A test for all nationality-confused people like me

**EternalOptimist** · 2 November 2010, 10:23

Originally posted by Francko View Post

▷What nationality you really are? SelectSmart.com free Entertainment personality test, selector quiz, matching, choose, compare.

I have turned out to be a Japanese person with a bit of English and Polish traits in me.

Quite a revelation.

My #1 is: Japanese
My #2 is: English
My #3 is: Polish

<cough>
'turning Japanese' is an English euphemism for---.. erm you know
male self abuse
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**norrahe** · 2 November 2010, 10:30

My 1,2,3 are German, Japanese and English with my actual nationality Irish coming in 10th

**Mich the Tester** · 2 November 2010, 10:32

I really don't care enough to answer all those questions.

Anyway, how can I be 'not sure' whether I know where Addis Abeba is?

**cailin maith** · 2 November 2010, 10:34

The questions are stupid.

My nationality was also last on the list.

**RichardCranium** · 2 November 2010, 10:36

Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post

how can I be 'not sure' whether I know where Addis Abeba is?

There is awhole branch of philosophy hanging off that question. And it is fascinating stuff.

Stupid and ignorant people are more confident about their wrong answers than intelligent and well-informed people.

(You not even being sure whether you're not sure marks you out as extra clever and wise.)

The Open University did an excellent course on "In My Professional Judgement - exploring what that means" where they looked at how one can analyse one's own judgement. Also, it indirectly explains how super-confident feckwits make it to the top.

**Zippy** · 2 November 2010, 10:38

I'm a German

**RichardCranium** · 2 November 2010, 10:39

Originally posted by norrahe View Post

My 1,2,3 are German, Japanese and English with my actual nationality Irish coming in 10th

Originally posted by cailin maith View Post

My nationality was also last on the list.

Mine came out No.1 as American (I don't furkin think so!) and No.10 as English.

I hereby grant that poll an official shuffle rating of 3:

Heap of Wank™:

**Mich the Tester** · 2 November 2010, 10:42

Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post

There is awhole branch of philosophy hanging off that question. And it is fascinating stuff.

Stupid and ignorant people are more confident about their wrong answers than intelligent and well-informed people.

(You not even being sure whether you're not sure marks you out as extra clever and wise.)

The Open University did an excellent course on "In My Professional Judgement - exploring what that means" where they looked at how one can analyse one's own judgement. Also, it indirectly explains how super-confident feckwits make it to the top.

Well OK, I can't be absolutely 100% sure, but I've stopped in an aeroplane at Addis Abeba airport and when I was there it was in Ethiopia. Now then, the state of Ethiopia is of course a human construct, which may in future be known by some other name, as may the city of Addis Abeba, but the bricks, mortar, shabby airport and somewhat inadequate public hygiene system will remain in the same place, unless someone moves it all.

**Francko** · 2 November 2010, 10:42

Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post

Mine came out No.1 as American (I don't furkin think so!) and No.10 as English.

I hereby declare that poll an official

Heap of Wank ™

But for what you just said before and the fact that we are certain that the test was cr@p, doesn't it make us ignorant and stupid?

A test for all nationality-confused people like me