General Ignorance
I have grand parents that live in America, we used to visit them pretty much every summer from the age of 8 - 16. As a chance for the parents to get some peace of mind, my siblings and I were enrolled in some of the summer sports programs they have going on.

Whilst many of the questions we were asked were sensible... here are some of the notable exceptions.

Do you know the Queen?

My cousin lives in England, John, do you know him? (This was asked many times about many different relatives from many different people over the years.)

Do you have snow in England?

Is there mud in England?

Is there a Sun in England?

Do you have parents in England?

These questions were asked in earnest, from kids aged 12-15. I may not be the smartest crayon in the drawer. But really...
(TheASK, Thu 30 Aug 2012, 19:11, 4 replies)

Bless em
Was in Dallas a few years back and my colleague was chatting dutifully to the lady coach driver about the weather and such. "Do you have thunderstorms in England?" she asked. He assured her we didn't.
( custardthehedgehog, Thu 30 Aug 2012, 19:49, closed)

So looking forward to my opportunity for this
Off to The Bahamas shortly for a group thing where I'm likely to be the only Brit among 30-40 Merkins.

Might try the ploy an old Uni mate of my brother's did on his gap year in France, explaining to any fromage-muncher that "Morning, wanker" was a polite form of greeting an Englishman.
( Snappyuk gets BIGGER with free sample., Thu 30 Aug 2012, 20:35, closed)

I was once asked quite randomly by
a gentleman in Canada i was chatting too during an ascent up a rock face if I knew a business contact of his seeing as I lived in the same country. I think I was more surprised than he was when I did!
( number5 has been fighting tramps and losing., Thu 30 Aug 2012, 20:55, closed)

Got asked if we had spoons in England once.
Knives and forks of course, but spoons? Well....
( Jimbuktu See? Right here, Thu 30 Aug 2012, 22:25, closed)