Today, I had an argument with my dad about Venice being in Italy, not Spain. He wouldn't believe me, and had to Google it. He's an engineer for an aerospace company. FML
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Today, yet again, I got into an argument with my dad. I have a PhD in the subject. But he's "entitled to his opinion", for, as he said, he's read a summary of the history of the country in a tourist guidebook, and the general view doesn't have to be based on more detailed information. He also corrects me when I speak the language, which he doesn't know. FML
Today, an old friend of mine landed in Spain, where he's visiting me. After a few minutes talking about where we should meet, we realized the reason he couldn't figure out where it was, was probably due to the fact that he was in Barcelona. I live in Madrid. FML
Today, my father bet me $200 that since my boyfriend is "such a stupid shit," he wouldn't be able to locate Paraguay on a map. I gladly accepted the bet. Not only did he not know where it is, he actually accused us of making the country up. FML
Today, my dad spent 30 minutes incorrectly correcting me about our legal system. He thinks he knows more than me because he's been divorced twice. I'm a lawyer. FML
Today, my dad and I got into an argument. When I was proven wrong, he said, "Good job, genius." I shot back the first thing that popped into my head, which was "I am NOT a genius!" He laughed and says that if I die before him, he's having that engraved on my tombstone. FML
Today, I had to explain to my husband that the Earth is not flat. He didn’t believe me. FML
Today, my boss's son is training to take over my job as head translator, after having convinced his dad that he's fluent in Spanish, and that my skills suck. I soon walked in on him using Google Translate on a legal document. My boss refuses to believe me. FML
Today, my mother-in-law 'corrected' me while I was trying to help her father with his Parkinson's medication. She went on and on about how she read on the internet about it. I'm a neurologist, but no, she knows better after a Google search. FML
Today, I had to explain to my boss that DVI ports are not the same as HDMI ports. When I showed him the HDMI cable, he said, "Oh! You mean USB!" He's an engineering manager. FML
Today, my Italian boyfriend claims his dad owned a restaurant and taught him everything he knows. His dad must have worked at a McDonald’s then because my boyfriend is the only Italian I’ve met who overcooks pasta into mush, can’t season tomato sauce properly, and thinks Domino’s makes good pizza. FML
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Mathalamus 24
Just because someone is an expert at one thing, it didn't mean they would know anything else.
JackFaire 27
So your father is an Aerospace Engineer not a Geography Professor? Then what's the problem? If he didnt' know how an airplane flew that would be concerning. Messing up where Venice is well big whoop that's not his field of study.
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JackFaire 27
So your father is an Aerospace Engineer not a Geography Professor? Then what's the problem? If he didnt' know how an airplane flew that would be concerning. Messing up where Venice is well big whoop that's not his field of study.
nemcali 34
Actually that’s really basic knowledge which someone who has a certain level of education should be aware of. OP is totally right in being shocked by this.
Callyn 47
It might be basic for you, but it's still a field completely unrelated to his specialty. Can you tell me what country Monaco is in without looking it up? What about Lagos? If information isn't something that you can use or have an interest in, you won't remember it.
Mathalamus 24
Monaco is a country in itself. It's not part of any other country.
Callyn 47
It is. That doesn't make my question invalid, the answer would be Monaco. The point of the question is to make nemcali question whether or not knowing geography is important.
JackFaire 27
It's basic knowledge if you live in Venice or near Venice. Otherwise it's knowledge that may or may not be important to you. To a football fan there are bits of knowledge they consider "basic knowledge" that if someone professes to love the sport and didn't know would seem like "wtf" Spain and Italy are neighbors if someone told me "Venice is in Spain" until I thought harder about it I'd probably be nodding along. Not all knowledge can be basic knowledge. We learn a lot of information in our lives and judging other people as morons for not remembering the exact details of every single piece of info is stupid in and of itself. Like I said it's not related to his field and he has no other reason to remember specifically where Venice is.
julfunky 29
Why so this being downvoted so much? Apparently a good chunk of people don’t like the idea that he isn’t aware of the geography of the entire world.
RichardPencil 30
I'll bet he works at Boeing on the team that designed the auto-crash feature on the 737MAX.
Mathalamus 24
Just because someone is an expert at one thing, it didn't mean they would know anything else.
skippydoda 32
People can be geniuses in one subject and completely stupid in another.
mfranks19891989 10
Empuriabrava is often called the Venice of Spain. Maybe that’s what your dad meant.
sassypenguinxox 15
Two completely different areas of expertise
distortedcognition 17
He isn’t a cartographer... what’s the problem? It’s not like he argued a whale can fly. You won and he learned something
bobsanction 18
Good thing engineering doesn't require geography.
Yudith 25
That may explain the Apple map.
Vasquez Chris 2
From my side of the world there both wrong Venice is in Louisiana.