30 Interesting Maps To Broaden Your Understanding Of The World (New Pics)

Karen Philpott 2 years ago

Sometimes that's a good thing. - I'm a Kiwi.

3points

Kevin the Manager 2 years ago

Fiji FTW! The Fijians are awesome! Even when they were cannibals, they still had great taste in people...

16points

Multa Nocte 2 years ago

I LOVE maps like this! Thanks!

5points

Andrew Tolbert 2 years ago

I wonder what its like to some of these ones like Vanuatu and Tuvalu that are "landlocked" boy the ocean terrotory of the other islands.

1point

Tyler Ricci 2 years ago

Maps upside down.

1point

Andrew Tolbert 2 years ago

LOL

0points

Huddo's sister 2 years ago

As an Aussie who is really bad at geography and has often wondered exactly whare our island neighbours are in relation to us (but hasn't taken the time to actually search it) this is really useful!

0points

Tyranamar Seuss 2 years ago

I don't get it

0points

Jessica Scott 2 years ago

That looks like a floor plan for somebody's house

0points

Phil Vaive 2 years ago

The region of Nauru is just how Australians say "no"

0points

#2

The Literal Meaning Of Every Country's Name In Africa

Final score:

118points

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JoyfulZebra 2 years ago

We're seriously censoring names of countries??

71points

Bored something 2 years ago

Ian guessing BP doesn't know the difference between Niģer and the n word

50points

Tuesday 2 years ago (edited)

It literally says N***r not the n word, so confused (Edit: that proves my point)

33points

MaximumKarmaSaint 2 years ago

I know which one you're talking about but it isn't censored for me?

24points

Karen Philpott 2 years ago (edited)

Like using p**n - chess piece and porn - not such a chess piece. Like shouldn't we all be adults?

2points

R Dennis 2 years ago

If there's one thing I know about racists, they know how to spell the n-word... maybe it's to stop them from using it as a substitute?

2points

Agent 1 year ago

yes

0points

Tumbah 2 years ago

Simply ridiculous - there is no censorship.

0points

Cjay 2 years ago

No we arent

0points

Multa Nocte 2 years ago

My map has the correct names on it. Perhaps BP responded to the negative feedback?

17points

Phil 2 years ago

Mine too

6points

elmortero 2 years ago

Why is N***r blacked out?? It's a name of a country, and it is missing 1 g for it to be that other word

10points

elmortero 2 years ago

And why am I censored here now too? smh

4points

Natasha Muyatwa 2 years ago (edited)

N***r. Equally shocked that its blurred,... Lol I have been censored. Lol,wow.

3points

BrownTabby 2 years ago

I did see some graffiti on a bus shelter saying “[name] is a nigèr” one time…

-2points

nini 2 years ago

Land of the Islands, Land of the Libu Tribes, Land of the Moors... HIPPO 🦛

9points

Sardonyx_3 2 years ago

S H R I M P

7points

Sans Serif 2 years ago

Yes, need to relocate today...

2points

Kevin the Manager 2 years ago (edited)

Ahhh, He Who Talks Too Much... I've finally found my home...

5points

Astrophile 2 years ago

Hahaha I’m pretty partial to “Sandbank With Value”

2points

Michael Fernandez 2 years ago

Seriously BP?

3points

Prince of Darkness 2 years ago

bp should change their name to "bored snowflake"

3points

The wee giant 2 years ago (edited)

The land to the right is my favorite

2points

Upstaged75 2 years ago

Hippo! And quite a few burnt people - I wonder if those are my ancestors? ;)

1point

#3

Endings Of Places In Poland

Final score:

113points

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TotallyNOTAFox 2 years ago

OwO That's an interesting map

15points

MaximumKarmaSaint 2 years ago

*Notices your map*

5points

Corvus 2 years ago

I see a potential PhD thesis topic in here ;)

9points

Rilmar 2 years ago

History would play a big role here

3points

The Original Bruno 2 years ago

Thinking of the Polish cities I know...Warsow? Gdanskowo? Liepzigowo? Wroclow? Krakowow... waitasec! Krakow works!

5points

BeaBea 2 years ago

It's not Warsow (it would mean spread war) but it's Warsaw (as if saw war, which it did) and in Polish it's Warszawa

1point

Nitka Tsar 2 years ago

Which does NOT mean that these are the only two endings of all places there. There is Warszawa (the real name of Warsaw) as the most prominent one. Others end in szcz and so on

3points

Jade (she/they) 2 years ago

Rawr X3

3points

El Dee 2 years ago

Uwu..

1point

Maximilian~ 2 years ago

~owo~

1point

Rilmar 2 years ago

I will say it: Widać zabory.

1point

STress (I/me) 2 years ago

And then, you have Bydgoszcz, Lublin, Poznan, Gdansk, Lodz and other party-poopers...

1point

JoyfulZebra 2 years ago

What's this?

1point

If you have ever taken a casual look at an average map of the world, you have no doubt been struck by the sheer size of Russia and, to a lesser extent, Canada. This does make sense, as these are the largest countries on the planet, however, did you know that a little feature of mapmaking called Mercator projection makes them look significantly larger than they really are?

This comes from the Flemish geographer and cartographer Gerardus Mercator, who created a “cylindrical” map to represent the world in 1569. After all, unless you are looking at a globe, most maps are drawn, painted, or printed on a rectangular surface. Imagine the tube-like maps pirates are always dragging around and you have a pretty good depiction of an early Mercator map.

#4

Average Color Of US State Based On Satellite Imaging

Final score:

98points

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BoredPossum 2 years ago

Cammo.

38points

Calyx Teren 2 years ago

I wonder why that is? Seems like quite a coincidence.

1point

C Cat 2 years ago

This needs a title change to include the fact these are from summer time... otherwise northern states would be much lighter/snow 😄

6points

EarthGrowl 2 years ago

The fact that so many people misunderstand this map shows that people don't get out of their house enough. Looking at this map you can tell where the deserts are and where the Mississippi River and Missouri Rivers run. Not everything is about American politics. Political parties should be classified terrorist organizations. Except they spread fear to manipulate voters to vote for them.

5points

FaceTime Audio 2 years ago

As someone from a tan/brown state, being in a green state is such a culture shock. People actually see that beauty all the time? My state is beautiful, but our beauty is very different.

5points

Bree 2 years ago

I really relate to that. I grew up in Arizona but moved to Washington State. Huge difference!

0points

MaximumKarmaSaint 2 years ago

Covering up a bad comment! Do me a favor and don't view the one at the bottom. Also my state is greyish-green! Would you look at that!

5points

Upstaged75 2 years ago

All you're doing when you post a comment like this is drawing more attention to it. Please don't! Just downvote and report.

1point

Little king trash mouth 2 years ago

This is...an odd map. What "color" are they supposed to be? Purple?

3points

Linda Owen 2 years ago

You might be color blind if you see purple. It's the average color of the land from the sky.

1point

JustAnotherPanda (she/they/he) 2 years ago

Grass

1point

Astrophile 2 years ago (edited)

It’s interesting to see the terrain differences :) I don’t think it’s about surprising you with the colour, it’s just showing which states are greener/browner on average.

0points

Squishy 2 years ago

I would love to know how they managed to determine this

2points

bi mermaid (she/her/hers) 1 year ago

How the heck do you average COLOR!?!?!?

1point

Steve Hall 2 years ago

OK but what does it mean?

1point

Astrophile 2 years ago

The greener states have more forest/vegetation, the browner states are more arid/desert/plains :) it’s just showing the average colour of the terrain from each state. You could call it “mildly interesting.”

4points

Tim Douglass 2 years ago

Have lived in Arizona. Can confirm.

0points

#5

What’s The Most Popular Sport In Each Country?

Final score:

86points

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WindySwede 2 years ago

Correct usage of football ⚽️ /s ☺️ not that I care about sports, just find the wordusage peculiar..

42points

Nitka Tsar 2 years ago

Why? This is how Europe would call it. I like that this isn‘t US centred for a change.

17points

BeaBea 2 years ago (edited)

So, on the usage of the word it's basically you / one country / against most of the world, countries where football was a thing BEFORE US even existed.

2points

MontanaMariner 2 years ago

But you care enough to comment to internet strangers.

1point

Tumbah 2 years ago

Do people actually read these comments before voting? Seriously.

1point

BoredPossum 2 years ago

Yes!

1point

Strahd Ivarius 2 years ago

Australian football: one team of humans, one team of emus

15points

Mr. Karate 2 years ago

Emus usually win...

2points

Boootifull Unicorn 2 years ago

ArChErY, I CHOOSE ARCHERY

9points

Khavrinen 2 years ago

That would be Bhutan.

2points

Bored Potato 2 years ago

"Mongolian Wrestling"

9points

arthbach 2 years ago

Hey! Look there's Greenland on the map, and it's not greyed out. There's actual data. This is unusual.

6points

PFD 2 years ago

Might just be Danish data, just as Wales is treated as the UK.

3points

PHOENIX 2 years ago (edited)

Canada 🇨🇦❤️ (no one would guess anything else)

2points

Astrophile 2 years ago

No doubt eh!

1point

Cowws 2 years ago

No way Australia is AFL! It's cricket!

1point

Silver5trike 2 years ago

I feel like it's pretty equally split lol... we get into a cricket fever and then head back to afl lol

1point

The Original Bruno 2 years ago

At least the names all check out: American football... Australian football... Mongolian wresling... ice hockey....

1point

Huddo's sister 2 years ago

Technically it should say Aussie Rules football, or the now officially accepted AFL

0points

Cjay 2 years ago (edited)

Damn kinda sad Philippines only has one premier league player in its favorite sport (Jordan Clarkson)

1point

Richard Wilcox 2 years ago

Go Jordan! At least he represents the Philippines well! Tbh tho this comment is kinda biased... The NBA isn't the only basketball league in the world, even if it is the premier League.

