I guarantee you that absolutely no one in America is going to confuse Italy for "maybe Croatia?". Absolutely everyone knows Italy is the one that looks like a high-heeled boot, and a very large percentage probably have never even heard of Croatia.
Most americans have no thoughts related to france owning northern africa. I know the joke is that algeria is independent now but most american never knew france ruled that region at all
For some reasons a big part of Africa speaks French. There's even a theory predicting that French could be the most spoken language in the World by the end of the century because of Africa's population growth.
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agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works · 45 pts · 3y
I guarantee you that absolutely no one in America is going to confuse Italy for "maybe Croatia?". Absolutely everyone knows Italy is the one that looks like a high-heeled boot, and a very large percentage probably have never even heard of Croatia.
whatisallthis@lemm.ee · 31 pts · 3y
Damn is Ohio really that popular
name_NULL111653@pawb.social · 9 pts · 3y
Only in Ohio...
MrBusinessII@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 3y
Calling all those states Ohio is a high end insult
TheOctonaut@mander.xyz · 8 pts · 3y
No. An American made both sides of this map, and it shows.
UnverifiedAPK@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 3y
7th largest state by population, behind CA, TX, FL, NY, PA, and IL. Might be popular for Europeans because a lot of immigrants go to Ohio.
fred@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 3y
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abbadon420@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 3y
Not really
EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works · 31 pts · 3y
You guys are wildly overestimating how much Europeans know about Ohio
rockerface@lemm.ee · 29 pts · 3y
I would appreciate if you could move "russia" to the right a bit, thank you very much
Maddison@sh.itjust.works · 19 pts · 3y
can't help, the map was drawn by Comrade Putin
VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf · 8 pts · 3y
That's what Putin did and look how THAT turned out!
Scrof@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 3y
It's "how USA sees" not "how it is irl".
UnverifiedAPK@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 3y
Nah, we know where Ukraine is right now. But I would not have any clue where Georgia was if OP didn't label it...
VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf · 1 pts · 3y
Uvine_Umbra@partizle.com · 1 pts · 3y
Yeah, but ppl i know still place it as ex-ussr fighting for freedom tbh
VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf · 1 pts · 3y
So you would say that it usually ISN'T on your mind even though the devil went down there?
Taako_Tuesday@lemmy.ca · 27 pts · 3y
Most americans have no thoughts related to france owning northern africa. I know the joke is that algeria is independent now but most american never knew france ruled that region at all
Zalack@startrek.website · 3 pts · 3y
I know I learned it in high school at one point but definitely isn't something I would have been able to recall on my own.
abbadon420@lemm.ee · 14 pts · 3y
These are the places that make up the USA:
ipha@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 3y
As a Michigander I am greatly offended.
Infynis@midwest.social · 13 pts · 3y
I'm honestly astounded anyone outside of the US thinks about Ohio at all
Alto@kbin.social · 9 pts · 3y
Honestly it's probably 95% because Ohio has become a meme over the last few years
expatriado@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
always has been
UnverifiedAPK@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 3y
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Flughoernchen@feddit.de · 7 pts · 3y
European here: We don't. No idea where most of that map is supposed to come from.
normal_user@lemmy.one · 1 pts · 3y
Different breed of European here: We do. No idea why but everyone i know seems to know basic ones + Ohio for some reason.
Guy_Fieris_Hair@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 3y
I live in the US and digit Ohio existed
cmbabul@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
As a Georgian, at least y'all didn’t get lumped into Alabama
VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf · 2 pts · 3y
As a European with an American girlfriend who's originally from Cheeseland and now lives in Best Carolina, I'm not thrilled either..
Ioughttamow@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y
Better than Indiana at least..
DustyNipples@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 3y
Replace England with just London
Catweazle@social.vivaldi.net · 2 pts · 3y
@DustyNipples @Maddison, for the USA? Replace the rest of the World with Mexico or Canada
expatriado@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y
Turkish gonna love it
zyratoxx@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 3y
For me personally I would add "Arcadia Bay" to where Oregon is and most Europeans know New Mexico bc of Breaking Bad so maybe add "Meth" there
tacosplease@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Bro I'm American and don't know what Arcadia Bay is
TimeSquirrel@kbin.social · 6 pts · 3y
According to this, Australia is just a body of water? You guys living on makeshift atolls out there or something?
Imgonnatrythis@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y
How can you tell it's water if it's not blue?
UnverifiedAPK@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 3y
Because the sea is black (or is it red?)
TimeSquirrel@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y
Uvine_Umbra@partizle.com · 6 pts · 3y
As an American (Georgian):
Sad there isn't a dot in the middle of germany called NEUTRALITY
Georgia in Europe is annoying so we would call them "joor-jee-yuh" instead, at least in Augusta GA lol.
Oh, we know Ireland, most would often just give them the entire island out of ignorance & laziness tbh.
Sidenote: Ex-USSR bit is pretty effing accurate tho lol
Vitaly@feddit.uk · 6 pts · 3y
Australia now moved to the black sea
Nice_Melt_Pleb@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y
Nah see I've played paradox games, I can label most of those European countries.
FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y
Lmao France all in Africa
joneskind@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
For some reasons a big part of Africa speaks French. There's even a theory predicting that French could be the most spoken language in the World by the end of the century because of Africa's population growth.
hellfire103@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 3y
!map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz
EyIchFragDochNur@feddit.de · 1 pts · 3y
HootinNHollerin@sh.itjust.works · 0 pts · 3y