"Don't know much about history..." -- Sam Cooke, 'Wonderful World'

Politics Whilst the fact that Suzanne Shaw didn't know who the US Presidential candidates were is shocking (as Keris says "But that surely means she hasn't read a newspaper, watched the news or looked at a news website for - what? - three months? Six months?") what's even less impressive is that she thought it ok to actually admit to not knowing. Something I learnt from an early age is that, with the exception of conversations in education establishments, if you don't know something and it seems like something you really should know, do not, that is DO NOT admit to not knowing it.

Depending on how the question was phrased, Suzanne could have said "Well I've been too busy with the ice dance to keep up with the policies" or "I was always brought up on the premise that you shouldn't talk about religion or politics" or if she was in a particularly smart mood "since it's in the US, my opinion doesn't mean that much anyway..." all of which would have hidden the fact that really she had no idea what the interviewer was talking about. Besides, I probably have more of an idea about global politics than British at the moment. Don't dare ask me to name anyone in our cabinet... oops ...

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