{"id":2766,"date":"2026-09-21T07:56:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T06:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radim.martynek.cz\/?p=2766"},"modified":"2026-09-21T07:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T06:56:15","slug":"nikdo-neni-dokonaly-z-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radim.martynek.cz\/?p=2766","title":{"rendered":"Nikdo nen\u00ed dokonal\u00fd (z\u00a0USA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ur\u010dit\u011b si pamatujete sout\u011b\u017e <strong>Nikdo nen\u00ed dokonal\u00fd<\/strong> s Ji\u0159\u00edm Krampolem, v n\u00ed\u017e testoval znalosti \u010cech\u016f. Jedna z ot\u00e1zek mn\u011b utkv\u011bla v pam\u011bti dodnes. Fr\u00fddecko-M\u00edste\u010dana se moder\u00e1tor ptal, kdo je to <strong>gej\u0161a<\/strong>. Ob\u010dan nev\u00e1hal ani vte\u0159inu: \u201eGej\u0161a? To\u017e to jest te\u017e kurva, ale ne zdej\u0161a.\u201c Z\u00edskal pln\u00fd po\u010det bod\u016f.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>V Karvin\u00e9 se pro zm\u011bnu ptali ob\u010dana, co je to <strong>popele\u010dn\u00ed st\u0159eda.<\/strong> \u201ePopele\u010dn\u00ed st\u0159eda? To\u017e to je ka\u017ed\u00e1 st\u0159eda, bo to nam vyv\u00e1\u017eej\u00fa popelnice.\u201c A op\u011bt nebylo co \u0159e\u0161it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u010clov\u011bk se tomu sm\u011bje, proto\u017ee p\u0159esn\u011b takov\u00e9 odpov\u011bdi d\u011blaj\u00ed z televizn\u00edho po\u0159adu z\u00e1bavu. Jen\u017ee podobnou verzi po\u0159adu jsem ned\u00e1vno zachytil na jednom instagramov\u00e9m kan\u00e1lu, kde se ptaj\u00ed Ameri\u010dan\u016f.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Na z\u00e1kladn\u00ed \u0161kole jsem nen\u00e1vid\u011bl memorov\u00e1n\u00ed, letopo\u010dty a vypl\u0148ov\u00e1n\u00ed slep\u00fdch map. Dodnes si nejsem jist\u00fd, k \u010demu mi m\u011blo b\u00fdt v\u011bd\u011bt, kde p\u0159esn\u011b le\u017e\u00ed Uruguay nebo jak\u00fd tvar m\u00e1 na map\u011b povod\u00ed Labe. Dnes ale oce\u0148uji alespo\u0148 to geografick\u00e9 minimum, kter\u00e9 mi povinn\u00e1 \u0161koln\u00ed doch\u00e1zka u\u0161t\u011bd\u0159ila, proto\u017ee n\u011bkter\u00e9 odpov\u011bdi, kter\u00e9 dok\u00e1\u017eou vyplodit mlad\u00ed Ameri\u010dan\u00e9, mi hlava nebere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ot\u00e1zka:<\/strong> Jak\u00fd st\u00e1t se nach\u00e1z\u00ed na sever od Mexika?<br><strong>Odpov\u011b\u010f:<\/strong> Japonsko.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ot\u00e1zka:<\/strong> Ve kter\u00e9m st\u00e1t\u011b je Barcelona?<br><strong>Odpov\u011b\u010f:<\/strong> Anglie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ot\u00e1zka:<\/strong> Ve kter\u00e9m st\u00e1t\u011b je Stockholm?<br><strong>Odpov\u011b\u010f:<\/strong> Syndrom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To u\u017e \u010dlov\u011bk chv\u00edli p\u0159em\u00fd\u0161l\u00ed, jestli odpov\u00eddaj\u00edc\u00ed nepochopil ot\u00e1zku, nebo jestli se pr\u00e1v\u011b zrodila nov\u00e1 geografick\u00e1 discipl\u00edna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ot\u00e1zka:<\/strong> Jak\u00e9 je hlavn\u00ed m\u011bsto Austr\u00e1lie?<br><strong>Odpov\u011b\u010f:<\/strong> Sydney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tady u\u017e by \u010desk\u00fd u\u010ditel zem\u011bpisu jen ti\u0161e polo\u017eil \u010dervenou propisku na st\u016fl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ot\u00e1zka:<\/strong> Kter\u00e1 zem\u011b darovala Spojen\u00fdm st\u00e1t\u016fm Sochu svobody?<br><strong>Odpov\u011b\u010f:<\/strong> Kanada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ot\u00e1zka:<\/strong> Jak\u00e1 je nejv\u011bt\u0161\u00ed zem\u011b na sv\u011bt\u011b?<br><strong>Odpov\u011b\u010f:<\/strong> Amerika.<br><strong>Ot\u00e1zka:<\/strong> Mysl\u00edte Spojen\u00e9 st\u00e1ty?<br><strong>Odpov\u011b\u010f:<\/strong> Ano.<br><strong>Ot\u00e1zka:<\/strong> A Rusko?<br><strong>Odpov\u011b\u010f:<\/strong> To je m\u011bsto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A pak p\u0159ich\u00e1zej\u00ed ot\u00e1zky historick\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ot\u00e1zka:<\/strong> Kdo napsal Deklaraci nez\u00e1vislosti?