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I'm British and I don't really agree. Any one of your states is about as big as an average country and with the disparity of laws in the US kind of functions as an erzatz nation. Keep it up.
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Hyperlynx posted:In the context of "people from around the world!", it's out of place. Who the gently caress cares? The cameraman asked them "Where are you from?" and they answered. Jesus Christ goons.
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ShineDog posted:I'm British and I don't really agree. Any one of your states is about as big as an average country and with the disparity of laws in the US kind of functions as an erzatz nation. Keep it up. You might say its some sort of Union of several independent States
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Jan 3, 2016 03:14
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Hyperlynx posted:What's with people from the US introducing themselves by what state they're from? Nobody outside the US cares, or even knows where those states are. Same reason people from the EU say what state they're from.
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Jan 3, 2016 03:23
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Byzantine posted:Same reason people from the EU say what state they're from. Lolno, i don't introduce myself as being from "France, Languedoc-Roussillon".
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Jan 3, 2016 03:29
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ninjahedgehog posted:Who the gently caress cares? The cameraman asked them "Where are you from?" and they answered. Jesus Christ goons. Not empty quoting.
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HenryEx posted:Lolno, i don't introduce myself as being from "France, Languedoc-Roussillon". So, like, when someone asks you where you're from you go "france" and then they're like "well yeah, we're in France but I mean where do you live?" and you just go  ?
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Jan 3, 2016 03:33
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titties posted:So, like, when someone asks you where you're from you go "france" and then they're like "well yeah, we're in France but I mean where do you live?" and you just go That makes total sense. There's a French Christmas movie where a kids parents are kidnapped in Africa. Not a specific nation, just Africa.
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Jan 3, 2016 03:36
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titties posted:So, like, when someone asks you where you're from you go "france" and then they're like "well yeah, we're in France but I mean where do you live?" and you just go I'm not from France, so
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Jan 3, 2016 03:46
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It's 330 million people in a country twice the size of the EU - being a little more specific is good and useful.
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Jan 3, 2016 03:47
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Do you guys have any idea how huge the universe is? Just tell what galaxy you are from and I'm good.
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Jan 3, 2016 04:09
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i don't think i've ever met an American that did that. They would say "U.S." and then i'd ask them from which state and i'd do a stupid accent making fun of that location. I think i've only met Americans when drunk so that also affects the way i approach them.
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Mans posted:i don't think i've ever met an American that did that. They would say "U.S." and then i'd ask them from which state and i'd do a stupid accent making fun of that location. We only exist when you're drunk.
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Jan 3, 2016 04:11
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Germans will often tell you the state they're from.
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Jan 3, 2016 04:21
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So if I meet someone from Scotland, they're going to tell me they're British and not Scottish, right? Riiiight.
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Jan 3, 2016 04:24
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Maybe if you guys could claim some real loving square mileage you'd understand. Instead you have the UK (literally an island, know what else is an island? Hawaii, and that's our newest State. Big S.) and a bunch of countries where I could lay the members of my extended family east to west and cross borders. Know where you can't do that? America, sea to signing sea, motherfucker.
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Bip Roberts posted:Germans will often tell you the state they're from. We normally refer to the nearest big city when asked where we come from. Except maybe the Bavarians.
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My goddamn driveway is bigger than some European countries
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Lurking Haro posted:We normally refer to the nearest big city when asked where we come from.
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Jan 3, 2016 04:52
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The United States really is 50 totally distinct states, which is why trying to get any cohesive national policies is impossible. Alaska, Alabama, California, New York (and NYC within New York), Kansas, Hawaii, and Texas are all technically part of the same country but have radically different environments, climates, politics, and cultural norms. Apart from general stuff like a common language and federal laws, Texas and Maine are practically as different as France and Germany.
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Malachite_Dragon posted:My goddamn driveway is bigger than some European countries Don't bring your mother into the discussion.
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America is way to wasteful with space. You could fit like three or four Europes into the US but they don't even have half the population of Europe. I mean sure Europe hasn't been relevant to the world in at least 50 years but at least they're good with population density. Not as good as the Asians though, those guys know how to really cram people in.
