| dandiggler | 06 Oct 2010 7:26 a.m. PST |
I found this really interesting and humorous at the same time (Proto-Americans). link |
 Saber6   | 06 Oct 2010 7:45 a.m. PST |
I want to see the versions of North America |
| CLDISME | 06 Oct 2010 7:55 a.m. PST |
I want to see the versions of North America This is all you need to know about the US. link |
| Terrement | 06 Oct 2010 8:23 a.m. PST |
With the stereotypes, it reminded me of the joke about the differences between heaven and hell. Heaven has British Police, Italian cooks, German mechanics, French lovers and is organized by the Swiss, while in hell you have German Police, British cooks, French mechanics, Swiss lovers and is organized by the Italians Notice that the folks over on this side of the pond apparently don't fit in well in either place… CLDISME, Interesting map – I remember my Mom (from Connecticut – "soda" country) telling the story of her first visit to Rochester NY ("pop" country) ordering a drink and being surprised when they brought her a glass of club soda. I think what is really interesting about the map are the little out of synch "islands" where their terminology is so far afield from everyone else around them. JJ |
| Shagnasty | 06 Oct 2010 9:18 a.m. PST |
It's that immigration thing for Texas. Them furriners from the other states bring their funny language and accents down here. |
| CLDISME | 06 Oct 2010 9:32 a.m. PST |
What is really interesting about the map are the little out of synch "islands" I think I can explain the "Soda Island" around Milwaukee. There is a local beverage company called Jolly Good Soda that sells just as well as the big boys. So the locals are conditioned to say "Soda." I presume the same is true for St. Louis and Vess Soda. |
| Patrick R | 06 Oct 2010 11:40 a.m. PST |
Here's Belgium for beginners YouTube link I'll have to admit it was made by foreigners, the situation on the ground is even worse … but nobody would believe us. |
| Waco Joe | 06 Oct 2010 12:13 p.m. PST |
You can see, I say you can see, the palpable pollution of our fine southern heritage by the encroachment of Yankee parlance in Virginia and North Carolina. |
| Saber6 | 06 Oct 2010 3:02 p.m. PST |
Patrick, is that why the EU is in Brussles? |
| Patrick R | 06 Oct 2010 3:47 p.m. PST |
The EU figured that compared to Belgium they wouldn't look that bad … |
| Lentulus | 06 Oct 2010 3:48 p.m. PST |
30 years old, I remember reading it at the time and thinking it was not too far off. link |
| Jakar Nilson | 07 Oct 2010 1:17 p.m. PST |
Capital of "The Empty Quarter": Denver. Denver? Denver?! Calgary. |
 Parzival | 08 Oct 2010 10:27 a.m. PST |
Seems to me these are maps of the artist's stereotypes— the way he thinks various people view the world. And that, too, is stereotyping, isn't it? |