<br><strong>Odpov\u011b\u010f:<\/strong> Abraham Lincoln.<br><strong>Ot\u00e1zka:<\/strong> Kdy \u017eil Abraham Lincoln?<br><strong>Odpov\u011b\u010f:<\/strong> V dob\u011b druh\u00e9 sv\u011btov\u00e9 v\u00e1lky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A \u010dlov\u011bk si \u0159\u00edk\u00e1: mo\u017en\u00e1 by bylo dobr\u00e9 za\u010d\u00edt znovu u prav\u011bku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samoz\u0159ejm\u011b \u2013 ne\u017e za\u010dneme Ameri\u010dany kolektivn\u011b pos\u00edlat zp\u00e1tky do z\u00e1kladn\u00ed \u0161koly, je f\u00e9r \u0159\u00edct jednu d\u016fle\u017eitou v\u011bc. <strong>Podobn\u00e1 videa nejsou v\u011bdeck\u00fdm pr\u016fzkumem znalost\u00ed americk\u00e9 populace.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Je to z\u00e1bava. Tv\u016frce si m\u016f\u017ee vyb\u00edrat nejvtipn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed odpov\u011bdi, nat\u00e1\u010det lidi, kte\u0159\u00ed jsou ochotni odpov\u00eddat, a z des\u00edtek \u010di stovek respondent\u016f zve\u0159ejnit pr\u00e1v\u011b ty, u nich\u017e \u010dlov\u011bk po zhl\u00e9dnut\u00ed za\u010dne p\u0159em\u00fd\u0161let, jestli se n\u00e1hodou neposunul kontinent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jen\u017ee n\u011bkter\u00e9 rozd\u00edly mezi americk\u00fdm a evropsk\u00fdm vzd\u011bl\u00e1v\u00e1n\u00edm skute\u010dn\u011b existuj\u00ed. A tady je podle m\u011b mnohem zaj\u00edmav\u011bj\u0161\u00ed ot\u00e1zka: <strong>Pro\u010d m\u00e1 pr\u016fm\u011brn\u00fd evropsk\u00fd \u0161kol\u00e1k \u010dasto v\u011bt\u0161\u00ed p\u0159ehled o sv\u011bt\u011b ne\u017e jeho americk\u00fd vrstevn\u00edk?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ne proto, \u017ee by evropsk\u00e9 d\u011bti byly chyt\u0159ej\u0161\u00ed. A u\u017e v\u016fbec ne proto, \u017ee by Ameri\u010dan\u00e9 byli hloup\u00ed. Jedn\u00edm z d\u016fvod\u016f je jednodu\u0161e <strong>geografie<\/strong>. Evropa je mal\u00e1 a nama\u010dkan\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Na relativn\u011b mal\u00e9m prostoru m\u00e1me des\u00edtky st\u00e1t\u016f, jazyk\u016f, kultur, n\u00e1bo\u017eenstv\u00ed a historick\u00fdch p\u0159\u00edb\u011bh\u016f. \u010cech se b\u011bhem n\u011bkolika hodin autem dostane do N\u011bmecka, Polska, Rakouska nebo na Slovensko. Za dal\u0161\u00ed chv\u00edli m\u016f\u017ee b\u00fdt v Ma\u010farsku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D\u00edt\u011b v \u010cesk\u00e9 republice se tak od \u00fatl\u00e9ho v\u011bku p\u0159irozen\u011b setk\u00e1v\u00e1 s p\u0159edstavou, \u017ee <strong>za hranic\u00ed za\u010d\u00edn\u00e1 n\u011bco jin\u00e9ho. <\/strong>Jin\u00fd jazyk. Jin\u00e1 m\u011bna. Jin\u00e1 vlajka. Jin\u00e9 j\u00eddlo. Jin\u00e9 zvyklosti. A \u010dasto i \u00fapln\u011b jin\u00fd st\u00e1t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pro Ameri\u010dana m\u016f\u017ee b\u00fdt situace p\u0159esn\u011b opa\u010dn\u00e1. Spojen\u00e9 st\u00e1ty jsou obrovsk\u00e1 zem\u011b. \u010clov\u011bk m\u016f\u017ee cestovat tis\u00edce kilometr\u016f, ani\u017e by opustil jedin\u00fd st\u00e1t. M\u016f\u017ee cel\u00fd \u017eivot \u017e\u00edt v jednom jazykov\u00e9m a kulturn\u00edm prost\u0159ed\u00ed, a p\u0159itom v\u016fbec nemuset \u0159e\u0161it, co se d\u011bje za hranic\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A to se pochopiteln\u011b prom\u00edt\u00e1 i do \u0161koly. Americk\u00fd \u0161kol\u00e1k se velmi p\u0159irozen\u011b u\u010d\u00ed <strong>americkou geografii, americkou historii a americk\u00fd politick\u00fd syst\u00e9m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Evropsk\u00fd \u0161kol\u00e1k se u\u010d\u00ed nejen svou vlastn\u00ed zemi, ale tak\u00e9 okoln\u00ed st\u00e1ty \u2013 proto\u017ee bez nich jednodu\u0161e ned\u00e1v\u00e1 evropsk\u00fd prostor p\u0159\u00edli\u0161 smysl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u010cesk\u00e9 d\u00edt\u011b se u\u010d\u00ed, kde je N\u011bmecko, Polsko, Rakousko, Slovensko, Francie, It\u00e1lie nebo Velk\u00e1 Brit\u00e1nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Americk\u00e9 d\u00edt\u011b m\u016f\u017ee zn\u00e1t Texas, Kalifornii, Floridu, Ohio nebo New York \u2013 a v\u016fbec to nen\u00ed \u0161patn\u011b. Jsou to koneckonc\u016f obrovsk\u00e9 \u010d\u00e1sti jeho vlastn\u00edho st\u00e1tu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jen\u017ee kdy\u017e se potom n\u011bkdo zept\u00e1: <strong>\u201eCo je severn\u011b od Mexika?