Welcome to 'merica buddy. Count yourself lucky if you encounter three people on a daily basis that can point out China or Japan on a globe.
QFT! You've got that right man! You wouldn't believe the majority of what your average man talks about or thinks about in the day. It considers of what entitlement they can get from the government today, what pussy they can get, and how they are going to get their next meal from the government, or how they are going to make their bills meet. That's about it. That's America and the Average American. I now work with them all day long. I think its good to work with the general public. It shows you exactly the type of mentality we are up against.
Funny story is though, I had a COMPLETELY AWAKE dude come in the store the other day. I don't know how, but we somehow got to talking, and I realized he was really intelligent and completely awake. It was really cool, though. So one dude out of probably 100 people. LOL