How are you supposed to tell European countries apart when 99% of them look like amorphous blobs?
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hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 days ago
How are people supposed to tell these states apart when 99% of them look like a 3 year old’s first attempt at drawing a square?
Addition@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
LouNeko@lemmy.world 4 days ago
You don’t have to, just know that we are united by our common hate for The French™
Nythos@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
And we also don’t shorten all of our countries expecting people to know what we meant.
TwanHE@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Only some we dont shorten
greedytacothief@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Is it true that no one hates the French quite like the French?
LouNeko@lemmy.world 3 days ago
A brief summary of the history of Europe.
First thete were the Italians but back then they weren’t called the Italians, back then the were called Roman Empire because it sounded cooler. They set out to conquer the whole world, not knowing that this would also include the small tiny tiny provide of ALL OF CHINA, and India, and Persia. But they came pretty far into Europe’s mainland. But then the were like “It’s to biggus, we can’t governus all thatus, let’s justus leavus.” And then for like 5 minutes everybody could develope their own culture - surprisingly even Britain, but their culture was mostly throwing rocks at Scotts and building boats to escape their women.
So while everybody was cooking, the Spanish decided it would be cool to fall of the edge of the earth, but to everybodies disappointment they just discovered America instead, which was a little less cool because they hoped to stop at India but GPS hadn’t been invented yet.
Then 50 million people died because of the plague.
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Anyway, the Jews survived because not only did they have soap, but contrary to The French™ they actually used it too (this will be important later).
So Jews were suddenly everywhere, and the catholic church didn’t like that. Luckily the catholic church got nerfed into the evangelical church because they offline farmed XP during the crusades and gotten to OP.
So while everybody was busy swimming to America to find out what all the fuzz is about, The French™ decided to conquer Europe but this time with more sass. But then they got too sassy and a bunch of students killed all the rich guys on a mountain. But then they themselves themselves became the rich guys on the mountain. I know shocker.
Then Germany was like “Why are we just like 20 small countries in a trenchcoat instead of being an actual kingdom, yo Austria you in?” And Austria was like “No, fuck you, here take this random painter dude, but carefull, he’s wierdo.”
Then some prince guy was chilling a little bit to conformably outside 6th street, and a Serbian dude was like “He he, don’t mind if I do.” and 360 noscoped him (but only on the 3rd try tho, he had really bad RNG). And then Germany was like “That’s a neat trick, but check this out.” And then 17 Million people died.
After everybody ran out of food and ammo, the weird Austrian painter guy was like “Man all those Jews with their soap, what if we just turn them into soap, hehe”. AND he was salty because he got gassed big time in the first war so he wanted to gas someone back. Then he proceeded to scream “ROUND 2 BABY” and then 80 Million people died.
Afterwards America, the British and Moscow were like “That’s it Germany, 1 was pushing it, but 2 is enough, you don’t get to be a country any more”. Weirdly even The French™ had a say in this even tho they lost their whole country in the pre-game.
But Japan was like “We wirru neveru surrenderu.” but made the mistake to attack Americas boats (they really love their boats). So America decided to drop 2 Suns on them and then they were finally like “OK, we surrenderu”. And that’s how anime got invented.
America had its Emo phase and decided to hurt itself by dropping 2000 Suns on Nevada (which explains a lot) and some Islands. Japan thinks that we made a giant lizard they call Gojira, but nobody tell them that we just made that up.
Moscows Nevada was Kazakhstan and they also dropped 2000 suns there until they almost lit the atmosphere on fire on some Island because they laced their scientists coffee with vodka.
Meanwhile in Ukraine a nuclear reactor exploded, and soap wouldn’t cut it this time. So while Russia were fixing that they ran out if money to fix the cracks in the wall that divided Germany so a bunch of hippies could just break it down with their bare hands. So Germany could finally be a country again. Everybody was skeptic at first until they started making cars and then everybody just couldn’t stay mad at them anymore.
Moscow in the meantime was like “Everybody for themselves” and broke the USSR up into a bunch of countries that all look and sound the same but are irrational angry with each other.
The US and Britain then said to Russia “OK we will not station our Suns right at your doorstep in Ukraine if you stop eyeballin in for like 5 seconds.” And Russia said “OK, hehe”.
Then Russia was still like “Is for me ^///^” and took a big chunk of the Ukraine making it look weirdly unsymmetrical on the map. Strangely everybody was kind of Ok with that.
Then they tried to go for doubles and take the whole thing, but this time everybody went “Nuh uh”, ordered a bunch of toy drones from Temu, superglued some grenades to them and showed them that “War really has Changed”. So this has been going on for like 3 years now.
