Well, here’s some food for thought. It occurred to BuzzFeed to send someone with no prior SW experience to see TFA.
Well, I’d like to hear it from somewhere other than Buzzfeed.
This is more what I was looking for: http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/im/2015/12/what_the_force_awakens_is_like_if_it_s_your_first_star_wars.html
JEDIT: Beware, there be spoilers in that article.