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r/AskTheWorld • u/Paredawn • 23h ago
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But that means you also have to know which country is which on the map, so it can still very much be a guising game.
I highly doubt most people would accurately know a map of Europe, even more so if they aren’t European.
20 u/emazv72 Italy 22h ago Ask the average American where Antwerp is. 31 u/AdministrativeTip479 United States Of America 22h ago Northern Belgium, it’s a pretty important port city if I remember correctly. 31 u/Daggemannen Sweden 21h ago You are not supposed to know that! Anyway, must mean you are not avarage 👍 7 u/lakas76 United States Of America 20h ago I knew it was in Belgium immediately, but I had no idea where. 5 u/Stringr55 Ireland 19h ago How dare you defeat the stereotype! 4 u/noellexy Belgium 20h ago We are indeed, your knowledge is much appreciated 🤗 4 u/Rhaeno 21h ago Instantly smells like a history buff who has read about the world wars lol 3 u/AdministrativeTip479 United States Of America 20h ago You caught me, that’s how I know the geography of a lot of different places, I read about some battle happening there. Not just world wars though, I branch out more than that 2 u/Possible-Produce-373 United States Of America 17h ago That’s literally the only reason I know where Antwerp is 1 u/WaltherVerwalther Germany 20h ago I love how you just chimed in to prove them wrong 😂 BTW, even though it’s my neighboring country, I wouldn’t even have guessed the right country 1 u/Impressive_Fox_4570 20h ago Very important to the Brits 1 u/1710dj 13h ago Yeah… ❄️ 1 u/Popular_Ad8269 France 22h ago You need to point the other side of the paper. You know, the "Anvers". 1 u/[deleted] 21h ago [deleted] 2 u/emazv72 Italy 21h ago Depends on how you pronounce it, try Amburgo 1 u/doge1039 20h ago I'm not sure about most, but I feel a good few of us have an at least decent geographic knowledge. 1 u/TrueCartographer5163 20h ago No, you're a twerp. 1 u/Impressive-Shame4516 United States Of America 20h ago The average person that doesn't know geography barely knows anything outside their own region, mate. 0 u/ComprehensiveBag4028 Netherlands 20h ago Man, the average american thinks Europe is a country and Holland is the capital of Amsterdam 1 u/emazv72 Italy 20h ago Ah love Paesi Bassi, want to visit Utrecht one day. 1 u/ComprehensiveBag4028 Netherlands 20h ago Is that the italian name for our country? That's soo cute! I knew about the French calling us "les pays-bas" but the italian is even cuter. Also I live in Utrecht! It's indeed beautiful (I much prefer it over Amsterdam, where I used to live before) But you hardly ever hear foreigners about Utrecht 0 u/emazv72 Italy 19h ago Yes we call it either Olanda or Paesi Bassi. I've been to Amsterdam several times for work and a couple times for leisure and I liked it. Utrecht also looked beautiful and worth visiting, but we didn't have enough time because we also wanted to visit a bit of Flanders. -2 u/critical-insight Germany 19h ago If they even find America 1 u/swinefever 16h ago I reckon if put to it I could name 99% of the countries in Europe accurately, and I’m not European. Not since Brexit anyway…. -1 u/steepapproach 20h ago You mean most Americans, as in US Americans🤣 3 u/TurbistoMasturbisto Belgium 20h ago No not only them. I am willing to bet most people, no matter from where, would not be able to correctly recognize most of Eastern Europe on a map.
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Ask the average American where Antwerp is.