1point

Serial pacifist 2 years ago

China is a surprise to me

1point

#6

Time Needed To Earn 1€ Million Earning On Average Wage

Final score:

84points

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Tee Pussi 2 years ago

Sure, if you can manage not to pay taxes or rent and don't eat for a few decades.

56points

Scott 2 years ago

It doesn't say "to save 1 million", just how long it takes "to earn" that amount, how much you spend is irrelevant.

67points

Phil Vaive 2 years ago

It says "earn", not "save"

12points

iseefractals 2 years ago

It says EARN. Not save. Do you really think paying taxes (which provide police, fire, emergency medical service, roads, schools, hospitals, public transport....and every other government and infrastructure cost) paying rent, in the place YOU chose to live, to keep a roof over YOUR head, and the cost of food that you buy, prepare and consume so as to continue living, somehow doesn't "count" towards your wages? How is it possible to miss the point so completely....and still have 31 people upvote it.

5points

Flamingo Croquet 2 years ago

In Switzerland, the cost of living is significantly higher than in its neighbouring countries. I don't know any person with an "average" salary here who has become a millionaire just by saving up... 🤨

3points

VioletHunter 2 years ago

Don't forget buying that tent so you can sleep under a bridge. lol

1point

MontanaMariner 2 years ago

That's not what earning means. You earn a wage to pay taxes, rent, and food.

0points

Chris Clarke 2 years ago

Congratulations on completely misunderstanding the point.

0points

Meg Walters 2 years ago

Earn, not have

0points

Meg Walters 2 years ago

This comment has been deleted.

0points

Tumbah 2 years ago

And you have totally missed the point.

0points

John Smith (he/him/xy/️) 2 years ago

A better way to describe that statistic is to see how many McDonald's burgers someone can buy monthly on a net income - stuff like rent and insurance

0points

Karen Philpott 2 years ago

Or pay anything else in order to survive.

-2points

Richard Michael 2 years ago

Thank you Captain Obvious! What would we ever do without you?!

-2points

Joe B Kearns 2 years ago

Current annual salary in Ireland is €44,000 (https://www.jobted.ie/salary) which works out at 22.6 years to €1 million. Current UK salary is £29,600 (https://uk.jobted.com/salary) (€34,000 at today's rate) which works out at 29 years to €1 million. So either the data is hopelessly out of date or the calcualtions are all wrong. Confidence in the rest of the figures duly shaken

6points

Phil 2 years ago (edited)

I'm guessing the map, or the data they used, is not current. Which is the reason one should always date one's maps!

5points

sbj 2 years ago

Well Iceland would look like a good place to move to, but wait, there's a downside, Volcanoes

5points

SkyBlueandBlack 2 years ago

I'm thinking Switzerland, personally.

5points

EarthGrowl 2 years ago

It's not hard to make a million in the Western World. I know that sounds crazy but it accumulates with time. You have to spend wisely and manage your money. When I bought my first trucks and trailers (got an insane deal in 2008 when a trucking company slashed 1500 trucks from Its fleet) people who owned their own trucks made around $1.00 to $1.20 per mile. I've driven 1.75 million miles since 2008. But 85% of that goes to fuel, insurance, tax, permits and maintenance.

1point

egg 2 years ago

I want to move to Switzerland

1point

PFD 2 years ago

Pointless map when not adjusted for purchasing power.

1point

tom oneill 2 years ago

UK and Sweden don't use euros.

0points

Stephanie Barr 2 years ago

Now do the US

0points

Rett 2 years ago

Could you do one after all taxes including income, VAT, State and local?

0points

Stefan Muntean 2 years ago

Wow surprisingly accurate, I am from Romania and this map say will take 117 years to earn a mill, just a little above average income and just done the math, would earn aprox 1,2mil in 117 years lol

0points

After all, the real landmasses on the planet, which are spherical, don’t translate 1-to-1 on a rectangular map. Certain sections end up stretched and, as a result, appear to be a lot larger than they actually are. Mercator chose to “focus” the map on the northern hemisphere, where locations closer to the “top” of the map would end up seeming larger. Hence Russia and Canada being absolutely gigantic on so many maps.

#7

Population Density In China

Final score:

84points

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Mark 2 years ago

Now do Australia

80points

David Paterson 2 years ago

95% of Australians live in the largest ten cities, all but one on the coast. Last time I heard.

13points

Bored Potato 2 years ago

And Canada

7points

WindySwede 2 years ago

And Canada!

5points

Ace 2 years ago

Just draw the coastline and leave the rest blank.

4points

Toothless Feline 2 years ago

Y'know, China, you could just, like, give that 6% region back to the people who live there. I think they'd really appreciate it.

7points

Jane Kuhn 2 years ago

The people live there are also Chinese. Learn some history. China had Xinjiang area since Han Dynasty and Xizang/Tibet since Ming Dynasty. There were times those areas were lost but by the last dynasty both were back, PRC just inherited those lands, not like the western media claim that they invaded. People just like to live in the most developed areas, are you going to break apart every country's least settled areas?

0points

Wheelchair athlete 2 years ago

And yet Beijing is willing to do so much to control uygurs and Tibetans. They are such a small percent of the population but the ccp is willing to go to horrific lengths to destroy their cultures

4points

Jane Kuhn 2 years ago

Western gov and media can keep getting away with straight up lies because people like you don't care about facts for a country you barely know. It just fits the impression you have of the country from years of propaganda you hear, so it must be true.

-1point

pep Ito 2 years ago

And this is the reason why China is bulling other countries like Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam , building artificial islands in and appropriating the China Sea. Right now there is no buffer between China's most populated territories and the East, so geostrategically they are very weakened. One example is because they are continually threatening to invade Taiwan. It would be the main threat to China and that is why they cannot allow the US to position a military Base in Taiwan. it would be a casus belli. and the Americans know it.

4points

Alex Chan 2 years ago

The US putting a military base in ANYWHERE is wrong. Why should a country put its military base in another country anyways....

-2points

Foto Gini 2 years ago

Now do Canada 🇨🇦

3points

Margaret Jobe 2 years ago

Seems every country's population tend to congregate in areas that provide best living conditions. In Canada, it is the southern areas, in the US it is along waterways and the coasts, etc. People tend to shy away from areas that offer the least benefits and provide the least quality of life.

2points

Sue Denham 2 years ago

And, apparently, Michael Jackson lives in the far north. (Sorry, sorry.)

1point

Fora Nakit 2 years ago

I love the color scheme. Ranging from dark red to darker red.

1point

Heather Talma 2 years ago

I mean according to JTTW there's a WHOLE lot of demons on that left side so I think this is reasonable.

0points

#8

How Many % Of People Would Not Want To Live Next Door To Lgbt People?

Final score:

81points

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Sarinz 2 years ago

I wouldn't want to live next door to people who "Would Not Want To Live Next Door To Lgbt People"...

201points

Scott Rackley 2 years ago

I don't want to live next door to any people

16points

Capybara With a Cat 2 years ago

Same

13points

S Mi 2 years ago

This is horrifying....I genuinely thought the Yellow would be less than 1%, the others way less than 10. I have no idea why people would care about their neighbors gender identity or orientation

3points

bernardo nascimento 1 year ago

Youre smart

0points

Kurt Haas 2 years ago

I don't care what my neighbor does in his home or what his beliefs are. . Good Bless America.

0points

Karen Philpott 2 years ago

Well said.

0points

Holly McRell 2 years ago

I was about to say the same thing!

0points

Prince of Darkness 2 years ago

I don't want to live next door to anybody at all. People suck.

20points

BoredPossum 2 years ago

And that's just Europe. I'd like to see a world map showing this.

13points

R Dennis 2 years ago

If I can live across the street from somebody who mows his lawn every day (seriously!) and kept his giant "TRUMP 2020" flag up into 2022, I do believe I would have no problem with LGBTQIA neighbors...

6points

Cjay 2 years ago

Damn Albania get help

5points

BeaBea 2 years ago

OMG this is scary. Please put LGBTQ+ people on all sides of my home/apartment, please!

4points

Melissa Powell 2 years ago

I don’t get why people don’t/won’t/can’t live next door to LBGQT people. How would you even know?

4points

TheAmericanAmerican 2 years ago

Uhhh Ireland? What's up, buddy??

4points

Fintan Lawton 2 years ago

We can't afford to move so it doesn't make any difference lol

2points

egg 2 years ago

Stupid Türkiye 🇹🇷 👎

3points

Nikki Gross 2 years ago

Since I live in the ghetto and have drug and gang houses directly across the street from me, if I had LGBTQIA+ neighbors it would be a massive improvement considering my current living situation.

3points

#9

World Map According To China In 1799

Final score:

80points

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Boootifull Unicorn 2 years ago

pretty good for the date. quite excellent actually .

37points

The Original Bruno 2 years ago

Not really. By 1798, Western maps look pretty close to modern, except for missing Antarctica.

12points

Adam Jeff 2 years ago

No, it's terrible, and interestingly it's terrible compared to Chinese maps from hundreds of years earlier. They had reasonable maps of their own at one time and had seen a pretty complete European world map around 1600. During the 17th & 18th centuries the Chinese deliberately looked inwards and ignored the world outside china, and 'world' maps from this period only show china itself with a few notes around the edges for neighbouring regions. The map shown here is from a period when they were starting to 're-discover' the outside world.

3points

Pyla 2 years ago

You may want to look at more maps of this era.

3points

egg 2 years ago

America was a country in 1799

1point

Cjay 2 years ago

Why is their depiction of Africa better then their depiction of themself?

