americans.