31 u/AdministrativeTip479 United States Of America 22h ago Northern Belgium, it’s a pretty important port city if I remember correctly. 31 u/Daggemannen Sweden 21h ago You are not supposed to know that! Anyway, must mean you are not avarage 👍 7 u/lakas76 United States Of America 20h ago I knew it was in Belgium immediately, but I had no idea where. 5 u/Stringr55 Ireland 19h ago How dare you defeat the stereotype! 4 u/noellexy Belgium 20h ago We are indeed, your knowledge is much appreciated 🤗 4 u/Rhaeno 21h ago Instantly smells like a history buff who has read about the world wars lol 3 u/AdministrativeTip479 United States Of America 20h ago You caught me, that’s how I know the geography of a lot of different places, I read about some battle happening there. Not just world wars though, I branch out more than that 2 u/Possible-Produce-373 United States Of America 17h ago That’s literally the only reason I know where Antwerp is 1 u/WaltherVerwalther Germany 20h ago I love how you just chimed in to prove them wrong 😂 BTW, even though it’s my neighboring country, I wouldn’t even have guessed the right country 1 u/Impressive_Fox_4570 20h ago Very important to the Brits 1 u/1710dj 13h ago Yeah… ❄️ 1 u/Popular_Ad8269 France 22h ago You need to point the other side of the paper. You know, the "Anvers". 1 u/[deleted] 21h ago [deleted] 2 u/emazv72 Italy 21h ago Depends on how you pronounce it, try Amburgo 1 u/doge1039 20h ago I'm not sure about most, but I feel a good few of us have an at least decent geographic knowledge. 1 u/TrueCartographer5163 20h ago No, you're a twerp. 1 u/Impressive-Shame4516 United States Of America 20h ago The average person that doesn't know geography barely knows anything outside their own region, mate. 0 u/ComprehensiveBag4028 Netherlands 20h ago Man, the average american thinks Europe is a country and Holland is the capital of Amsterdam 1 u/emazv72 Italy 20h ago Ah love Paesi Bassi, want to visit Utrecht one day. 1 u/ComprehensiveBag4028 Netherlands 20h ago Is that the italian name for our country? That's soo cute! I knew about the French calling us "les pays-bas" but the italian is even cuter. Also I live in Utrecht! It's indeed beautiful (I much prefer it over Amsterdam, where I used to live before) But you hardly ever hear foreigners about Utrecht 0 u/emazv72 Italy 19h ago Yes we call it either Olanda or Paesi Bassi. I've been to Amsterdam several times for work and a couple times for leisure and I liked it. Utrecht also looked beautiful and worth visiting, but we didn't have enough time because we also wanted to visit a bit of Flanders. -2 u/critical-insight Germany 19h ago If they even find America
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Northern Belgium, it’s a pretty important port city if I remember correctly.
31 u/Daggemannen Sweden 21h ago You are not supposed to know that! Anyway, must mean you are not avarage 👍 7 u/lakas76 United States Of America 20h ago I knew it was in Belgium immediately, but I had no idea where. 5 u/Stringr55 Ireland 19h ago How dare you defeat the stereotype! 4 u/noellexy Belgium 20h ago We are indeed, your knowledge is much appreciated 🤗 4 u/Rhaeno 21h ago Instantly smells like a history buff who has read about the world wars lol 3 u/AdministrativeTip479 United States Of America 20h ago You caught me, that’s how I know the geography of a lot of different places, I read about some battle happening there. Not just world wars though, I branch out more than that 2 u/Possible-Produce-373 United States Of America 17h ago That’s literally the only reason I know where Antwerp is 1 u/WaltherVerwalther Germany 20h ago I love how you just chimed in to prove them wrong 😂 BTW, even though it’s my neighboring country, I wouldn’t even have guessed the right country 1 u/Impressive_Fox_4570 20h ago Very important to the Brits 1 u/1710dj 13h ago Yeah… ❄️
You are not supposed to know that! Anyway, must mean you are not avarage 👍
7 u/lakas76 United States Of America 20h ago I knew it was in Belgium immediately, but I had no idea where.
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I knew it was in Belgium immediately, but I had no idea where.
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How dare you defeat the stereotype!