4points

Panda Kicki 2 years ago

I see the sea is really full pf algae

1point

J Adams 2 years ago

World map according china in 1799 or world map according to one Chinese scribe/cartographer/town drunk in 1799?

1point

Lyone Fein 2 years ago

It's upside down!

0points

PeepPeep the duck 2 years ago

I love how they got Ullaru in Australia’

0points

Karen Philpott 2 years ago

Right, then according to that map they have absolutely no rights to try and claim New Zealand.

0points

Alex Chan 2 years ago

Who's trying to claim New Zealand????

0points

Margaret H 2 years ago

Wow. Australia AND Antarctica. Wonderful!

0points

Michael Hauck 2 years ago

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ShellsBells 2 years ago

Do you need an explanation on what a map is?

10points

In fact, at the time, these maps were specifically created to aid in marine navigation. While it’s quite irrelevant to us, early seafarers could use a Mercator map to get a “straight” bearing when sailing to a new location. On a map that doesn’t use Mercator projection, the bearing would be a curve, representing the curve of the globe.

#10

U.S. States That Have Banned The Most Books (In Autumn 2022)

Final score:

76points

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WindySwede 2 years ago

At least it started backfiring in Utah, banning the bible from schools. For content of murder, violence, sexual things etc.

150points

El Cucuy 2 years ago

The bible should be banned in schools as it falls into most of the stated categories/criterion for banning.

31points

Cjay 2 years ago (edited)

That was just a proposal by people proving a point. It was overturned because [you know who, can’t say their name or I’ll get death threats] have no trouble being hypocrites

13points

Powerful Katrinka 2 years ago

Only briefly, alas. It was challenged and immediately overturned.

11points

Stephanie Barr 2 years ago

The Bible is full of violence, incest, slavery, rape... I had a relative who made an album of "Bible songs for children" - I hadn't really thought about how violent it was until I listened and realized these were horrible stories. Nice beat but ugly messages.

0points

Jill Rhodry 2 years ago

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26points

Nina 2 years ago

I'm surprised this many came through 😅 Last one is bëstiality, bïgotry or different?

5points

Tuesday 2 years ago

I'm so confused, how can they ban violence when... gun violence... Don't you want your kids to be prepared?

21points

Kurt Haas 2 years ago

First not one book on this list is banned from you buying it or owning it or reading it Second, if you want your kid prepared, shouldn't you be the one who decides for what? And control the information the state provides?

-1point

Moxitron Jazz 2 years ago

fascist dingleberries...

20points

Kurt Haas 2 years ago

Read a history book, this isn't fascism, no books were banned from being purchased or owned or distributed except through public school libraries. Or is Hustler also a banned book?

2points

Sera 2 years ago

Interesting how many of these most-banned authors are women.

19points

Kurt Haas 2 years ago

They aren't banned

0points

Happy Quokka 2 years ago (edited)

The land of the free 🤦‍♂️

19points

PattyK 2 years ago

I wish they would stop banning books. I have a character trait that causes me to read all banned books and I’m falling way behind!

16points

Kurt Haas 2 years ago

They aren't banned

-2points

Phobrek 2 years ago (edited)

I searched and tried to find out what books were banned in my state of Massachusetts since this thing says there were a few. Neither of their sources seemed to suggest any had been, and the first (Pen America) has a map like this for 2022 in which it shows Mass having zero bans. The overall point of this infographic still stands - books are being banned in the US - but the company that made this graphic has me asking questions.

11points

Powerful Katrinka 2 years ago

I agree. I made a similar comment about California.

5points

Joshua Seaman 2 years ago

If it's only for attempted book bans, that's misrepresenting the data. Why is a playground equipment supplier making this graphic in the first place???

3points

Shawn Brennan 2 years ago

I looked at the sources too. I believe the map is a count of ATTEMPTS to ban books, though each attempt can include numerous books. It does not seem to show how many were successful, nor how many had already been banned in previous years.

3points

Nat 2 years ago

When it comes to this it's not the state but school district.

1point

Phobrek 2 years ago

I ended up emailing AAA State of Play and got a kind response! Their rep sent me some links, saying "I did find some useful information with regards to the 45 books banned in Massachusetts in 2022" but those links were all about book challenges, and one even showed that there were zero successful bans. So yeah, this company - which I do think has its heart very much in the right place - is equating challenges with bans.

1point

Kurt Haas 2 years ago

You can purchase every book on this list from Amazon. They are not banned

0points

Kurt Haas 2 years ago

No books are not being banned in the US. They are being removed from public school library shelves. They are all still available publicly. Or do you consider Hustler a banned book as well?

-1point

Strahd Ivarius 2 years ago

based on the subject matters for banned books, the Bible should be in first place, it checks all the categories plus some more...

6points

Kurt Haas 2 years ago (edited)

And if schools remove them at the behest of parents, that's up to them. But the Bible isn't banned as you can literally find it in any church or hotel or online or at bookstores or at Amazon and no, Books are not being banned.

-2points

Leigh James 2 years ago

Pink has begun to offer banned books for free at all of her concerts!

6points

Vidas Zlioba 2 years ago

"Pink hit with Community Notes for false claim FL schools banned 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' 'Diary of Anne Frank'" https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pink-hit-with-community-notes-for-false-claim-fl-schools-banned-to-kill-a-mockingbird-diary-of-anne-frank/ar-AA1jXWI0?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=cf86c726a2a744f3dc805ec8b9ef778b&ei=166

3points

#11

Percentage Of Population (25-64yrs) In Europe That Cant Speak Any Foreign Language

Final score:

67points

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TotallyNOTAFox 2 years ago

English is mandatory here in Germany, additionally there are usually choices for french and spanish on top

40points

WindySwede 2 years ago

Swe to. Then you cal choose fre/ger/spa after a few years as a third. I went with German.

7points

Donald 2 years ago

It was in my state of NJ, I took Spanish from 2nd to 8th grade. Switched it up to Latin for 3 years in high school.

4points

Sam Lombardo 2 years ago

Sure, but there are many older people who never learned them.

2points

Bored Retsuko 2 years ago

Also many people grow up bilingual.

2points

WA2DK 2 years ago

Same in Denmark. I think they start teaching English to kids in 1st Grade. And later most kids can choose either German or French.

0points

Perkins Family 2 years ago

I live in Louisiana. At one time, many residents spoke Cajun French (which is more akin to Canadian French). The state government saw French as a not desirable language, so they began banning it in schools and other places, plus they punished students who openly spoke French. Within a few generations, it has almost completely vanished. Now most schools opt to only teach Spanish.

0points

Fun Fan 2 years ago

Yeah but older generations living on countryside, don't really speak foreign languages, except for Hochdeutsch. Also older generation from East-Germany, who were still taught russian as foreign language before 1990. They long forgot it, if ever learnt.

0points

Annik Perrot 2 years ago

English is mandatory here in France as well, from elementary school. I did 7 years in those as a visiting teacher, until they got all the teachers trained for it, and they didn't need us "intervenants extérieurs " any longer. Not sûre if it works better, because we were all chosen for our good pronunciation and accent, which any given elementary school teacher may or may not have,but it saves money, so...

0points

sturmwesen 2 years ago

my school offered italian as third language (1. english 2. latin/french 3. spanish/italian)

0points

Joe B Kearns 2 years ago

Technically Ireland should be at 0% sincde we all speak a foreign language - English

12points

Curlz 2 years ago

Not every Irish person can speak Irish though

2points

Emma S 2 years ago (edited)

We're proud of that in the UK. Everyone know that when meeting a non English speaker you just speak louder and point. 🤣

9points

Phil 2 years ago

And we Americans inherited that knowledge from you.

4points

Kevin the Manager 2 years ago

Isn't English obligatory in most countries? It seems to be the "worldwide trade" language. No?

5points

Astrophile 2 years ago

I wouldn’t say it’s “obligatory in most countries,” but it’s certainly obligatory in a few countries and widely taught in many others. Fun fact, English is such a common worldwide language that the majority of English speakers on earth aren’t native English speakers :)

3points

Pittsburgh rare 2 years ago

It usually is, but studying x number of years and being able to speak it are two very different things. E.g, in Spain is compulsory from an early age but most people can't speak it. Cultural reasons and having everything dubbed on TV play a role.

2points

Boudewijn van der Mik 2 years ago

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kelly 2 years ago

I'm so jealous of people that are bilingual or multilingual! I tried to learn spanish 3 times, and german once through classes at school. I failed :(

4points

Perkins Family 2 years ago

Same here. I would love to be fluent in the languages and cultures of my ancestors (French, Irish, German, Spanish, Native American).

0points

Ace 2 years ago (edited)

I do wonder about the 8.3% in Switzerland, given that they have four languages that are not 'foreign', so nearly everyone can speak more than just their mother tongue. Absolutely not surprised to see the UK so high - they just don't feel the need. What;'s the equivalent number for North America?

2points

Sea Squirrel 2 years ago

I'm not sure about the USA but when we lived in Michigan, my 8 year old had Spanish at elementary school. In the Netherlands they learned English and also some French and German en middle school.

1point

Fora Nakit 2 years ago

This is weird. For decades elementary school has been obligatory in Croatia, and in elementary school, you learn at least one foreign language, extending to high school and further. It should be fare fewer people not knowing some other language by now.

2points

smugdruggler 2 years ago

I bet if you excluded people who's second language is English, England would be embarrassingly into the nineties.

1point

boredkitten 2 years ago

After Brexit it will go down. We foreigners are probably those in the statistics. We speak English plus our native language as a minimum.

1point

Gary 2 years ago

In our defence (UK) you all speak english, so..

1point

#12

Europe’s National Animals

Final score:

61points

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WindySwede 2 years ago

That's not right, we have the moos (Alces alces). Not the red deer (Cervus elaphus)

7points

Astrophile 2 years ago

Ukraine is also nightingale, not bear.

