how bad is it that someone did not know that Greece used the Euro as the currency? even after the news spam about eurocrisis?

Unfortunately it IS very common - far too many people are obsessed with celebrities and music and know all about that, but have no idea about real life. "Oh that's boring." Well, yes, maybe it's not exciting but it's IMPORTANT, and pretty stupid to turn up there without knowing the first thing about where you're visiting.

I'm British and it is rather depressing to see questions from Americans who think we use the euro. Good grief... no we don't and we deliberately didn't join because it's a daft idea.

Your own comment that there are 50 European states suggests that your own European geography isn't that good either.

Does she even know that there are countries that don't speak English? There are plenty of Americans that don't seem to know that. Many years ago I went on a tour of a salt mine in Austria and there was an American family on the tour. No English-speaking guide was available that day so we were taken round in fluent German. I provided a translation of the bits I could understand - the Austrian accent is one I find difficult. "Wow, you understand this stuff?" Well of course I do, I learned it at school. Not to a fluent level, but enough to understand that much. What's so strange about knowing another language or two, when you live so close to other countries than you can easily pop over to them? Hehe she'd have fun in Greece... they don't even use the same alphabet.

It's FAR more common than you think. Ignorance ABOUNDS

And guess what -- these people get to VOTE.

That's why Donald Trump is leading in the polls right now -- IDIOTS!

perhaps

mind though its worth noting a number of the European Union countries dont use the Euro

Yes, it is among young people. They can tell you the words to any song or tell you what celebrities are doing what, etc. but can't tell you anything about politics because it's boring to them.

It's pretty common. I knew someone who laughed when I said something about Greenland. She didn't think it was a real place.

Some people never get the message.

Maybe she keeps more up to date with E! News.

it must be very very common that so many ppl know less than you allege to.