I second LEJ's statement. American education includes a history of Europe. Does European education include a history of America? Insular and ignorant people exist to some degree in every country. Regarding the posting of messages without saying what country the person is from... the site began basically with people in the US who compiled the information and created it, then grew to international participation in the forum. Many people who find the site can identify it as being based in the US but are not aware of the global growth of the forum.