2points

Emma S 2 years ago

I am seeing an Eagle for Wales? I thought dragon was their national animal.

5points

Chewie Baron Premium 2 years ago

I like Latvia having the Pied Wagtail as their national animal. One of my favourite birds to watch.

4points

Succulent 🇺🇦 2 years ago

I am almost certain that Ukraine's national animal is the common nightngale, not bears.

3points

Daft Mosquito 2 years ago

Might agree with you, though it's the first time I hear Ukraine has a "national animal," whatever that might mean. Definitely not a bear. The Ukrainian language though is often poetically referred to as "nightingale's language."

3points

Alex Wright 2 years ago

UNICOOOOOORRRRN! SCOTLAAAAND FOREEEEEVOOOOOOR!

2points

SeaJaySea 2 years ago

what country has the wolf? (i'm bad at geography)

1point

Mila Preradović 2 years ago

Can't tell if this is beech or pine marten but it is most certainly NOT my country's national animal. Our currency was named after it, true dat, but we don't use it anymore.

1point

RACM 2 years ago

What is a lion doing in England?? Is it in the British Museum?

1point

Chewie Baron Premium 2 years ago

Also, Belgium, Netherlands and Bulgaria, amongst others have the lion as their national animal. Where’s the jokes about them?

4points

Chewie Baron Premium 2 years ago

Lions were once present in what is the British Isles millions of years ago. When digging foundations for the fountains in Trafalgar Square, they found fossilised remains of lions and hippos.

4points

Emma S 2 years ago

Three lions on a shirt 🎶

2points

sbj 2 years ago

Where's the Land of the Otter because that's where I want to be

1point

bernardo nascimento 1 year ago

Polaw Beaw

0points

This sort of map has simply stuck around for hundreds of years, leading many people to draw somewhat incorrect conclusions about the real size of things. We are lucky that Russia and Canada really are the two largest countries, so the distortions don’t seem as bad. Other examples of distortion are the similarity between the UK and Madagascar, despite the latter being nearly twice as large.

#13

Belief In Life After Death In Europe

Final score:

56points

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WindySwede 2 years ago

No data from the Vatican..?

60points

SkyBlueandBlack 2 years ago

Or Ireland???

12points

Ace 2 years ago

Nor Lichtenstein, Monaco or San Marino, for that matter.

4points

Stannous Flouride 2 years ago

Or Ireland?

0points

Cjay 2 years ago

100%

0points

Strahd Ivarius 2 years ago

they know...

0points

Hans Georg 2 years ago

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Fora Nakit 2 years ago

Interestingly, in Croatia, almost 90% of people consider themselves religious, yet only 51.3% believe in life after death. Something doesn't add up.

7points

sbj 2 years ago

Isn't having the one life for some of us bad enough?

5points

CF 2 years ago

I'm definitely feeling that lately, sbj.

0points

Mint Sauce 2 years ago

A lot of people will be disappointed, although they'll never actually experience the disappointment.

4points

cugel. 2 years ago

Actual life after death: 0%

4points

down quark 2 years ago

I’m not religious, but just let people believe what they want to believe. It’s not even possible to know if there is life after death or not. People can believe what they want.

7points

Kirsti-Tina Thompson 2 years ago

Errrrm. Pretty sure Ireland is part of Europe.

1point

Paul Pienkowski 2 years ago

Vatican isn't on there cuz none of them believe.

1point

bernardo nascimento 1 year ago

Like if your from turkey or Bósnia

0points

Heather Talma 2 years ago

"Life after death" is a bit vague to me. Like Heaven, Hell, reincarnation? Ghosts? Is "life after death" just anything other than "totally ceasing to exist on any plane after death"?

0points

Joeshar 2 years ago

I expect more % in Catholic and Orthodox regions.

0points

#14

Average Money Spent On Weddings In US States

Final score:

56points

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Bec 2 years ago

1) Everything in California is expensive. 2) The ultra-rich , expensive weddings are going to skew the average up

21points

XenoMurph 2 years ago

Yes I'd like to see the median.

9points

R Dennis 2 years ago

Spent $500 on mine and been married 24 years... together 33... money spent doesn't make the marriage.

10points

Privateer 2 years ago

Ditto, rings and honeymoon included. Together 16 years, married for 12.

3points

SkyBlueandBlack 2 years ago

As a Californian, I'd like to point out that Hawaii is not included.

10points

ShellsBells 2 years ago

Neither is Alaska. Apparently cell phone companies don't think Hawai'i is part of the US. I have friends that can't text me, even while sitting next to each other, because I have a Hawai'i area code. It's not a covered area.

6points

Jonathan MacFarlane 2 years ago

Wyoming is only like that because of the eleven people there living too far apart.

9points

WindySwede 2 years ago

😲

5points

detective miller's hat 2 years ago

Who tf in South Dakota has that kind of money??

4points

MezzoPiano 2 years ago

I'm very interested to know what's going on in South Dakota.

3points

Nae Nae BB 2 years ago

I'm baffled as to why South Dakota is so high? Unless it has to do with Mount Rushmore?

3points

Kevin the Manager 2 years ago

This should be right next to the "Average Money Spent on Divorces" map. Just for fun!

3points

Griffy 2 years ago

Jeez, ever hear of going to a Justice of the Peace or do an informal wedding?!

2points

#15

Roman Coin Hoards, From The 'Coinage In The Roman Empire' Project — 'Hoards Containing Coinage In Use In The Roman Empire Between 30 B.c. And A.d. 400.'

Final score:

55points

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sbj 2 years ago

Those Romans were very careless with their loose change on their travels

53points

Stannous Flouride 2 years ago

Most hoards were buried for safe keeping during times of unrest.

0points

Max Robitzsch 2 years ago

They DID have very large sofas.

0points

Bell-icose Premium 2 years ago

No metal detectors bra.

0points

David Paterson 2 years ago

Sri Lanka ? Yemen ? Uzbekistan !!

2points

Fora Nakit 2 years ago

Silk and spices. I can bet you can find a decent amount of coins in China as well.

7points

Even more comically, due to its northerly position, Alaska appears to be roughly the size of Australia, despite the fact that the land down under is almost five times larger. You can find an excellent gif depicting the presented and real size of various nations here.

#16

When Is Weekend

Final score:

52points

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sbj 2 years ago

sSo, no place where it's Monday-Friday? That's a pity

82points

Boudewijn van der Mik 2 years ago

Utopia is not on the map.

21points

Mimi La Souris 2 years ago

sbj for president !

2points

Melissa Powell 2 years ago

Sometimes Mondays in US

0points

Jesse 2 years ago

Friday and Sunday?? What

12points

martymcmatrix 2 years ago

The first five days after the weekend are always the hardest...

5points

Corvus 2 years ago

Note: Friday is a holy day in many Muslim countries.

5points

David Paterson 2 years ago

In Australia, nobody can agree whether the week starts with Sunday or Monday. What about other countries?

5points

Cjo 2 years ago (edited)

There are in fact "two starts" to the week. The official start of the week in the US is Sunday (calendars have it this way), but the "work week" starts on Monday. So, both are correct.

5points

David 2 years ago

Makes sense, Christian influenced countries have it on Sunday, Islamic ones on Friday, and Israel has also Fri-Sat (though employers must allow Christians time off for Sunday) because Judaism is Sat, and the second largest religion is Islam. Though they are experimenting with a fri-sun 3 day weekend. What I dont under is the Fri and Sun one, that there is a work day in the middle

2points

Michelle Reynolds 2 years ago

How is the weekend Friday and Sunday but not Saturday?

2points

Kevin the Manager 2 years ago

Friday SPLIT by Saturday into Sunday? No, no thanks.

2points

WindySwede 2 years ago (edited)

Were you don't work, or just a term?

2points

TotallyNOTAFox 2 years ago

Probably the term, since there is a huge difference between the grey countries in terms of work days

2points

Cjo 2 years ago (edited)

There are places like Taiwan that work 6 days a week, which aren't mentioned at all.

1point

#17

Asia's Counting System. How Do You Say The Number 57

Final score:

52points

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TotallyNOTAFox 2 years ago (edited)

Blue and yellow are reasonable, the rest seems overly complicated. Edit: Orange, not yellow ^^

33points

Alex Kennedy 2 years ago

This isn’t all what it seems. In Japanese, one says “five tens seven” (go ju nana), while in English one says the same thing (fif-ty seven), but we don’t think of English saying “5x10 +7”. It’s just a matter of perspective.

19points

mulk 2 years ago

@TotallyNOTAFox: I think you mean "orange" (50+7), not "yellow" (2x20+10+7)

4points

Justapanda 2 years ago

Are you sure yellow is reasonable?

4points

Chewie Baron Premium 2 years ago

Look up how the French say 97!

4points

HelluvaHedgehogAlien 2 years ago

It’s not very complicated in Chinese though XD

2points

Verena 2 years ago

Check the Danish version...

1point

FaceTime Audio 2 years ago

Green isn’t really bad.

0points

Cjay 2 years ago

I don’t mind purple

0points

Ian Webling 2 years ago

In Danish, seventy-four is fireoghalvfjerdsindstyve which translates to ‘four-and-half-quadruple-times-twenty’ which makes no sense until one learns that ‘half-quadruple’ is not two but an archaic way of saying ‘three and a half’.

8points

Bored Potato 2 years ago

Bhutan and Georgia... why?

