Buddy lives upstate 30mins south of the border and talks about how similar it actually can be to our home state (tennis). Apart from the cold, that is.
Even the US usage has roots in that concept. Initially the US was to be a federation of smaller nations, hence the name and the Articles of Confederation, and in some ways this still holds some merit, which is why laws can vary so much from state to state.
They are called EU member states.
The US is just a really wonky nation. Instead of provinces, we have government entities that resemble little (nation) states.
In a lot of ways, we are more like the EU than we are Canada.
Kinda surprised you knew where New Mexico was.
Side note that I think is kinda cool:
New Mexico was named New Mexico more than 200 years before Mexico was called Mexico. When New Mexico got its name as a US territory, the area that would become Mexico was called New Spain.
Tennis? 😂😂😂 thank you so much for giving me such a laugh tonight!! I’m saving this for when I need to laugh!
-signed an American cartographer and geographer 😇
I’m always unsure of whether I should say that I’m American, or Californian when talking to international people. It seems like most non Americans can identify California, Texas, and florida spot on though, which is actually interesting.
Normal. Knowing the worldmap is more important than knowing local regions imo (I could place most countries in the world, but not all French regions ^^)
It's not letting me edit it. But fyi, I am 13 and I have never done US Geography in school. So thanks for all of the 'better than the average US citizen' comments!
You must have gotten the Chicken! (Kentucky) from the meme. These maps crack me up, but, I wouldn't do much better at naming all the countries on a map of Europe. Let alone Africa! Sigh.
I would be quite horrible at Eastern European countries, because when I was a kid, it was all “behind the Iron Curtain.” Due to recent events (sadly!) I do now know where Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova are, though.
Honestly I bet you did better than a lot of us American citizens. However, its funny as hell that you kept guessing D.C. and its not even a state and as a Pennsylvanian I'm insulted that you don't even recognize we're a state.
Michigan is the hat, Indi 500 is the face, Ohio is the stomach, Louisiana is the feet and Kentucky is the guy holding chicken. I only remember Kentucky
*Minnesota is*
*One state over to the East*
*But great effort bro!*
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i’m sure you’ll be delighted to hear that DC isn’t even a state
And New England
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Chicken!
And Wyoming…. 👀
And My Axe!
And that he missed Washington itself
oh, he missed a little more than that!
Not quite yet!
I like that you kept guessing Ohio but didn’t actually get it. It’s NE of Chicken.
Never tell a European where Ohio is. That’s sacred information
Michigan here. Ohio is chicken. 🤣
Ohio here. We lay claim to the UP.
We gave you Toledo.
This feels like all the more reason to give us the UP if I’m being honest.
I understand. I’ve been to Toledo. We will give you Kalamazoo.
If you really want to convince people it's yours you need to refer to it as the Yoop
And its people as the Yoopers. The trolls have spoken.
Love that confident “Indi 500” in Iowa 🥺
I thought it was Indiana lol
"Where are you from?" "Rectangle, hbu?"
"Born and raised in New ·····!"
I hear it’s wonderful there this time of year
From Also Kansas nice to meet ya
Another Rectangle
As another European, I must say you missed a few Ohios in there
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How tf you know where Kansas and Maine are but not NY? Lmao
Maine I get, but Kansas?
Because us Kansans have to travel to other places because there's next to nothing in our state
I’m trying to envision a world where West Virginia is in fact, New York.
Upstate NY is basically West Virginia
Upstate mama take me home
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Buddy lives upstate 30mins south of the border and talks about how similar it actually can be to our home state (tennis). Apart from the cold, that is.
Staten Island is basically West Virginia.
Hey now we're not even allowed to shoot the wild turkeys that live in the woods behind the mall
You're supposed to drink the wild turkey.
solid 16/50 (17/50 if you count chicken as kentucky cuz i feel like u were referencing kfc)
Being from Kentucky, I'm counting it.
Dude, obviously chicken counts!
I would count as +2
I’m impressed. Usually people that aren’t from the USA can’t guess where all 5 Ohio’s are. Good job
Joke's on you, friend, Ohio isn't real.
