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Originally Posted by MolsonExport
I recall this girl that I had a crush on, who used to car pool with me back in my early Vancouver years (1994). She apparently had never heard of The Beatles.
My estimation of that girl as a possible girlfriend just fuckin' plummeted.
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We're all busy people who have different interests, and it's impossible to know everything, but there are certain universal things that we should all know about - at least here in North America.
You shouldn't have to be a sports fan to recognize names like Michael Jordan or Wayne Gretzky (elsewhere maybe you'd recognize Lionel Messi or Ronaldo) and identify the sport they play. You shouldn't have to be into pop music to recognize the name Taylor Swift, or into rock music from the 1960s to recognize The Beatles. You should be able to identify a portrait of Einstein. If someone asks you "what is the tallest mountain on earth?" you should be able to reply "Mount Everest" without thinking. You shouldn't have to follow politics to recognize a picture of Donald Trump or Joe Biden or Barack Obama.
For global landmarks, I'd say if you can't recognize at least the Eiffel tower, Statue of Liberty or Big Ben and correctly identify which city they're located in, then you are a complete ignoramus.