4points

Kevin the Manager 2 years ago

Me: "20/10x30-14+11"

2points

egg 2 years ago

I think a lot of people are misunderstanding this so to put it into context in the uk and us it would be green (fifty+seven)

1point

Calyx Teren 2 years ago

Quatre-vingt dix neuf

1point

Lene 2 years ago

I don't think I can get myself to say that any of these are complicated since in Danish you say: seven and the half of the third twenty. We count in 20s (an old word for 20 is snes) from 50 and up to 90, both included. 50 is halvtres= halv (half), tre (three), s (short for snes). 57 is then syvoghalvtres (syv -seven. Og -and).

0points

J Adams 2 years ago

Almost as complicated Danish maths

0points

The Original Bruno 2 years ago (edited)

French says, "50+7" for 57, but "4x20+7" for 87. And "60+17" for 77. Owing to French relations, traditionally English used "score" for counting by 20, but this is almost extinct in U.S. English. In its most famous U.S. political speech, President Abraham Lincoln referred to the founding of American democracy, "four score and seven years ago..."

0points

Ayesha Aleena 2 years ago

I live in the blue portion of India but say 57 as the orange portion.

0points

#18

Unemployment Rates In Italian Provinces

Final score:

51points

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Fora Nakit 2 years ago

Not surprised at all.

9points

Nguyen Jung 2 years ago

How come?

2points

Cursed Girl 2 years ago

Sicilian here, it's pretty sad

3points

BoredPossum 2 years ago

The economical center is Milan, up north. At least that's what I have heard.

2points

MagicJacket 2 years ago

All the color is draining to the boot and then jumping to the thing the boot is kicking.

1point

Jason Boyd 2 years ago

That's a good match to air quality in Italy too - much worse across that northern band - maybe the solution to carbon is more unemployed people?

1point

Donald 2 years ago

or just less people.

5points

David Paterson 2 years ago

Does this tally with locations traditionally associated with the Mafia - Naples and Sicily.

0points

Cursed Girl 2 years ago

Sicilian here, idk about that...

1point

#19

Male Body Hair Distribution Of Indigenous Human Populations Around The World

Final score:

50points

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Tuesday 2 years ago

South Indians are hairy, didn't need a graph to tell me that, just a mirror... sigh. I'm a woman and I'm hairier than my North Indian father

63points

Lea Panthera 2 years ago

Lol my South Indian body be like...but one time a classmate of mine asked me why I was so hairy because he thought girls weren't supposed to be hairy and so I haven't shaved my arm and leg hair since then

9points

Jason Leopold 1 year ago

I'm sure you're quite lovely!

0points

Lyla Cortese 2 years ago

Italian here, and I have the same issue :)

0points

third molar 2 years ago

Distribution to where???

9points

Astrophile 2 years ago (edited)

……what? To male members of indigenous populations on earth, I guess?

2points

nini 2 years ago

The (outer) parts of the body that are not covered by hair are the palms, soles of the foot, the eyeballs, mucuous membranes (mouth, genitals). The rest is covered by (thin) hair. This applies for men and women. What is different though is the amount (or density) of hair 🤓

7points

John Smith (he/him/xy/️) 2 years ago

I like how it is mostly centered around the Mediterranean, and then there is hokkaido

6points

Cursed Girl 2 years ago

I'm italian and DAMN I'M HAIRY

3points

MontanaMariner 2 years ago

My genetics are largely Scandinavian. Probably why I'm 6'4" and hairy.

1point

FaceTime Audio 2 years ago

I’m Jewish (indigenous to the Middle East), we do have a tendency towards hairiness in my experience.

1point

Notme 2 years ago

Does anyone know why the North of Japan has the hairiest men in the world? I wouldn’t usually think of East Asians as being very hirsute…

1point

Ami Tokuda 2 years ago

I don't know "why" they are hairy, but the map with the darkest colors point to where the indigenous people called Ainu live. The Ainu are famously hairy.

6points

Jason Boyd 2 years ago

So the Australian Aboriginal population has been here for a very long time (estimation of at least 80,000 years), very different to most of the Pacific. It makes me wonder where they migrated from and what this map means for them. It could just be genetic drift in adapting to the Australian climate but it could indicate where they started from...

1point

David Paterson 2 years ago

Thank you, thank you. I was trying to find out beard hair information around the world recently. Around the Mediterranean and Middle East is what I ended up with. I missed Scandinavia.

1point

#20

Sex Ratio

Final score:

49points

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Tracy Wallick 2 years ago

And yet, men are treated as the default despite being a smaller percent of the population in the majority of countries.

66points

Michael Largey 2 years ago

Guess who made that decision?

15points

Bex 2 years ago

And high male populations correspond with places with a history of female infanticide and high rates of murder of women vs men.

3points

iseefractals 2 years ago

In terms of global population, men account for 50.4% of human's. In the US women account for 51% of the population, in the whole of Europe there are 4.6% more women. Right now. But...consider the fact that men are more likely to die in the course of their jobs, men are more likely to go off to war (and die there) in many countries, men are simply seeking work abroad. Statistics like this mean absolutely nothing, without context.

2points

Jason Leopold 1 year ago

There's a reason.

0points

Bell-icose Premium 2 years ago

BDE

0points

H0rny Cl!t Eating Lesbian 2 years ago

Because men... 🙄 they are f**cking idiots 🙄

-1point

MontanaMariner 2 years ago

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Emma S 2 years ago (edited)

Sadly in some parts of the world it's common to terminate a pregnancy for no other reason than the baby is a girl.

34points

Panda Kicki 2 years ago

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arthbach 2 years ago

In Qatar, UAE and Oman, a lot of this population imbalance is do to foreign workers (male). They tend to be either in the oil business, or in construction/maintenance.

22points

Jonathan MacFarlane 2 years ago

What the hell is going on it Qatar? Genuine question.

8points

Dave Van Beurden Premium 2 years ago

foreign construction workers and expats are almost all male

27points

MaximumKarmaSaint 2 years ago

Wait really? I'm honestly suprised....there are more women in the US than men?

4points

Rita Benkő 2 years ago

Women tend to have a longer lifespan (+7 years)

18points

LovingKnuckle 2 years ago

And I still can’t find a girlfriend!

4points

Michael Largey 2 years ago

At first I thought the title was "Sex Rationing", something that does deserve analysis.

4points

Bored Potato 2 years ago

Qatar how do you still have a population

4points

You Can Call Me Alcoholic 2 years ago

Lots of temporary foreign workers in Qatar are men

1point

Wheelchair athlete 2 years ago

The Vatican has the highest percentage of men

2points

Boootifull Unicorn 2 years ago

lesbians unite

2points

CORGI QUEEN 2 years ago

all these ladies and I'm still single.

4points

#21

Percentage Of Light vs. Brown Hair In European Countries

Final score:

49points

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Colt Winkler 2 years ago

well, that's interesting. must be rare to be blonde

10points

UpupaEpops 2 years ago

Only an estimated 2% of the world has naturally blond hair. It's however the most popular hair dye colour.

21points

Admiral Graf Spee he/him 2 years ago

I'm rare thank you for making my day and making me feel a little special and different

1point

Melissa Powell 2 years ago

Seems the real cold countries have the blondes

0points

Bored Retsuko 2 years ago

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Holly McRell 2 years ago

What about us ginger folk with Scottish ancestry?

4points

DC 2 years ago

... I'd love to see a map like this, but telling us about red haired people. I mean real redheads - the oney with dyed hair only have their head's hair dyed, usually, and some patches in natural red look spectacularly beautiful.

2points

Cursed Girl 2 years ago

Italian, and yes, my hair is really dark, dark brown almost dark red and dark brown eyes, almost black

1point

Stannous Flouride 2 years ago

That little corner of Wales.

0points

Tabitha Overy 2 years ago

Even rarer to be a natural red head

0points

Natalie Bohrteller 2 years ago

The darker shade of green seems to be missing 🤔

0points

#22

Most Wasteful Countries In The World

Final score:

48points

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sbj 2 years ago

Again USA don't disappoint as being one of the worst, again

35points

Donald 2 years ago

looks like we're tied with Mongolia and Greenland and a few small European countries.

11points

Ian whaples 2 years ago (edited)

please check for redundancy, please

3points

Nat 2 years ago

And I assume you are trying help fix this? or doing better?

1point

Trophy Husband 2 years ago

We're number 1! Oh, I'm so depressed...

1point

️️Upvote faery️ 2 years ago

Canada is sadly up there too 😔 I'm disappointed in my country

1point

Lisa H 2 years ago

Yeah, we know🤦

0points

Foffy Skrimshaw 2 years ago

We are all full of Sh!t

0points

KingCobraKai 2 years ago

You mean the best... at being the worst.

0points

ADDee 2 years ago

What’s going on in Mongolia???

12points

Fora Nakit 2 years ago

Greenland? Assume because they have to import most of their food.

10points

Ph!lol 2 years ago

Ban single-use plastics!

4points

Miss Mali 2 years ago

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iseefractals 2 years ago

The US accounts for 4% of the global population, but 15% of global emissions. US transportation emissions account for nearly 5% of GLOBAL emissions. China does have nearly double the share of global emissions.....but they also have over 4 times the population! Which means Americans, on an individual level are still much, much worse compared against anyone in China, despite the fact that the majority of emissions coming out of China are due to the fact that they've become the manufacturing hub of the world, with a disproportionate amount going to serve....Americans. Not the companies, or the government, but the individuals. They don't get to do the bad things without the support, or at least the apathy of individuals.

3points

Alex Chan 2 years ago

And yet China is usually the convenient country to blame.

0points

Paul Pienkowski 2 years ago

How does Greenland waste as much as the USA?

3points

Becky Samuel 2 years ago

Almost all fresh food in Greenland needs to be imported. In fact, there is very little manufacturing in Greenland so almost everything has to be imported. Just the packing materials alone will add a whole lot to the waste.