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FreudianSlippers posted:America is way to wasteful with space. You could fit like three or four Europes into the US but they don't even have half the population of Europe. I mean sure Europe hasn't been relevant to the world in at least 50 years but at least they're good with population density. Not as good as the Asians though, those guys know how to really cram people in. Yeah, but do you want to live in Kansas?
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Jan 3, 2016 05:35
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FreudianSlippers posted:Most people know where the famous states like Florida, New York, Texas, California, Louisiana, Alaska, and Nevada are. The unimportant states in the middle are a complete mystery to all but geography nerds. I'm a little late but why in the christ is Nevada famous? There is one place in Nevada and even that sucks when you've been there for longer than a weekend.
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I enjoyed this way too much https://www.youtube.com/embed/tmYrWXhFf4c
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Jan 3, 2016 05:46
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thespaceinvader posted:Of particular note the speeding red light running motorcyclist whose helmet cam ends up INSIDE the car he rear-ends. Definitely speeding, but the motorcyclist had the green. The red light was for the advance left turn.
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Jan 3, 2016 05:47
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Depressio111117 posted:I'm a little late but why in the christ is Nevada famous? There is one place in Nevada and even that sucks when you've been there for longer than a weekend. There is also Tahoe and it is better than Vegas 
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Depressio111117 posted:I'm a little late but why in the christ is Nevada famous? There is one place in Nevada and even that sucks when you've been there for longer than a weekend.
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titties posted:There is also Tahoe and it is better than Vegas Tahoe is certainly better than Vegas but Nevada shares joint custody of it (and let's be honest, is a weekend dad).
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FreudianSlippers posted:America is way to wasteful with space. You could fit like three or four Europes into the US but they don't even have half the population of Europe. I mean sure Europe hasn't been relevant to the world in at least 50 years but at least they're good with population density. Not as good as the Asians though, those guys know how to really cram people in. I think it's because of how the land was colonized. The New England area is heavily populated because it was where the original 13 colonies were located, but the rest of the land was sparsely populated by "native" tribes (it's weird to even call them natives, as they also came from Eurasia and just colonized it millenia before Europeans). So when white colonists started pushing westward, they were just setting up farms and towns across a very vast, empty land. California became popular enough to become a major cultural center, but the rest of the country has huge swaths of empty space surrounding small nexuses. On the other hand, Europe has had the majority of the existence of human civilization to grow a large population and fill in all the cracks.
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imagine there's no countries I wonder if you can
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chitoryu12 posted:I think it's because of how the land was colonized. The New England area is heavily populated because it was where the original 13 colonies were located, but the rest of the land was sparsely populated by "native" tribes (it's weird to even call them natives, as they also came from Eurasia and just colonized it millenia before Europeans). tell us more
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Alright this entire page has been dumb, goddamn goons. But, it did get us this, so..chitoryu12 posted:I think it's because of how the land was colonized. The New England area is heavily populated because it was where the original 13 colonies were located, but the rest of the land was sparsely populated by "native" tribes (it's weird to even call them natives, as they also came from Eurasia and just colonized it millenia before Europeans) But really: ninjahedgehog posted:Who the gently caress cares? The cameraman asked them "Where are you from?" and they answered. Jesus Christ goons.
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Jan 3, 2016 07:49
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People trying to make fun of the United states of america are the same idiot fuckers who started the rumor that women don't like sex with huge penised men and actually prefer tiny baby dicks.
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RandomBlue posted:We only exist when you're drunk.
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Depressio111117 posted:I'm a little late but why in the christ is Nevada famous? There is one place in Nevada and even that sucks when you've been there for longer than a weekend. Whores, gambling, silver, gold.
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oldpainless posted:People trying to make fun of the United states of america are the same idiot fuckers who started the rumor that women don't like sex with huge penised men and actually prefer tiny baby dicks. I actually hope this one is true tbh
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I once crossed a great ocean to visit family in a magical kingdom called America. I spent 1 week in Pittsburgh with a day trip to Philly. Those are all the things I know about America. Sea to shining sea, you are all Pittsburgers to me.
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