Holy shit I had to google that. My confusion was caused by the fact in Portuguese (at least in Brazil) this same continent is called Oceania. I just discovered a new Continent.
Edit: Seems only the English world use Australia as continent
The land mass is pretty large on its own giving it continent status, but the who of it sits on a single continental plate if my memory serves me right.
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Echinoderm@aussie.zone · 37 pts · 2y
Have you also been forgetting to covert votes to metric before you send them?
For reference:
1 upvote = 2.2 nah yeahs
1 downvote = 2.2 yeah nahs
CaptKoala@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 2y
This conversion has my support.
Zozano@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
For the uninitiated:
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 2y
Me realizing I've actually been upvoting Australians this whole time
Veedem@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 2y
This is so incredibly stupid but I love it
gazby@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 2y
Take my angry Australian upvote 😝 (actually am upvoting because currently in North America)
LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
funny how Australia originated as a continent where criminals were banished to.
Hundreds of years later everything has changed and everyone in the world adores Australians.
angrymouse@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
Why everyone calls Australia a continent? Not trying to be a dick, I actually wants to understand, I see this frequently.
Stache_@lemmy.ml · 19 pts · 2y
Because it’s both a continent and a country.
angrymouse@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
Holy shit I had to google that. My confusion was caused by the fact in Portuguese (at least in Brazil) this same continent is called Oceania. I just discovered a new Continent.
Edit: Seems only the English world use Australia as continent
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceania
5too@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Ahh... I've heard of Oceania as a region, I didn't realize it could refer to a continent!
LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
When I was 9 years old I learned in elementary school that Australia is both a continent and a country.
angrymouse@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
And you are smart, I'm proud of you
psion1369@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
The land mass is pretty large on its own giving it continent status, but the who of it sits on a single continental plate if my memory serves me right.
Gbagginsthe3rd@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Hahaha that’s hilarious you heard it often but never took them seriously
ininewcrow@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 2y
Can't we just upvote and downvote simultaneously? So that we won't upset anyone?
Neil@lemmy.ml · 13 pts · 2y
I gave you 50 upvotes and downvotes to show support for this idea.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
I updownvoted you for that.
AnonWyo@startrek.website · 4 pts · 2y
So the drop bears actually float up?
EfreetSK@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
): ʎɹɹos ɯ,I
ForestOrca@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y
I'm sorry Australia! Please come back. We can be AmerAustralia, together, watching while the other sleeps, as was meant to be.
Brainsploosh@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Oh, so that's why! Here I thought y'all were shufflin