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A metropolitan area isn't a city. She/he said city. Why are people in HN so pedantic and typically wrong about things?

vidarh 3y ago
At least Moscow is bigger in terms of within it's city limits too, though, but then unless we want to be pedantic we get into what the person meant by "continental Europe". To what extent people colloquially refer to any part of Russia when talking about Europe varies greatly.
- LAC-Tech 3y ago
  any school boy knows west of the urals = europe
  - vidarh 3y ago
    Most of us are no longer in school, and lots of people forget that as soon as they learn it, but it's also entirely irrelevant to the question of how the term was used. "Europe" is very commonly used as a synonym for the EEA or even just EU many places today, no matter how incorrect that is.
    - LAC-Tech 3y ago
      and lots of people forget that as soon as they learn it Great, then we don't need to hear from these people. They don't need opinions or view points about things they were never intersted in, never learned about, and couldn't be bothered to remember. "Europe" is very commonly used as a synonym for the EEA or even just EU many places today, no matter how incorrect that is. The term was very specifically "Continental Europe".
      - vidarh 3y ago
        It's not up to you to decide whether or not people express opinions about whatever they please, and frankly that sentiment comes across as deeply arrogant and unpleasant. if that's the tack you want to take you can continue this discussion with someone else. > The term was very specifically "Continental Europe". And "continental" in Europe very often is just used as a "but not the UK" modifier. You can argue about the correct meaning all you want, but it is entirely irrelevant to whether or not that is how it was actually being used.
        LAC-Tech 3y ago
        frankly that sentiment comes across as deeply arrogant and unpleasant I don't care what you think about me.
tpm 3y ago
The original poster is obviously wrong. Also comparing city populations within city limits is exactly being too pedantic, because Paris is one example where the administrative city is much smaller than the real city.

At least Moscow is bigger in terms of within it's city limits too, though, but then unless we want to be pedantic we get into what the person meant by "continental Europe". To what extent people colloquially refer to any part of Russia when talking about Europe varies greatly.

LAC-Tech 3y ago
any school boy knows west of the urals = europe
- vidarh 3y ago
  Most of us are no longer in school, and lots of people forget that as soon as they learn it, but it's also entirely irrelevant to the question of how the term was used. "Europe" is very commonly used as a synonym for the EEA or even just EU many places today, no matter how incorrect that is.
  - LAC-Tech 3y ago
    and lots of people forget that as soon as they learn it Great, then we don't need to hear from these people. They don't need opinions or view points about things they were never intersted in, never learned about, and couldn't be bothered to remember. "Europe" is very commonly used as a synonym for the EEA or even just EU many places today, no matter how incorrect that is. The term was very specifically "Continental Europe".
    - vidarh 3y ago
      It's not up to you to decide whether or not people express opinions about whatever they please, and frankly that sentiment comes across as deeply arrogant and unpleasant. if that's the tack you want to take you can continue this discussion with someone else. > The term was very specifically "Continental Europe". And "continental" in Europe very often is just used as a "but not the UK" modifier. You can argue about the correct meaning all you want, but it is entirely irrelevant to whether or not that is how it was actually being used.
      - LAC-Tech 3y ago
        frankly that sentiment comes across as deeply arrogant and unpleasant I don't care what you think about me.

tpm 3y ago

The original poster is obviously wrong. Also comparing city populations within city limits is exactly being too pedantic, because Paris is one example where the administrative city is much smaller than the real city.