Zingari Posted 27 November 2013 Posted 27 November 2013 Don't blame the map, I'm Welsh. Stuck in the 80s. Took me a good while to work out why Russia was so ****ing tiny. Prussia ain't what it used to either and i couldn't find Ruritania at all
marko Posted 27 November 2013 Posted 27 November 2013 How good are people at our counties? http://www.sporcle.com/games/g/englandgeocounties
ADK Posted 27 November 2013 Posted 27 November 2013 Got 49, couldn't think of Colorado. Doubt I could have pinned them all on a map though.
Webbo Posted 27 November 2013 Posted 27 November 2013 How good are people at our counties? http://www.sporcle.com/games/g/englandgeocounties 38/48 since when was Sussex in 2 parts?
Zingari Posted 27 November 2013 Posted 27 November 2013 38/48 since when was Sussex in 2 parts? after the big storm of 82
Guest MattP Posted 27 November 2013 Posted 27 November 2013 38/48 since when was Sussex in 2 parts? Since Brighton went homosexual.
Kitchandro Posted 27 November 2013 Posted 27 November 2013 Got 40 on the States one. Quite pleased with myself really, mainly missed the non descript ones that aren't famous for anything. How many ones do they want starting with I? Iowa, Illinois, Idaho, Indiana. And then Ohio sounds pretty similar.
MPH Posted 27 November 2013 Posted 27 November 2013 I wonder how many counties Americans could pick out on a map of the UK? There's counties In the U.S too... but I don't think brits were asked to name counties were they? Just states..
Maybes Posted 27 November 2013 Posted 27 November 2013 American States. Jesus, I'm awful at this game. Europe is more my thing.
DennisNedry Posted 28 November 2013 Posted 28 November 2013 To be honest I'd be better at locating US States than I would be locating UK counties.
bmt Posted 28 November 2013 Posted 28 November 2013 Countries of Europe; http://www.sporcle.com/games/g/europe I got 40/47 I got 47 but it's my only area of geography knowledge. Can't get more than about 30-35 on the USA one. Also I think my European geography is really good but no way could I place more than 25 in exactly the right place on a map.
ADK Posted 28 November 2013 Posted 28 November 2013 40/48 for the UK (surprised because I've never bothered to actually learn them)
Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo Posted 28 November 2013 Posted 28 November 2013 I read a comment when this was doing the rounds on Facebook, where an American had actually gotten upset as a British person had confused "Disneyland" with "Walt Disney World" (which are apparently 2 different things). I read a comment from another American on this page saying "there's no difference between England and UK" I'm not big on generalising but people like these don't exactly dispel the stereotype that a typical American knows bugger all about the world
Jimothy Posted 28 November 2013 Posted 28 November 2013 I read a comment when this was doing the rounds on Facebook, where an American had actually gotten upset as a British person had confused "Disneyland" with "Walt Disney World" (which are apparently 2 different things). I read a comment from another American on this page saying "there's no difference between England and UK" I'm not big on generalising but people like these don't exactly dispel the stereotype that a typical American knows bugger all about the world Was that the same guy who said he knew nothing about the Commonwealth because he's not from Europe? I think when you get people making comments like that, about DisneyWorld along side comments about there being no difference between the uk and England, it shows how Americacentric they are too. I'm sure I probably know more about the UK's geography than the US, but I wouldn't sit there and lambast an American for not knowing the different pronunciations of the two Gillingham's whilst proclaiming there's no difference between Washington state and Washington DC.
pSinatra Posted 28 November 2013 Posted 28 November 2013 Because we don't sound like Hugh '****ing' Grant or Prince William......they haven't got a clue where the hell we're from. So they make the assumption we must be Australian. Once you tell them you're English, they might ask out of politeness whereabouts. There's absolutely no point telling them Leicester. I usually end up saying something about Robin Hood & near Nottingham.......because they've seen a Kevin Costner film. They have no idea where Nottingham is. I was chatting with a sales assistant, who told me she had family in the UK, but she had never been. Out of politeness, I asked "whereabouts?". She said Middlesbrough, so I said "it's nice there".
Alexikokopops Posted 28 November 2013 Posted 28 November 2013 Because we don't sound like Hugh '****ing' Grant or Prince William......they haven't got a clue where the hell we're from. So they make the assumption we must be Australian. Once you tell them you're English, they might ask out of politeness whereabouts. There's absolutely no point telling them Leicester. I usually end up saying something about Robin Hood & near Nottingham.......because they've seen a Kevin Costner film. They have no idea where Nottingham is. I was chatting with a sales assistant, who told me she had family in the UK, but she had never been. Out of politeness, I asked "whereabouts?". She said Middlesbrough, so I said "it's nice there". I'm from Lincolnshire. The vast majority of UK born and bred people haven't a clue where that is.
RonnieTodger Posted 28 November 2013 Posted 28 November 2013 I'm always good with names and capitals etc. It's just pointing them out on a map, unless it's obvious - I struggle with.
Kitchandro Posted 28 November 2013 Posted 28 November 2013 Because we don't sound like Hugh '****ing' Grant or Prince William......they haven't got a clue where the hell we're from. So they make the assumption we must be Australian. Once you tell them you're English, they might ask out of politeness whereabouts. There's absolutely no point telling them Leicester. I usually end up saying something about Robin Hood & near Nottingham.......because they've seen a Kevin Costner film. They have no idea where Nottingham is. I was chatting with a sales assistant, who told me she had family in the UK, but she had never been. Out of politeness, I asked "whereabouts?". She said Middlesbrough, so I said "it's nice there". The only time I ever mention Nottingham to foreigners is to tell them what a shithole it is. I always just say 'it's right in the middle'.
Guest MattP Posted 28 November 2013 Posted 28 November 2013 I'm from Lincolnshire. The vast majority of UK born and bred people haven't a clue where that is. I really hope that isn't true.
Dr The Singh Posted 28 November 2013 Posted 28 November 2013 I travel to the US alot, and it's fair to say, most people never venture out of there town let alone state, I often have talks with people who don't realise that we speak english, have different currency, and I don't know there mate from London!!
Kitchandro Posted 28 November 2013 Posted 28 November 2013 I really hope that isn't true. Probably because there are no decent football teams there.
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