30 Geography Fails That Made The Internet Cringe So Bad

Many people publicly humiliate themselves online and it's enough to facepalm

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• December 3, 2022

The majority of us have been there: you publish something online that you are 100 percent certain is the whole truth... only to discover that you were wrong. You come to the realization that you are completely wrong, of all places, on the internet!

Your error has now been immortalized on the r/facepalm subreddit, which is known as the Internet Hall of Infamy. And the community has a ton of big mistakes being made by different people.

However, few of them are as upsetting to witness as when someone brags about having "deep" geographic knowledge. The posts you're about to read may cause anyone, even one with a basic understanding of geography, to lose a little faith in humanity.

Back in school, every one of us had our favorite and least favorite subjects. Some liked biology, literature, and history while others detested math and even geography.

The topic itself was quite fascinating. Who doesn't like learning about volcanoes, diverse cultures, and making maps in class, after all?

But a lot of this enjoyment depends on the teacher. Some were really severe and gave you terrible grades if you didn't memorize every significant geographic site on the planet.

Others, on the other hand, made the topic entertaining, relatable, and—well—not a chore. So go ahead and get your safari hats, scroll down, and enjoy.

1. When You Dont Know What You’re Talking About

2. Blindly Playing Yourself

3. Peace And Harmony

4. Ah Yes, "Time-Zones"

5. Imagine Being This Uneducated

6. Ah, Yeah. I Swear It's Always Us Americans Who Don't Realize There's A Country Called Georgia

You'll feel a lot better about your own geographic knowledge, or lack thereof, after seeing these failures. Heck, maybe while you're here you'll pick up a few things.

7. I Posted A Picture On Another Subreddit About A River In The Country Georgia And This Person Had A Lot To Say

8. Virtue Signalling

9. America Is The Whole Globe

10. Countries On Map Of Africa Labelled Incorrectly On Gcse Geography Paper

11. Someone Didn’t Pay Attention In Geography Class

12. Ah Yes, Germany Flag Fridge Magnet

13. Amsterdam = Country

14. More Liberian Flag Confusion

15. Getting Offended Over The Name Of A Country

16. Nordic Countries Misunderstood

17. I Guess He’s Half Right

18. A Girl At Work Drew What She Thinks The Map Of The USA Looks Like. She's Almost 30 With 2 Kids. The Nc Public School System Has Really Failed Her

19. Yahoo Answers Might Be Gone, But We Still Have Quora

20. Where Is Ukraine?

21. Geography

22. Dunno What To Say

23. Asian/Chinese Currency

24. Someone's Geography Needs Some Upgrading

25. Definitely The Shape And Flag Of Colorado

26. They Don't Teach Flags In High School Geography?

27. I Thought The USA Was The One Bad At Geography, I Swear To God, (UK Politics Subreddit)

28. Canada Is A Country In Eastern Europe! Read A Book, Bro

29. Geography Is Hard

30. You Can Only Pity Such People

The best fails online are collected on the well-known subreddit r/facepalm and yes, geography fails. You'd think these people would have at the very least looked up the information on Google, but they didn't.

They proceeded based on the knowledge in their heads, and it completely backfired. Take a peek around the next time you're on social media and decide for yourself.

Maryjane