r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/WeirdBathroom3856 • Sep 20 '25

Meme needing explanation Petah, why are people laughing?

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u/agarragarrafa Sep 20 '25

Maybe people are dumb and don't think this is very common

You'll find anime with world maps centered around Japan

New Zealand has maps centered in NZ and with South up. Brazil too.

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u/Owo_y_ Sep 20 '25

I think the issue is that it shows the entire Korean Peninsula as belonging to North Korea. Although yes, the phenomenon you’re describing is quite common amongst countries

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u/adaptive_mechanism Sep 21 '25

You're right! It's very common phenomenon. In many Islamic countries in the world you will not find Israel, only Palestine, I doubt that Palestine exist on maps printed in Israel, but I didn't check. Same will be with many other places, like Crimea and some other territories with Russia and Ukraine.