\u201c<br><\/strong>a zazn\u00ed: <strong>\u201eJaponsko.\u201c<br><\/strong>nemus\u00ed to nutn\u011b znamenat, \u017ee doty\u010dn\u00fd \u010dlov\u011bk je hlup\u00e1k.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mo\u017en\u00e1 jen cel\u00fd \u017eivot \u017eije v syst\u00e9mu, kter\u00fd ho u\u010dil p\u0159edev\u0161\u00edm <strong>pozn\u00e1vat vlastn\u00ed obrovskou zemi<\/strong>, zat\u00edmco Evropana jeho vlastn\u00ed mal\u00fd kontinent neust\u00e1le nut\u00ed d\u00edvat se p\u0159es hranice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A je v tom je\u0161t\u011b jedna zaj\u00edmav\u00e1 v\u011bc. My Evropan\u00e9 m\u00e1me tendenci si myslet, \u017ee na\u0161e znalosti jsou \u201enorm\u00e1ln\u00ed\u201c. Nejsou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jsou do zna\u010dn\u00e9 m\u00edry produktem prost\u0159ed\u00ed, ve kter\u00e9m jsme vyrostli. \u010cesk\u00e9 d\u00edt\u011b nap\u0159\u00edklad velmi pravd\u011bpodobn\u011b v\u00ed, \u017ee existuje Slovensko. V\u00ed, kde je N\u011bmecko. V\u00ed, \u017ee Polsko je na severu a Rakousko na jihu. Pro\u010d? Proto\u017ee to pot\u0159ebuje.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stejn\u011b jako Ameri\u010dan pravd\u011bpodobn\u011b mnohem l\u00e9pe v\u00ed, kde le\u017e\u00ed <strong>Iowa, Alabama, Oregon nebo Arizona.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A kdybychom za\u010dali \u010cech\u016fm pokl\u00e1dat ot\u00e1zky z americk\u00e9 geografie, mo\u017en\u00e1 bychom se tak\u00e9 nesta\u010dili divit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ot\u00e1zka:<\/strong> Hlavn\u00ed m\u011bsto USA?<br><strong>Odpov\u011b\u010f:<\/strong> \u201eNew York.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A najednou jsme zase doma. Proto\u017ee <strong>Nikdo nen\u00ed dokonal\u00fd.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ani Ameri\u010dan. Ani \u010cech. A mo\u017en\u00e1 je nejv\u011bt\u0161\u00ed rozd\u00edl v tom, \u017ee Evropan se b\u011bhem sv\u00e9ho \u017eivota mus\u00ed nau\u010dit, \u017ee sv\u011bt je velk\u00fd. Ameri\u010dan se mus\u00ed nau\u010dit, \u017ee sv\u011bt existuje <strong>i za jeho zem\u00ed.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ur\u010dit\u011b si pamatujete sout\u011b\u017e Nikdo nen\u00ed dokonal\u00fd s Ji\u0159\u00edm Krampolem, v n\u00ed\u017e testoval znalosti \u010cech\u016f. Jedna z ot\u00e1zek mn\u011b utkv\u011bla v pam\u011bti dodnes. Fr\u00fddecko-M\u00edste\u010dana se moder\u00e1tor ptal, kdo je to gej\u0161a. Ob\u010dan nev\u00e1hal ani vte\u0159inu: \u201eGej\u0161a? To\u017e to jest te\u017e kurva, ale ne zdej\u0161a.\u201c Z\u00edskal pln\u00fd po\u010det bod\u016f. V Karvin\u00e9 se pro zm\u011bnu ptali ob\u010dana,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ze-zivota"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radim.martynek.cz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radim.martynek.cz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radim.martynek.cz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radim.martynek.cz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radim.martynek.cz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2766"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/radim.martynek.cz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2767,"href":"https:\/\/radim.martynek.cz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2766\/revisions\/2767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radim.martynek.cz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radim.martynek.cz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radim.martynek.cz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}