New Mexico? That's Mexico isn't it?

I may be a bit challenged when it comes to geography but, I DO know that NEW Mexico is in the U.S.! Just don't ask me which coast Florida and California are on. I tend to put them opposite of where they really are.

New Mexico doesn't have anything to do with Mexico. except maybe the weather. I always thought that was a bad name for a state and could be confusing. I live in the US on the eastern coast and there is a territory called New England. New Mexico is on the west coast and I've never been to New Mexico but I have heard a lot about it.

Unbelievable! When still living in Scotland I was quite sure England was just a suburb one had to pass through when driving to Scotland!! (tee hee)!

ARGGG - I believe it because people are not taught geography anymore, SCREAMING SHAME ain't it?

Hi p1ke..New Mexico is in Mexico as far as I know but my geographical knowledge would end you up in Timbuctoo..even when reading a map in the car for someone we get lost!! LoLo

Nope, I was born there (NM) so I know exactly where it is. It is astounding how many people are geographically challenged. Heck, I can even find Azerbaijan without any assistance! I even knew, before Sarah's blunder, that South Africa is not a continent...lol

Not a clue. Where's Santa Fe? All I know about the geography of my own country is that if you turn left past Coventry, you can get anywhere. If you turn right past Coventry, you fall off the edge of the world.

Let Me get this straight...An American ticket Agency,based in THe US,had a query from Someone in NM for US based Olympic events tickets,and they didn't know NM was part of the US? All I can Say is.. Wow...

Well but P1key, I hate to get technical on you but a US resident isn't the same as a US citizen. Maybe the person had a foreign passport. :-)

Well, I'm not too surprised, but I'm a bit shocked. I'm not a US resident, but I would have thought that a reasonable knowledge of the geography of your own country (like being able to at least recognise its states) would have been quite useful for that particular job. My geography isn't perfect by any means but I'd like to think that I'd be able to recognise most of the UK geographical areas, (and hopefully also be able to tell you whether they're in England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales!) I also think that I know vaguely where most countries are in the world. (Which will be especially useful if ever I get really lost!)

Hi Pikey, not at all, I've always liked to know where the bits of the world fit together, historically, geographically and culturally. I do know that some inhabitants of countries are clueless as to things beyond their own shores and have heard such things as Paris is a country, Japan is part of China, and Europe is a country.

Hmm, interesting. I myself am a fan of geography. I know every state in the US and in fact even know their capital cities, or at least some of them since i start studying it since i was little. As for my own country, I try to remember as much as I can though, which makes me really guilty. I'll try exploring it on my own soon, just so i could get more "acquainted" with it (so to speak).

I once asked a high-school junior if she knew exactly where Alaska is located. She said sure, it is in the Pacific Ocean, south of Hawaii. On many maps of the United States, the map of Alaska is placed as an insert in exactly the place she stated. The Internet has been helpful in raising awareness of the geographic location of things, but some people still think Iraq shares a border with Afghanistan.

P1ke, Iknow for a fact that New Mexico is in the US so, the question is what would I have said [in best Middle Eastern Accent] to this person would've been, "No I'm being an AMERICAN CITIZEN and YOU cannot be talking to me like that!"lol

New Mexico is in the the USA. I know that New York in the USA is very different from York in England. I have been to Sydney in Australia. There is another Sydney in Canada. I shall be visiting Nova Scotia in Canada in 2010. It has places called Halifax, Yarmouth and Bridge Water like we do in England. One naughty person put a photo of a posh looking train with an advert for tickets on it from Panama to Colombia. It really is the Darien Jungle that area of the world. It fooled some travelers.

I live in New Mexico and when I first moved here a decade or so ago, I was very suprised at how often people around the country but it seemed like it was a lot in the East, thought New Mexico was a foreign country. I have heard many tales like yours since I have been here but fortunately havenot encountered that situation myself.

I'm not surprised. Geography isn't taught to our kids like it was when I was young. Hell, the schools are now starting to teach the history of the labor movement in place of American History!!! My mom taught us our country's geography by getting us a puzzle where the pieces were the fifty states. We played the card game War and used states for prizes and also used soldiers, tanks, etc. and battled to win territory. Within a month, my brother and I had a map of the U.S. in our heads along with the capitals of each state and we've never lost it.

nope Pikey I am up on my own country, and New Mexico isnt in old Mexico at all. That Olympic ticket seller was sure confused and knew little about the United States, New Mexico has little to do with Mexicans or old Mexico at all. Mostly white people live there now, any way the person was absolutely confused. Wonder what the Santa Fe resident had to say to that stupidity.

New Mexico is a state within the US. That person who known this resident of Santa Fe this is a#%&*!Lol... I have to laugh...Yes that person is geographically illerate..... Ths question should be put on are that show are you smarter than a fifth grader! This is hilarious!