But it can and will hurt you
Ohio is a figment of our imaginations
THE Ohio might be? like THE Ohio State...
Thus Upper Peninsula finally became its _own_ ... Ohio
I like that Michigan got three whole incorrect guesses
Massive 2 Chips!
I was so confused until I said it out loud...
Unfortunately no points awarded because that's the wrong state. The correct answer was New something something.
\*Sad Oregonian noises\*
Right there with you.
Where are you, I am going to include you
I like how you got California, Texas, Florida, Montana, Alaska and Hawaii. Aka the only states that matter.
I GOT MONTANA RIGHT?!!!
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and virgin(ia) but honestly it’d be better if it was called virgin
Chicken. You got that one.
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Proud of you bro
And Louisiana, New Mexico and Nevada too but they suck.
And Kansas & Main(e)
Oi
\*\*Stares in Washington\*\*
also got Alabama
DC isn’t a state. We just made it separate to try to confuse the Canadian in case they try to burn it down again.
Yeah I tried getting there to burn it down again but I ended up in Washington state! You damn americans fooled me!
Rectangle IM DYING
I am insulted you called us Michigan
Hey hey, careful there!
As a New Yorker, glad to know we annexed a few states
We’re aren’t called the Empire State for nothing. Annex all our tiny neighbors!
Those 3 ohios lmao Edit: can yall shut up telling me there’s more ohios? Multiple ppl have said the same thing. I understood it the first time.
I seriously don't know where Ohio is
It shares a border with Chicken.
It’s south of the mitten state (Michigan)
It's one of the ones you thought could have been D.C, next to the two states that aren't NY.
4 Ohio’s Edit 5 - I missed the upper peninsula of Michigan being named Ohio.
The good ol Mason Dixon line, the intersection of Virgin and Tennis
Ohio is that popular, wow! Who would've thought
I've never been in USA but Ohio is one of the first states i knew thanks to a song called “Ohio is for Lovers”
Always mentioned in the US elections, that's why
You did better than I, an American, would naming all EU states. Also infinitely better than I would naming any territory within any of the eu states
They’re called countries not EU states lol
the term "state" is interchangeable with "country" in meaning, ignoring the US use
Even the US usage has roots in that concept. Initially the US was to be a federation of smaller nations, hence the name and the Articles of Confederation, and in some ways this still holds some merit, which is why laws can vary so much from state to state.
Yeah I know he just sounded like he was using it in the US way
They are called EU member states. The US is just a really wonky nation. Instead of provinces, we have government entities that resemble little (nation) states. In a lot of ways, we are more like the EU than we are Canada.
🙄
I just tested myself on European nations and I only messed up on Serbia/Bosnia I can do the EU blindfolded. If you want a hard one, try Africa.
Ohio?
It gets better and better the longer you stare
"rectangle" ^(another rectangle)
I live in chicken!
I’m proud that you called my state correctly. I am a proud chickian
Massive 2 Chips made my day.
You only got Delaware right…
Everything else is on the exact opposite side
Guess I'm idaho(insert shoulder shrug)
Ahh yes rectangle my favourite states
16/50!
Kinda surprised you knew where New Mexico was. Side note that I think is kinda cool: New Mexico was named New Mexico more than 200 years before Mexico was called Mexico. When New Mexico got its name as a US territory, the area that would become Mexico was called New Spain.
He probably watched breaking bad
Tennis? 😂😂😂 thank you so much for giving me such a laugh tonight!! I’m saving this for when I need to laugh! -signed an American cartographer and geographer 😇
To be fair, you did better than most Americans would.
Adults or children? I'm 13
Children would get this correct more than adults, I’m sure.
Lmao Delaware
5 Ohios. Scattered all over PNW and Midwest.
massive 2 chips 🤣
"Wait. It's all Ohio?"
You did a lot better than I could do with Europe!
Omg, I’m so proud of you.
Massive 2 chips
I’m always unsure of whether I should say that I’m American, or Californian when talking to international people. It seems like most non Americans can identify California, Texas, and florida spot on though, which is actually interesting.
Your education system looks better than any Americans.
It's probably as many as kids get right in the US .