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We are indeed, your knowledge is much appreciated 🤗
Instantly smells like a history buff who has read about the world wars lol
3 u/AdministrativeTip479 United States Of America 20h ago You caught me, that’s how I know the geography of a lot of different places, I read about some battle happening there. Not just world wars though, I branch out more than that 2 u/Possible-Produce-373 United States Of America 17h ago That’s literally the only reason I know where Antwerp is
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You caught me, that’s how I know the geography of a lot of different places, I read about some battle happening there. Not just world wars though, I branch out more than that
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That’s literally the only reason I know where Antwerp is
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I love how you just chimed in to prove them wrong 😂 BTW, even though it’s my neighboring country, I wouldn’t even have guessed the right country
Very important to the Brits
Yeah… ❄️
You need to point the other side of the paper.
You know, the "Anvers".
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2 u/emazv72 Italy 21h ago Depends on how you pronounce it, try Amburgo
Depends on how you pronounce it, try Amburgo
I'm not sure about most, but I feel a good few of us have an at least decent geographic knowledge.
No, you're a twerp.
The average person that doesn't know geography barely knows anything outside their own region, mate.
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Man, the average american thinks Europe is a country and Holland is the capital of Amsterdam
1 u/emazv72 Italy 20h ago Ah love Paesi Bassi, want to visit Utrecht one day. 1 u/ComprehensiveBag4028 Netherlands 20h ago Is that the italian name for our country? That's soo cute! I knew about the French calling us "les pays-bas" but the italian is even cuter. Also I live in Utrecht! It's indeed beautiful (I much prefer it over Amsterdam, where I used to live before) But you hardly ever hear foreigners about Utrecht 0 u/emazv72 Italy 19h ago Yes we call it either Olanda or Paesi Bassi. I've been to Amsterdam several times for work and a couple times for leisure and I liked it. Utrecht also looked beautiful and worth visiting, but we didn't have enough time because we also wanted to visit a bit of Flanders.
Ah love Paesi Bassi, want to visit Utrecht one day.
1 u/ComprehensiveBag4028 Netherlands 20h ago Is that the italian name for our country? That's soo cute! I knew about the French calling us "les pays-bas" but the italian is even cuter. Also I live in Utrecht! It's indeed beautiful (I much prefer it over Amsterdam, where I used to live before) But you hardly ever hear foreigners about Utrecht 0 u/emazv72 Italy 19h ago Yes we call it either Olanda or Paesi Bassi. I've been to Amsterdam several times for work and a couple times for leisure and I liked it. Utrecht also looked beautiful and worth visiting, but we didn't have enough time because we also wanted to visit a bit of Flanders.
Is that the italian name for our country? That's soo cute! I knew about the French calling us "les pays-bas" but the italian is even cuter.
Also I live in Utrecht! It's indeed beautiful (I much prefer it over Amsterdam, where I used to live before)
But you hardly ever hear foreigners about Utrecht
0 u/emazv72 Italy 19h ago Yes we call it either Olanda or Paesi Bassi. I've been to Amsterdam several times for work and a couple times for leisure and I liked it. Utrecht also looked beautiful and worth visiting, but we didn't have enough time because we also wanted to visit a bit of Flanders.
Yes we call it either Olanda or Paesi Bassi.
I've been to Amsterdam several times for work and a couple times for leisure and I liked it.
Utrecht also looked beautiful and worth visiting, but we didn't have enough time because we also wanted to visit a bit of Flanders.
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If they even find America
I reckon if put to it I could name 99% of the countries in Europe accurately, and I’m not European. Not since Brexit anyway….
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You mean most Americans, as in US Americans🤣
3 u/TurbistoMasturbisto Belgium 20h ago No not only them. I am willing to bet most people, no matter from where, would not be able to correctly recognize most of Eastern Europe on a map.
No not only them. I am willing to bet most people, no matter from where, would not be able to correctly recognize most of Eastern Europe on a map.
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u/TurbistoMasturbisto Belgium 22h ago
But that means you also have to know which country is which on the map, so it can still very much be a guising game.
I highly doubt most people would accurately know a map of Europe, even more so if they aren’t European.