America explained to our foreign friends (map)

[Singh]

This pretty much covers it. 



(all in good humor, folks  )

[kirk13]

I remember that map from my school days!Nice to see it again 

[Nhoj]

I like the New York and not New York. I live near Rochester NY but when I lived in Tennessee every time I said I'm from New York the person I was talking to immediately assumed New York City.

[kkokkolis]

I love New York. It's so European. Philadelphia even more. Both so different from the rest US I visited (10-12 states).
If US was in Europe it would be divided in 50 countries, it would have fought a hundred wars inland and Germans would govern.


Ἄφοβον ὁ θεός, ἀνύποπτον ὁ θάνατος· καὶ τ’ ἀγαθὸν μὲν εὔκτητον, τὸ δὲ δεινὸν εὐκαρτέρητον.
Φιλόδημος Γαδαρεύς

[jerseydevil]

I like the New York and not New York. I live near Rochester NY but when I lived in Tennessee every time I said I'm from New York the person I was talking to immediately assumed New York City.

When I went to school in your neck of the woods people thought I was from the City.  When I'm in other parts of the country and someone asks if I'm from NYC, I want to  them!  Do I sound like I'm from Noo Yawk?  Hell no!  In fact, I don't have an accent at all!  Allayouse guys tawk funny, aight? 

I love New York. It's so European. Philadelphia even more. Both so different from the rest US I visited (10-12 states).
If US was in Europe it would be divided in 50 countries, it would have fought a hundred wars inland and Germans would govern.


Ἄφοβον ὁ θεός, ἀνύποπτον ὁ θάνατος· καὶ τ’ ἀγαθὸν μὲν εὔκτητον, τὸ δὲ δεινὸν εὐκαρτέρητον.
Φιλόδημος Γαδαρεύς

 

[Chako]

I have never been to New York City...but spent a lot of childhood summertime around the Adirondacks, mostly around Lake George and Lake Placid back in the 70s, when there were lots of small family amusement parks such as Gaslight Village, Storytown, Frontier Town, Santa's Workshop, and House of 1000 animals.

[Gareth]

Oh no, no chance of this thread offending lots of our members, none whatsoever.

just play nice folks.

[Bensasupertool]

John is no alone. I told all the southern folk I was from Vermont during my short stint in SC. I myself was tired of everyone thinking im from NYC when I told then im from upstate NY. Id say Haynersville NY and somehow that translated to Harlem.

[Nhoj]

I have never been to New York City...but spent a lot of childhood summertime around the Adirondacks, mostly around Lake George and Lake Placid back in the 70s, when there were lots of small family amusement parks such as Gaslight Village, Storytown, Frontier Town, Santa's Workshop, and House of 1000 animals.

I just drove by Santa's Workshop when going to climb mountains! That was the only vacation my grandfather ever took as a kid.

[Nhoj]

This map is pretty accurate. Especially Florida.

[captain spaulding]

Oh no, no chance of this thread offending lots of our members, none whatsoever.

just play nice folks.

 




It's alright, I think we are all appreciate a good laugh. 

[Gareth]

I trust you guys completely.  Honest.

[Aloha]

John is no alone. I told all the southern folk I was from Vermont during my short stint in SC. I myself was tired of everyone thinking im from NYC when I told then im from upstate NY. Id say Haynersville NY and somehow that translated to Harlem.

HILARIOUS 

[detron]

Map looks good to me.  I grew up in North Carolina, and now I live in Wisconsin.   


The one thing I do hate is how my boss a few years ago said, AND I QUOTE

"you cannot apply for an EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity) position, you are from the south"


    

What I should have said was

well, you cannot work for for US Military, you are from German lineage.   makes just as much sense

[Monrogue]

So I'm Canadian

[Nhoj]

So I'm Canadian

And I'm not from New York. While your in Canada why don't you take a trip to Halifax? I heard some geek lives there who likes plier-ma-thingys.

[Monrogue]

So I'm Canadian

And I'm not from New York. While your in Canada why don't you take a trip to Halifax? I heard some geek lives there who likes plier-ma-thingys.

Well at least you didn't just find out you're Canadian.  Now I can't enjoy the "Blame Canada" song

[Chako]

Oh yes you can. It is one of our guilty pleasures. 

[Ashley]

I like the New York and not New York. I live near Rochester NY but when I lived in Tennessee every time I said I'm from New York the person I was talking to immediately assumed New York City.

When I went to school in your neck of the woods people thought I was from the City.  When I'm in other parts of the country and someone asks if I'm from NYC, I want to  them!  Do I sound like I'm from Noo Yawk?  Hell no!  In fact, I don't have an accent at all!  Allayouse guys tawk funny, aight? 

I love New York. It's so European. Philadelphia even more. Both so different from the rest US I visited (10-12 states).
If US was in Europe it would be divided in 50 countries, it would have fought a hundred wars inland and Germans would govern.


Ἄφοβον ὁ θεός, ἀνύποπτον ὁ θάνατος· καὶ τ’ ἀγαθὸν μὲν εὔκτητον, τὸ δὲ δεινὸν εὐκαρτέρητον.
Φιλόδημος Γαδαρεύς

 

Accent?? You??? YES!!!!! Now, me on the other hand nope ain't got un.

[Monrogue]

Oh yes you can. It is one of our guilty pleasures. 

Oh sweet

[Etherealicer]

According to many Documentations from Lalaland this is not the US but the WORLD.

[Mercury]

I agree with the comment about new york being "so european".  It's hardly a representation of the broad majority of the US.  We aren't all that way, there are quite a few down to earth folks here in the US.  Not where I'm currently at in Colorado mind you, but in Texas and Montana I've known some really awesome people who actually understand that England and Europe are not the same thing.  New York city might as well be a whole different country, the way they act there.

[thebullfrog]

Hey! This whole thread needs to be shut down. After all these years I never expected to see something so insulting here on MTO. The moderators should be ashamed of letting something like this slide.

I live in Illinois and it has a LOT more going on than just Chicago: it has...um...and...uhhhh, well WHATEVER! I've also lived in Wisconsin and people who think it only has cheese have obviously never been there! it's filled with....stuff, and...things.....and....oh smurf it, the map accurate, carry on.

[kkokkolis]

To give our US friends some relief, here's Europe, according to Greeks first

And Germans

Italians

French

Spaniards

Swiss

Brittish

Americans

Russians

Polish

Turks

The Vatican

And Sylvio!



Just for a laugh, I don't  endorse any of  it. 

[Nhoj]

I like how on the US one Spain is Mexico.

[AHB]

"Bitter Nuts Pagan LEGO Vikings" sounds just about right..

[derekmac]

LOL, these are great!

[Etherealicer]

As a Swiss I noticed that Americans never can keep Switzerland and Sweden apart.
True story, I have now set up Dell computers and for the third time in something more than a year. They always come preset with:
Language: German (Switzerland)
Units and Currency: Switzerland
Keyboard: Sweden 

Don't worry nobody here can name more than a handful of US-States, and most think that Ill-i-noise is a punk-rock band.

[Etherealicer]

"Bitter Nuts Pagan LEGO Vikings" sounds just about right..

Numb, rude, chocolate, clock, world (), banks, cash, papal-guards. I think they forgot clean, tidy, punctilious, uptight, 'on time' and hey where is VICTORINOX?

[Gareth]

(Image removed from quote.)

Evil Federated Empire of Europe.