10points

Verena 2 years ago

Denmark surprises me

3points

Sven Grammersdorf 2 years ago

It's because Greenland is included

1point

bernardo nascimento 1 year ago

Wait… Deinmark?

0points

Huddo's sister 2 years ago

Happy to see Australia isn't as bad as I thought it would be

0points

WA2DK 2 years ago

Disappointed to see Denmark be that wasteful 😔

0points

#23

Dog Owning States vs. Cat Owning States

Final score:

46points

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WindySwede 2 years ago

Team cat! 🐈

67points

LH25 2 years ago

Us too. We have 5 at one time, sadly down to 1. Thinking about adopting 2 kittens.

5points

MaximumKarmaSaint 2 years ago

Here with ya buddy!

3points

Stephanie Barr 2 years ago

Also team cat though I live in Texas.

0points

Cjay 2 years ago

No

0points

BoredPossum 2 years ago

This map shows people owning dogs vs cats owning people.

22points

ShellsBells 2 years ago

Idk why you're getting down voted. Everyone knows cats own their humans. We are merely their servants and entertainment.

9points

WindySwede 2 years ago

👍

1point

Lyone Fein 2 years ago

LOL

0points

Sans Serif 2 years ago

Dogs have owners, cats have... staff!

0points

Ph!lol 2 years ago

Makes sense the northern states experience long winters that many would rather cats who stay indoors while most dogs require physical activity and bathroom breaks outside.

10points

TotallyNOTAFox 2 years ago

My guess would be that dogs are used for work and protection in more rural areas while cats are popular in urban environments?

5points

Bryn 2 years ago

cats are used for rodent control in rural areas

4points

Ladedah 2 years ago (edited)

Clearly I'm a "Team Dog" person in a "Team Cat" state... now if only I could convince "Team Cat" to keep all of their cats out of my fenced backyard... funny how only one party is subject to responsible pet ownership laws 🤔

4points

Astrophile 2 years ago

Responsible cat owners (in North America at least) wouldn’t let their cats roam free outside :( they’re an invasive species and cause lots of issues, as well as it being extremely dangerous for the cat and dramatically shortening their lifespan and quality of life.

5points

Phobrek 2 years ago

I live in Massachusetts... must get more cats! Must beat Maine and Vermont!

3points

sbj 2 years ago

I'm moving South

3points

Jen Samara 2 years ago

Who else roots for dogs...

2points

Pandamonium 2 years ago

This looks a bit similar to the "US states by violent crime rate" map. I guess owning a cat calms you down.

2points

Sven Grammersdorf 2 years ago (edited)

Where is #50? Why are there two #47s?

1point

#24

Air Polution In Europe

Final score:

46points

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Monstarr the Divisive 2 years ago

Whoa... What's happening in nort Italy, Poland and around the Balkans? Why is it so bad there?

25points

Tom Dahm 2 years ago

Poland heats its homes with coal. Northern Italy is the Po River Valley: lots of industry and surrounded by mountains on 3 sides, so prone to temperature inversions. It’s like Los Angeles on a bigger scale.

38points

Terran 2 years ago

The north of italy has aot of industry

9points

UpupaEpops 2 years ago

Heavy industry and inefficient heating systems. A lot of Western countries have moved their heaviest polluters to Eastern Europe. Hungary has mostly German-owned factories for s**t wages.

5points

Michelle Reynolds 2 years ago

COAL

2points

Cjay 2 years ago

German infrastructure gets blown eastward

1point

Stannous Flouride 2 years ago

They're all industrial areas with little environmental oversight.

0points

The Original Bruno 2 years ago

Northern Italy: Dense population with high levels of manufacturing. Eastern Europe: remnants of the Communist infrastructure. Turns out that communism is terrible for the environment, because once you give the government the authority to pick which messages are politically permissable, you lose the ability to complain about nightmarish events.

0points

iseefractals 2 years ago

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BoredPossum 2 years ago

Looks like three big centers. I guess people burn coal or sth there.

5points

CORGI QUEEN 2 years ago

u good poland? i think this explains the crosswalk signs

2points

Cursed Girl 2 years ago

Oof, my country looking pretty bad... Italy do better!

1point

Miki 2 years ago

We (pl) need nuclear so F much....

1point

Heather Talma 2 years ago

Poland are you okay. Do you need help Poland.

0points

Paola 2 years ago

I cannot explain the northern italy.....

0points

Russell Bowman 2 years ago

Might have to change Iceland soon ... all that volcanic activity

0points

Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago

Northern Italy? But the air felt so clean up in the mountains and lakes. o.O

0points

Lesbean Soup 2 years ago

Damn, what went down in Poland?

0points

#25

US States By Violent Crime Rate

Final score:

45points

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LovingKnuckle 2 years ago

In regards to Alaska. A lot has to do with isolation: More isolated communities are harder to get police assistance and there are more crimes due to it. Drugs (a big factor), property theft, suicide, assault and murder happen very frequently. In the larger cities there is a lot of gang violence. There are also a lot of systemic socioeconomic disparities especially in indigenous communities.

23points

Alecto76 2 years ago

Thanks - I was wondering why Alaska was so high.

4points

PostState Globe 2 years ago

Probably something similar in the other states as well when it comes to systemic socioeconomic disparities

1point

C Cat 2 years ago

Plus the lower population total makes all crimes have a higher impact on a stat like this

-1point

Kevin the Manager 2 years ago

What in the actual fu*k is going on in Alaska?

12points

Martin Kaine 2 years ago

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0points

JammaCoast2Coast 2 years ago

Kinda surprised that Florida isn't higher

2points

Surenu 2 years ago

Well, Florida Man headlines are the state's main export so I guess they don't book/jail their suppliers?

0points

Bored Potato 2 years ago

surprised the highest is Alaska and not Texas tbh

2points

Jack and Coke 2 years ago

In Texas you don't know who's packing a gun to protect themselves.

1point

David 2 years ago

However in many of these states, nearly all the violent crime are in 1 or 2 cities. In fact in the US we we remove our 6 highest crime cities from our national numbers, US becomes one of the lowest violent crime countries out there. It's a few urban areas, which shows crime solutions need to be focused on those urban cities.

1point

Glitcher 2 years ago

They must have left Baltimore off the Maryland stats.

1point

Marnie 2 years ago

Once again, my state (Minnesota) doing pretty good overall.

1point

C Cat 2 years ago

It's too cold most of the year to do violence 🤷‍♀️

3points

kelly 2 years ago

What is happening in Alaska?!

1point

Jennifer Dibble 2 years ago

Significantly higher adult male population. Whether we like to admit it or not, the vast majority of violent crimes are committed by men, so more men per capita means more violent crime per capita. Simple statistics.

3points

bernardo nascimento 1 year ago

Maiine

0points

Samantha Leach 2 years ago

Too bad they didn't include Washington, DC

0points

#26

The Countries With The Most Island

Final score:

44points

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BoredPossum 2 years ago

The islands in Sweden are very very small but numerous. That's why they don't show up on most maps.

33points

TheElderNom 2 years ago

There is a reason why Stockholm is the Venice of Europe. (Yes, I've actually seen it called that.)

0points

troufaki13 2 years ago

Where's Greece??

4points

Mr Red 2 years ago

Southern Europe, hope this helps

28points

James016 2 years ago

Sweden has a LOT of islands.

2points

David Paterson 2 years ago (edited)

I'm sure the Philippines has more islands than Australia. I'll see if I can count the Australian Islands 1, 2, 3, ... I'll get back to you. Hold on, are you counting the islands in Australian Antarctic Territory or not? If you're counting Antarctic Territory then Chile, Argentina and UK would be high up the list.

2points

David Paterson 2 years ago

According to Geoscience Australia, the number 8222 is correct. Almost half or them are in Western Australia!

2points

WindySwede 2 years ago

👍🏝 (no palms though...)

1point

ShellsBells 2 years ago

Palms are overrated. Nice to look at, but falling palm fronds are no joke. Just watched a tree trimming service trim ours. I now have to go out and look at my roof, they can weigh up to 100 lbs (45 kg) each.

1point

bernardo nascimento 1 year ago

Ive already saw this

0points

Holly McRell 2 years ago

Have you ever played Geoguessr and had it plop you on one of the many islands in Sweden? That was how I learned there are so many islands there!

0points

martymcmatrix 2 years ago

Germany 🇩🇪 | 1.0 ••• Helgoland

0points

J Adams 2 years ago

Estimated? Well I estimate Guatemala has 9 million

0points

The Original Bruno 2 years ago

Does this count only sea islands? Because New York alone has about 3,000, most of which are river/lake islands.

0points

#27

The Most Consumed Type Of Meat By Country Including Fish & Seafood

Final score:

43points

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WindySwede 2 years ago

Nope, according to 'The Swedish Board of Agriculture', it's poultry meat (when not including sausages, ham and kassler). When you include them (and assuming they are 100% pork meat, pork is #1 by approximately 3,5x compared to fish.

18points

smugdruggler 2 years ago

What's kassler? Never heard of it (I'm English).

1point

Sapna Sarfare 2 years ago

Wait... why is India eating seafood so much? It is popular esp near the coast.. but chicken is more popular...

3points

WindySwede 2 years ago

sea (pun intendet 👍🙂) my comment above. So I don't really know if possible to trust the rest either?

1point

Horia Georgescu 2 years ago

Wrong for France !

2points

Nadine Debard 2 years ago

Yup. We eat tons of pork and chicken

2points

Bex 2 years ago

Would be interested to see meat vs plant consumption

1point

Adam Jeff 2 years ago (edited)

So many of these seem surprising that I tried to look at the source. It seems to be this and in turn claims to use FAO data. But no link to the actual data. I call BS. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/mapped-meat-consumption-by-country-and-type/

1point

Karen Philpott 2 years ago

Don't know where they get this info. Chicken, and beef would be up there. Seafood can be quite expensive here in NZ.