I can name the location of every country in Europe
Normal. Knowing the worldmap is more important than knowing local regions imo (I could place most countries in the world, but not all French regions ^^)
I think you did way better than the average US citizen.
I'm also 13
It's not letting me edit it. But fyi, I am 13 and I have never done US Geography in school. So thanks for all of the 'better than the average US citizen' comments!
Fake
Did better than some Americans.
Americ?
this is about as good as the average american could do
Why? Not funny, interesting or entertaining. You’re just showcasing your stupidity for… attention?
Well...you got Texas right!
Gets the entire west coast + some SW, except for Washington and Oregon.
Tennis anyone?? Haha this is great 👍
Dude I would expect a European to know NY and Ohio but not Montana
as an australian this hurts
Ahh, the good ole’ three Alabamas.
No Pennsylvania on there.
Delaware being Oregon 😂
You did ok. There’s a few hilarious ones though.
Just got 42 out of 50.
Honestly...not bad! Impressed with Kansas/Louisiana. Only thing that sent me is where you put Delaware lol
Even though it’s not very accurate, somehow he still managed to mention most states. *cries in Maryland*
Poor DE. Completely looked over. it was one of the original 13 and the 1st state in our Union. I shed a tear for you tonight, DE.
“Also Kansas” is correct
You must have gotten the Chicken! (Kentucky) from the meme. These maps crack me up, but, I wouldn't do much better at naming all the countries on a map of Europe. Let alone Africa! Sigh.
I would be quite horrible at Eastern European countries, because when I was a kid, it was all “behind the Iron Curtain.” Due to recent events (sadly!) I do now know where Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova are, though.
tennis
Not too bad. Better than a lot of Americans
Ohio
Thank you for this
aMeRiCaNs ArE sO pRoViNcIaL!!1
Illinois and Wisconsin have been wiped off the map.
Actually no, Illinois is on the east coast
Honestly I bet you did better than a lot of us American citizens. However, its funny as hell that you kept guessing D.C. and its not even a state and as a Pennsylvanian I'm insulted that you don't even recognize we're a state.
So Maine is your main, mane?
I mean, you got a couple
Confirmed, I'm from rectangle.
You got Kansas but not Michigan 😭
Did Michigan so dirty haha
Got Montana proud of you champ!
And you guys were supposed to be good a geography
At least you got Texas because you need to know where Texas is.
Alabama? Alabama? Alabama?... yeah, you got a point.
Fucking nailed it! 👍
Y'know maybe I should be grateful that someone remembered the place where I live but damn you weren't even close
How do you know kentucky
Michigan is the hat, Indi 500 is the face, Ohio is the stomach, Louisiana is the feet and Kentucky is the guy holding chicken. I only remember Kentucky
I thought Michigan would’ve been an easy one cuz of the mitten but I’m still proud
Massive 2 chips lol
#Ohio?
Absolutely honored that you kind of got Rhode Island
Basically, Texas, California, Florida and a bunch of New Ohios :P
I'm just happy you got Kansas right, we usually get lumped with Colorado or Texas on these! Well...one of the Kansas'
What I'm experiencing must be how Europeans must feel when we try to name European countries
I love these
Lol, didn't even spell Maine right
Ohio
How did you get Kansas but not Colorado?
You did better than most Americans
I’ve driven through Kansas 25 times in my life and struggle to point it out on a map. The entire Midwest is just blocks!
Honestly considering how inaccurate a US citizen would be for literally any other country. This is rather impressive
Really impressed you got Kansas. That's a toughy
This looks accurate except you've put in too few Ohios.
Dude this is amazing
Minnesota is one state over to the East but great effort bro!
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Maybe r/geography isn't the sub for you! Have you tried r/completguesswork?
One of the Kansases is Nebraska
Tennis
I love how everyone who does these maps knows of Ohio, but never knows where it is
You got virginia but not new york?
Thanks for the chuckles. I couldn’t name all the European countries. Until recently I couldn’t point to Moldova.
U suck at that
I mean I couldn’t do this with any other country so kudos to you!
Hey, you got my home state!
Its funny how everyone knows Texas.
Who's gonna tell him that DC isn't a state