And this is exactly why we hate The French™
Also somehow the Nazis have returned.
hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 days ago
Italy looks like a boot. Finland is a woman waving. Scandinavia is a cock-
Nasan@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
I’ve been told that Iran is supposed to look like a cat but I just don’t see it.
flames5123@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Most US states are the size of EU countries. We don’t know the “states” of EU countries because those are like counties in our states, and most people barely know all of their own state’s counties because there are too many.
wieson@feddit.org 3 days ago
Empty landmass isn’t the only important thing.
I.e. Florida, the third most populous US state (21M), is about half the size of the whole of Germany.
But Germany’s most populous state (North Rhine - Westphalia / NRW) has a pop of 18M.
It’s waaaaay smaller, but the n of inhabitants is comparable.
To the point: I don’t think , it’s necessary to know the names of foreign states. But it’s good to know roughly what’s going on in the world. It is no secret, that US Americans are exceptionally caught in their own bubble.
TheBrideWoreCrimson@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
Or, for another perspective: In terms of population, Ohio and Belgium are pretty much equal, but the former has 4x the area.
Etterra@discuss.online 3 days ago
Most euros have no goddamn idea just how huge the US actually is.
Q: Why don’t Americans travel abroad? A: That’s a 12+ hour flight I can’t afford to go somewhere I don’t speak the language. I barely live paycheck to paycheck if I’m lucky.
Q: Why don’t Americans speak other languages? A: I can drive for up to and over 1,000 miles in almost any direction and everybody still speaks English. The exception is most of Mexico. And some of Quebec, but that’s because some of them are just assholes.
Q: Is America really that big? A: All of Europe could fit inside the continental 48 states alone, with room left over for desert. We have literally every biome here, more vacation options than you could fit into a human lifetime of just visiting them all, and we import all the best stuff from everywhere else. There’s no practical reason to leave the country, and we don’t have to mess with border crossings in-country. Until recent years we didn’t need passports at all, in country. Now the TSA demands them (or the Real ID equivalent) for some security theater political bullshit reason, but that’s flying domestically only.
MadBob@feddit.nl 3 days ago
Most euros have no goddamn idea just how huge the US actually is.
We do, because Americans never stop bleating on about it.
dufkm@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Baaaa.
Miaou@jlai.lu 3 days ago
Calling people who don’t speak English assholes, and then whining about being labeled close-minded.
guiguinofake@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
And some of Quebec, but that’s because some of them are just assholes.
It’s not just some of Québec that speaks french, it’s most of it. Our only official language is french. Sorry if it inconveniences you that other countries have their own culture.
galanthus@lemmy.world 3 days ago
“all of Europe could fit inside the 48 continental states alone” - are you sure about that, fam?
Maybe if you had a clue about what is going on outside of your country you would want to leave it, but alas, you don’t.
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 3 days ago
All of Europe can actually fit inside of Texas. Three times, even. Little known fact. You can even also fit Russia there, although there might be a little bit sticking out.
Several Texas people told me this, so it might be true.
PugJesus@lemmy.world 3 days ago
“all of Europe could fit inside the 48 continental states alone” - are you sure about that, fam?
Not far off.
ryper@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
We have literally every biome here, more vacation options than you could fit into a human lifetime of just visiting them all
Americans just don’t have enough vacation days; Europeans might be able to manage it.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
Yes, countries are generally too big.
ReanuKeeves@lemm.ee 4 days ago
I could tell you that’s Alabama but my problem is I would have no idea that face was supposed to mean something, it looks like a blank stare to me
Maggoty@lemmy.world 4 days ago
It could also be a look of slight surprise, like “really? That’s the excuse you’re going with?” But in context it’s definitely supposed to be sensual.
ReanuKeeves@lemm.ee 4 days ago
Her face reads as anything from listening to me explain the original 151 pokemon to sitting on a bus thinking about what to make for dinner
PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Context
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
to be fair to georgia, the bottom is shaped like that because of a river.
SupraMario@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I was under the impression a lot of states use rivers or water ways as state lines. Guessing it was that way as it was easiest before gps.
finitebanjo@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Each state had to agree on the boundaries, and as with all of human history they were quite possessive and possibly greedy.
Agent641@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I like how that one state has a thin slice that stops Texas from touching the two above it.
ThomasCrappersGhost@feddit.uk 3 days ago
Doesn’t matter. Just take the piss the same.
BetaBlake@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Pretty easy when you grow up learning a thing
FelixCress@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Really? Have you learned about German states at school?
anomnom@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
Nope, but I think there may be Bavaria, Westfalia, Saxony? Can’t think of any others at the moment but I assume there are a couple more.
It’s a bit trickier, since Germany was still divided when I was in grade school.
weker01@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Yea, there are 13 more
joelfromaus@aussie.zone 3 days ago
It’s weird, Australian schools didn’t teach them either… does the rest of the world exist, perhaps?
FelixCress@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I would be careful telling them that. If you also add that a vast majority of the world use metric system, their heads may explode…