The place I stole this from labeled the map "How Europeans see Americans," but it was really about how Americans see Americans. Similarly, this map is labeled "How Americans see Europe," but the fact is the vast majority of Americans don't know of Belarus or Macedonia or "Shiza videos" (please don't Google that), so it's really about how Europeans see other Europeans.
Few Americans know about the Manneken Pis statue. And if an American had done this map, he or she would have made a comment or two about the renowned "continental" BO.
Update: Since we're talking about Finland, here's a Monty Python song by Michael Palin.
I think this was off their final "Contractual Obligation" LP.
6 comments:
Anonymous
said...
I know it's not in the map's frame, but it's missing Uzbekistan. Ahem...
Hell, the most I've ever heard of that shit-hole country is, well, you know.
I'm taking Spanish this year at the local community college. To practice the vocabulary for the current unit (on travel), the professor asked some hapless kid what Spanish-speaking country he'd like to visit. When he couldn't think of one, the professor urged him to "just name a country in South America." The kid ended up replying "Portugal. That's somewhere down there, right?"
Few Americans know about the Manneken Pis statue. And if an American had done this map, he or she would have made a comment or two about the renowned "continental" BO.
6 comments:
I know it's not in the map's frame, but it's missing Uzbekistan. Ahem...
Hell, the most I've ever heard of that shit-hole country is, well, you know.
I googled it. Adam Carolla's right:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcmuGj4vMwg
I can understand no sign of Luxembourg, but no mention at all of Finland?
no mention at all of Finland?
We're stupid Americans!
Finland: Reindeer. Nokia.
I'm taking Spanish this year at the local community college. To practice the vocabulary for the current unit (on travel), the professor asked some hapless kid what Spanish-speaking country he'd like to visit. When he couldn't think of one, the professor urged him to "just name a country in South America." The kid ended up replying "Portugal. That's somewhere down there, right?"
Post a Comment