Quote Originally Posted by escherblacksmith View Post
A degree (or multiple) does not a worldly person make. I have known many a Masters holder (or doctorate, for that matter) who couldn't place Afghanistan on a map or explain, in even the most basic of terms, the history of a given western nation. Much less eastern. Education usually covers what you need to know, or what they think you need to know. In general it is as bad and usually problematic to assume knowledge from someone seemingly knowledgable as to assume ignorance from anyone else.
I have also found that many times those who are highly educated, while incredibly knowledgable about their chosen field, are much less informed about other fields. It's one of the drawbacks of specialization.