What is wrong with people asking questions? Would you rather they assume they know what you are talking about? I know the location of many countries, but I still ask questions about the cultures and lifestyle. Hell, I'm a true city girl, I ask people from other regions of the U.S., what it is like to live there. No question is a stupid question when a person is trying to increase their knowledge of a subject.
I think the point of Frisky's post is: Don't Assume.