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    Yeah. I had a few good laughs. (Also, I don't think I'd be much better at labeling Europe)
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    Hah! I like that half of them don't recognize Michigan, even though we have one of the most distinctive shapes!
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      I love that one person put Alabama for three whole states. And only one person knew where Missouri is. Also, someone labeled Hawaii as "Baked Alaska." :XD laugh:

      Almost everyone knew where California and Florida is, though.

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        Hahaha!!!! That's hilarious!!! I love the one with the whole midwest labeled "nothing is here".
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          Originally posted by Hawkfeathers View Post
          Hahaha!!!! That's hilarious!!! I love the one with the whole midwest labeled "nothing is here".
          I didn't even notice that! Honestly, that's not too far from the truth.

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            Quite frankly, why should a random English person care about knowing all of the states of the US? Putting aside the absurd number (52? Come on, I doubt the average American could even point out London on a map), they don't live there and have no real reason to give a damn about which random crappy Mid-Western state is which.

            This isn't a testament to English ignorance, just to American arrogance.

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              Originally posted by Aeran View Post
              Putting aside the absurd number (52?
              There's only 50 states.

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                Originally posted by Aeran View Post
                Quite frankly, why should a random English person care about knowing all of the states of the US? Putting aside the absurd number (52? Come on, I doubt the average American could even point out London on a map), they don't live there and have no real reason to give a damn about which random crappy Mid-Western state is which.

                This isn't a testament to English ignorance, just to American arrogance.
                I wasn't making a comment about their education. As I pointed out, I couldn't do better given a map of Europe. I just found some of the responses humorous. Which is why I posted it in the LOL portion of the forum.
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                I wondered if he could ever understand that it was a blessing, not a sin, to be graced with more than one love.
                It could be complicated; of course it could be complicated. And it opened one up to the possibility of more pain and loss.
                Still, it was a blessing I would never relinquish. Love, genuine love, was always a cause for joy.
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                Service to your fellows is the root of peace.

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                  Originally posted by Arella View Post
                  I didn't even notice that! Honestly, that's not too far from the truth.
                  I know! That's what I mean! LOL
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                    Seems more to be a test of a sense of humor than a testament of anything...

                    The whole project was having a group of Americans label a map of Europe too. The 'murican maps of Canada they did a couple years ago were pretty funny.

                    Some graphic designer did a map of what various countries think of other countries, whic is pretty funny, sad, and interesting all at the same time...I'll see if I can find it later.
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                      Originally posted by Munin-Hugin View Post
                      There's only 50 states.
                      My point exactly.

                      I know California because Hollywood & the 60's, New York because it's New York, Washington because it's where Seattle is (which is where Kurt Cobain is from), Texas because it's pretty hard to miss, Utah because Mormons creep me out and Florida because I used to watch a lot of documentaries about drugs.

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                        Originally posted by Aeran View Post
                        Seattle ... (which is where Kurt Cobain is from)
                        He was born and raised in Aberdeen, but hated it. As everyone should because it's boring and terrible. "From" implies origin, "lived" would be more accurate.
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                          Originally posted by thalassa View Post
                          The 'murican maps of Canada they did a couple years ago were pretty funny.
                          I actually know all the provinces, but other than BC (North Washington), Nova Scotia (Vikings Were Here) the Yukon (Snowland), & Quebec (North French New York) I'm not sure what order they're in.
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                            Originally posted by Ophidia View Post
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                              In Canada, I definately mix up Alberta and Saskatchewan (this is no insult Canada, I also mix up New Hampshire and Vermont, New Mexico and Arizona, and (if I didn't know where the Mississippi River was, I'd mix up Alabama and Mississipi) and generally I forget New Brunswick. In Europe I have issues with remembering which coutry is which from the break up of the former USSR--it was a lot easier when more of the map could be labeled "Commies" (I found the "Mapping Stereotypes" project I was looking for). In Africa, I don't remember which of the little western coast countries between Mauritania and Nigeria is which (plus, with a totally blank map vs a blank map with a word bank, I'd probably forget a few of them and a couple others), and in South America I mix up Uraguay and Paraguay as well as Guyana, Surinam, and French Guiana.

                              Almost everything I know about geography, I learned in the 90's from cartoons (and a Civics teacher that wouldn't pass anyone that couldn't completely label a world map of the current UN member nations--and you needed Civics to graduate).




                              ...I think the prospect of labeling a world map with what you first think of about that country/region/state is interesting--like a word association game

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