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In terms of states, I don’t think they meant, “everyone can’t point to Delaware on map.” I’d wager it’s more like, “People know Texas, and California, New York
by thrav 8y ago
In terms of states, I don’t think they meant, “everyone can’t point to Delaware on map.”
I’d wager it’s more like, “People know Texas, and California, New York, and Florida, Hawaii, etc.”
I’d wager most people can name several. This is mostly because of point 3, movies and media.
- jorvi 8y agoAmerican states are also the size of countries. A more apt comparison would be counties, which barely any foreigners know.
- petronio 8y agoAnd if we're going there, it's more likely they'll know more European nations than U.S. states. I think there's probably few European nations that people wouldn't recognize by name (e.g. Andorra, Azerbaijan, Slovenia).
- austincheney 8y agoAzerbaijan is in Asia. Its east of me and I am in Asia.