Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Dumbing Down in Bakersfield

Ok so I'm at the corner market buying eggs and a loaf of bread. I go to the counter and there are 2 women standing in front of the counter purchasing their groceries, I'm on their right and there is a woman on their left. The woman on the left asks "ok how much is 2 plus 6?" and the woman on the right says "um... 12?"

Excuse me? 12? Is that your final answer? I seem to recall covering this in elementary school and although I don't remember everything from when I was in school, I definitely remember how to count and the correct response is 8. But my question is, why are you asking how much 2+6 is in the first place? It's a no brainer. It's an automatic answer in your own head. Sigh.

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