What part of the US do you live in?

In OP’s case it’s to the east.

Perhaps it would be better to try to compare European and US knowledge of Africa - that’s neutral ground.

Europeans do learn the location of the states at school though. It might not stick with everyone, but we are expected to know it.

So what depth are we talking about?

But we do know the states, right? I remember my highschool friend not being alowed to go to a party unless she told her dad which states were neighbors of Burundi.

Europeans learn about countries all around the world, though, not just European ones. States, their capitals, physical geography, natural resources, production and export, a bit of etnography, culture and anything noteworthy. Not everything sticks with everyone, of course, but people here do get quite a good basic overview.

Is this not taught in the US?

And serenity is nowhere to be found.

Self image has been destroyed by both social and classic media under any regime - I’m pre-social media and my self image was just as bad. But yeah, I agree that social media carry the torch now.