1point

bernardo nascimento 1 year ago

I thought that Norway was the Leader of seafood

0points

Heather Talma 2 years ago

Wonder how much Thanksgiving turkeys contribute to America's poultry consumption.

0points

Littleminnow1 2 years ago

chickn

0points

nm 2 years ago

Wrong for Brazil. They are mostly beef eaters.

0points

#28

The Most And Least Happy Countries In The World

Final score:

42points

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[>.<]/ 2 years ago

As the North- Koreans say: Can't complain.

16points

BoredPossum 2 years ago

Finns don't talk to strangers. That would make me happy.

7points

quentariel 2 years ago

That's why I love being an introvert in Finland.

3points

Tuesday 2 years ago

I don't think Palestine would be very happy to know that they no longer exist on this map ...

7points

Tuesday 2 years ago

Hey, us Australians are quite happy! I didn't know that

6points

TotallyNOTAFox 2 years ago (edited)

Least happy in the Middle East is Afghanistan, I wonder why...

5points

Miki 2 years ago

Ukrain is least happy in Europe. I wonder why....................

2points

Daft Mosquito 2 years ago

Ukraine was rather happy generally. But then the bloody russians invaded.

5points

The Original Bruno 2 years ago

This doesn't measure happiness. It compares well-being statistics that the authors associate with happiness.

1point

Isa's left eye 2 years ago

America? Mostly happy? What?

1point

Alecto76 2 years ago

I definately think that's wrong.

1point

Ava Sorce 2 years ago

north korea has left the chat

1point

Heather Talma 2 years ago

I live in the US and that is 100% a lie.

0points

#29

Projection Of Water Stress Level By Country In 2040

Final score:

37points

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STress (I/me) 2 years ago

I have nothing to do with that!!!

28points

Boootifull Unicorn 2 years ago

like i'd believe you...

4points

LH25 2 years ago

There is a lot of variation on this throughout the US, and I would think other countries. This map kind of over-simplifies things

8points

Michelle Reynolds 2 years ago

If people in the US would plant native grass, plants, trees etc instead of making desert areas one big golf course, it would be a giant step away from water shortages.

3points

Jason Leopold 1 year ago

This map is b******t, at least with regard to the US...

0points

Temporary Dork 2 years ago

I think "low water stress" Bangladesh begs to differ.

0points

Freya the Wanderer 2 years ago

The United States - EEK!!!

0points

MaximumKarmaSaint 2 years ago

We aren't at the top at least.

0points

Ph!lol 2 years ago

Southern Chile is doomed.

0points

#30

Highest Temperature Recorded In Europe Countries

Final score:

32points

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pep Ito 2 years ago

These maps are misleading. They should have shown the point where it was reached and the temperature by zones. As it appears on the map it seems that all of Spain reached 47 degrees when it was in the south of Spain and probably in the northern half the temperatures were. By far lower

9points

iseefractals 2 years ago

Well....except for the fact that you can see countries that exist entirely and considerably north of Spain that are 0.6-3 degrees cooler. Like countries that are as far north as canada topping 110F (43c) and you're trying to pretend that this is somehow misleading? Sorry, but you're just missing the point.

3points

Kilgore-V 2 years ago

Guessing this will keep increasing every year!

4points

Bored Retsuko 2 years ago

I'm moving to Iceland.

3points

Mimi La Souris 2 years ago

old map, change recently

2points

Arson duck 1 year ago

Wasn't me! What are you talking about?!?

1point

Yer maw 󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 2 years ago

Not a chance it's ever been that hot in Scotland, if it hits 23 I burst into flames, I'd be dead

1point

Christof Irran 2 years ago

WTF?! Turkey is not in Europe, not geographically, and especially not culturally/politically.

0points

The Reginleif 2 years ago

:) As long as Türkiye controls bosphorus, half of it is in europe. In the past they had conquered all of the europe anyways . so you can cry at your corner.

3points

Littleminnow1 2 years ago

yum climate change

-1point

JustAnotherPanda (she/they/he) 2 years ago

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S. K. 2 years ago

We're in the 21st century. If your country is stuck in the past, use Google and convert it.

5points

#31

Map Showing Brazilian State Names Translated Literally Into English

Final score:

18points

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TotallyNOTAFox 2 years ago

Thick Bushes, Thick Bushes of the South - Sorry, that made me giggle

20points

UpQuarkDownQuark (he/hey you) 2 years ago

Thick Bushes of the South doesn’t sound very…Brazilian.

5points

Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago

its a shame "river of crabs" isn't anywhere near thick bushes because I would have died in my immatureness.

3points

Ricardo Ferreira 2 years ago

It was once a big province (or State) called Mato Grosso (Thick Bushes).

3points

Astrius 2 years ago

bad for navigation.

1point

The Original Bruno 2 years ago (edited)

What does a thick Bush of the South sound like? "New Cue lirr" "Fabulous." "Humble."

0points

Auntriarch 2 years ago

*snigger*

0points

Kevin the Manager 2 years ago

Wouldn't "Thick Bushes" belong on that Indigenous Hair chart?

0points

Jason Boyd 2 years ago

They really didn't put in that much effort, did they?

0points

Chewie Baron Premium 2 years ago

Bad For Navigation sounds interesting.

1point

#32

Most Spoken Languages In The US Beside English/Spanish

Final score:

18points

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Mr. Nurse Man 2 years ago

Deutsche Sprache, schwere Sprache.

5points

Admiral Graf Spee he/him 2 years ago

Es ist sehr schwierig

1point

egg 2 years ago

我会说中文，但它说我的州没有那么多说中文的人

1point

The Amazing Fluffernaut 2 years ago

And Hebrew is scattered throughout

1point

Colt Winkler 2 years ago

GERMAN and FRENCH. I was not expecting german, but french I thought would be a lot higher on the list of things but no.

1point

Phil 2 years ago

Up until the mid 19th century Germans were the second largest population of white people in the states. In the 18th century there were more German language newspapers in Pennsylvania than English. Then in late 19th century another wave of Germans (including both sides of my family) immigrated to the Midwest. Hence all the German!

0points

KDS 2 years ago

I thought I saw a map that said that German was the most spoken language in TN but I am guessing it changed over the years anyways it is nice that the U.S. doesn’t have an official language.

0points

C Cat 2 years ago

The European languages make sense, I'd be curious to know more about the Asian languages proliferation

0points

Bully 2 years ago

German? The language with the Rückversicherungsunternehmensberaterfirma?

0points

MaximumKarmaSaint 2 years ago

YEAH!! To everyone in my state who loathes french (for some reason), START LEARNIN'!

0points

#33

Each European Country’s Highest Peak

Final score:

17points

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ADHORTATOR 2 years ago

Italy considers that the border to France is on top of the Monte Bianco/ Montblanc, but France disagrees

6points

gerard julien 2 years ago

"The outcome of the plebiscite held in Savoy on 22 April 1860 was an overwhelming "Yes" to the question: "Does Savoy wish to be unified with France?" . The Treaty of Turin concluded between France and Piedmont-Sardinia on 24 March 1860 ."

0points

David Paterson 2 years ago

Is Mollehoj at 171 metres Danish for "molehill"?

1point

MissTeshna 2 years ago

Mølle=Mill, Høj=Hill... So directly translated, its the Millhill ^_^

0points

Nina 2 years ago

The highest mountain for spain is on of it's island west of africa. Would be nice to show the highest on main land

0points

Vuun 2 years ago (edited)

Same for Portugal, there's is in the Azores. It is a bit misleading to include them here. Edit. Now I noticed the actual peaks are marked on the map. Not so misleading after all..

0points

Chewie Baron Premium 2 years ago

The mountain in Finland was a present from Norway for their anniversary of Independence.

0points

Vuun 2 years ago

Nope. The highest point in Finland is on the slope of a mountain, and Norway had plans to donate the peak for the 100th anniversary. Unfortunately, there was a constitutional problem, and this never happened.

0points

#34

Bizarre Proposal From 1920 To Create New Single, Peaceful European Union With 24 Artificially Created States ( P.a. Maas, Vienna)

Final score:

16points

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Corvus 2 years ago

The aftermath of WW1. A time when we could have learned from our mistakes... but nope, instead we planted the seeds of WW2.

9points

Multa Nocte 2 years ago

Puts me in mind of the Holy Roman Empire a bit. I see that, as usual, I would end up right on the borderline between two countries. Who, may I ask, proposed this?

2points

Multa Nocte 2 years ago

Just looked this up. Wow! 🤭 https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/unionization-of-central-europe/

2points

#35

What Percent Of Visitor Visa Applications Per Country Did The USA Reject In 2022

Final score:

16points

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Min Premium 2 years ago

What's up with Canada?

29points

GodzillaTookMyPants 2 years ago

They know what they did

12points

Cam 2 years ago

Explanation from the Reddit post: Canadians don't actually need a Visa to visit the US. However, if it's for employment they DO need a Work Visa, and those get rejected more often.

8points

$fracarr avatar$

François Carré 2 years ago

Have you watched that South Park movie ?

5points

Kevin the Manager 2 years ago

Oh, it's that whole Celine Dion fiasco. Hard to forgive such a travesty...

3points

The Original Bruno 2 years ago

You don't need a visa from Canada, under normal circumstances. Plus, we have too many comedians already.

1point

R phillips 2 years ago

US should be much much higher

-3points

Kise Miarse 2 years ago

. . . Canada? What'd they like, not invite us to their birthday party or something? 😂

3points

C Cat 2 years ago

The coloring on this bugs me, it's backwards

0points

ABIGAIL DRESSELL 2 years ago

Good job USA! No rejects! /s

0points

David Paterson 2 years ago

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#36

The Most Common Surname In Each Department Of Mainland France

Final score:

15points

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Annik Perrot 2 years ago

Fabre, Favre, Lefevre, Lefebvre and Faivre are all descended from the same root, the latin word "faber", which meant " craftsman" ... or ...Smith -))) Moreau means " little More" and was used for dark-haired people suspected ( rightly or wrongly) to be of Arab origins ( they did invade in the 9th century). Mostly, for long, common people didn't have a last name, and to tell apart people with the same first name, one used their occupation, physical particularities, or location (Dupuy means " from the hill", same as Delpech). I'm just à bir puzzled with " Wintersheim" , in , I think, Indre. ???

15points

ADHORTATOR 2 years ago

The Wintersheim might be descendants of Alsatians which took shelter there in 1940?

3points

Darryl Martin 2 years ago

TIL I'm French

2points

Multa Nocte 2 years ago

Bonjour, Mssr. Martin! 😉

3points

Cristi nah 2 years ago

We conquered the South with a army of Garcías

2points

Boootifull Unicorn 2 years ago

just saw a whole lot of Martin's

2points

Annik Perrot 2 years ago

They're all over Europe.

0points

Auntriarch 2 years ago

Huge number of Martins, I'd never have guessed

2points

Cursed Girl 2 years ago

MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN MARTIN

1point

#37

Population Change In Europe And Arab World

Final score:

14points

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David Paterson 2 years ago

Spain has an exceptionally low birthrate. Lowest in Europe. So all of that is immigration? That doesn't seem right.

5points

Emma S 2 years ago

All the British criminals escaping to the Costa del crime.

4points

Joe B Kearns 2 years ago

All those Brits fleeing Brexit?

3points

pep Ito 2 years ago

Yes. from SouthAmerica, UK, and lately USA

2points

Ph!lol 2 years ago

The planet cannot sustain this growth forever!

0points

#38

What To Say To Someone Who Leaves The Door Open After Coming In? (Includes Informal Expressions)

Final score:

13points

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Tuesday 2 years ago

Can people from these places confirm?

7points

[>.<]/ 2 years ago

In Dutch we ask whether you were born in a church.

8points

Birgit M 2 years ago

German here! Personally, I've never heard that about living in a tent. What I know is "Habt ihr Säcke in den Türen hängen?" = "Do you have bags/sacks hanging at your doors?"

6points

Happy Quokka 2 years ago (edited)

Somewhat accurate for the Czech Republic, I am more used to „Do you have a black man behind your a**“. Both variants not popular anymore for obvious reasons.

3points

Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago

I'm in the UK, and no one just says "shut the door" there's usually the "were you born in a field/barn" remark here. Same for the Irish.

2points

Sakapulgas 2 years ago

Portugal: never heard of it!

2points

Penny Fan 2 years ago

UK tends to be "were you born in a barn?"

2points

Sarinz 2 years ago

Not accurate for Italy. In my area (Florence-Tuscany) we say: "Sei nato al colosseo?" ("were you born in the coliseum?"). I never heard the one about the tail, I heard sometimes the one about the boat.

2points

SeaJaySea 1 year ago

Can confirm for England

1point

Admiral Graf Spee he/him 2 years ago

The netherlands is ben je in de kerk geboren. Where you born in a church.

1point

Cristi nah 2 years ago

LA PUERTAAAAAAAA!!!! QUE ENTRA TOL FRIO

1point

ЛеснойКороль(they/he)🇺🇦🇷🇺 2 years ago

Kind of? I’ve sparsely heard “were you born in a cave”, but my parents said to me “ Ты ветром не вырос? (Didn’t you grow up with the wind? close the damn door!)

1point

Mila Preradović 2 years ago

Can confirm for Croatia. Sometimes also "Were you born in a boat", sometimes like it says, "Do you live on a boat".

1point

James016 2 years ago

UK is accurate, though I might have to adopt "You born in a trolleybus?"

1point

pep Ito 2 years ago

Yes it is correct for Spain

1point

Panda Boi 2 years ago

In Holland we say "Were you born in a church?".

1point

TotallyNOTAFox 2 years ago (edited)

Accurate for Germany, "Were you raised in a barn" is also common

1point

Mariana Ristevska 2 years ago

Yes, it's correct for Macedonia, " Do you have a door in your house?"

0points

Rita Benkő 2 years ago

Hungary. I have never heard the expression "the door slips on s**t" in my life. I have heard: "Ajtó!" (Door.), "it has no photocells" and pretty sure there are many other expressions in use.

0points

WindySwede 2 years ago

Swe: Never heard this, Google comes with just like 5 pages about this. But found a 'Bachelor's degree' paper including this in the title. But more likely you would hear "Har du en pinne i röven?" "Got a stick up your a**e?" At least me growing up..

0points

Hańka 2 years ago

Poland here. I can not confirm anything about having a tail. Instead we often ask "Were you born in a barn?"

2points

Trillian 2 years ago

The Irish are so polite lol

2points

Annik Perrot 2 years ago

France is accurate.

2points

Cursed Girl 2 years ago

Italian here, nobody ever says that, btw, Portugal made me gingle

1point

Joshua Seaman 2 years ago (edited)

Czechia is CRINGE 😬

1point

Boootifull Unicorn 2 years ago

my favorites: "are you from a village without doors?" "do you have a tail?" "the s**t that is lost closed the gate" "were you born in a trolleybus?"

1point

JJ 1 year ago

The Swedish is incorrectly translated. It's "the last s**t (or dirt or whatever) closed the door/gate". But otherwise good

0points

Huddo's sister 2 years ago

Interesting how many are 'were you born in a...' etc variations. In Australia we say 'were you born in a tent?'

0points

Sara Rizzi 2 years ago

Actually in Italy we say “vivi al Colosseo?!” Which translates to “do you live in the [rome] Colosseo?!” Because it doesn’t have any doors

0points

#39

Percentage Of People That Were Unable To Keep Home Adequately Warm In Europe In 2022

Final score:

13points

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WindySwede 2 years ago

Is this because of economics, or lack of necessary heating equipment? Me also not knowing how cold it is in some of the southern countries here?

5points

BoredPossum 2 years ago

Italy has snow some winters but not that much.

1point

pep Ito 2 years ago (edited)

In the case of Spain, these are extrapolations by NGOs based on their own data and are usually exaggerated in order to obtain more funding.

2points

Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago (edited)

in the UK, that number would be at 24% or higher according to some results. Probably true, gas costs a fortune right now. Even I don't put the heating on for long. :(

0points

#40

If Europe's Wealth Distributed Equally How Many Times Wealthier The Countries Would Be?

Final score:

12points

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Chocolate llama 2 years ago

poor choice of color scheme...especially because "1.0" has different colors e.g. in Spain and Czech Republic. Would be easier to interpret if 1.0 was the center of a diverging color scheme

12points

BoredPossum 2 years ago

I might be wrong but shouldn't some countries have a negative number?

0points

Jill Rhodry 2 years ago

So no country would be poorer - It'd never happen but interesting to consider, same with food distribution.

-3points

Monstarr the Divisive 2 years ago (edited)

I think the whole west would be poorer.... take England: 0.7 times 1 is less than 1... Switzerland would be all we have times 0.3. Wich is basically 30% of what we have now.

4points

#41

Olive Oil vs. Butter Usage In Europe

Final score:

12points

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James016 2 years ago

Being married to a Mediterranean, my olive oil consumption is probably higher than the UK average.

6points

bi mermaid (she/her/hers) 1 year ago

I love olive oil so much!!!!

1point

Cursed Girl 2 years ago

Bread with oil 🤤

1point

Cursed Girl 2 years ago

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1point

Strahd Ivarius 2 years ago

Butter! salted of course!

1point

Nika the Great 2 years ago

You forgot sour cream in slavic countries

0points

#42

Most Common Baby Names In London

Final score:

11points

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Kevin the Manager 2 years ago

Wow! Such individuality and creativity! 🙄

7points

Jason Boyd 2 years ago

Lots of Noahs, it is due to rain a lot in the future?

3points

Multa Nocte 2 years ago

Climate change babies. 😉

2points

Jen M 2 years ago

So many Noahs to save us when the next cataclysmic flood happens, lol.

2points

Boootifull Unicorn 2 years ago

OliViA

0points

Jonathan MacFarlane 2 years ago

From somebody who isn't from London, some of these names are wild. Is that Barking or Borking?

0points

Daft Mosquito 2 years ago (edited)

Barking. As in "woof."

1point

#43

A Map Of Superheroes In NYC & The Areas They Protect

Final score:

11points

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BoredPossum 2 years ago

According to this, New York should be pretty safe.

13points

Cristi nah 2 years ago

Well, everything happens in NY (alien invasions, monsters attacks, cathastrophes...)

3points

Jen M 2 years ago

Batman isn't here because he protects "Gotham" instead, correct?

1point

Phil 2 years ago

Correct. Interestingly, the Christopher Nolan-directed Batman's were filmed in Chicago.

0points

KDS 2 years ago

Can you imagine every one of these characters in a movie trying to save people they would be constantly fighting against one another just to save one person.

0points

Christof Irran 2 years ago

Good God! The whole Upper Eastside is unprotected!

0points

Phil 2 years ago

What about The Seven?

0points

Kevin the Manager 2 years ago

I see the Purple Heart, but where is the Purple Helmet tucked away?

0points

DC 2 years ago

Sammy Fitzpatrick, anyone? Absolutable? No?

0points

TotallyNOTAFox 2 years ago

Pretty crowded

0points

Terran 2 years ago

Have you looked at the crime rates? They need them!

2points

#44

Food Price Inflation For July Month

Final score:

11points

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SeaJaySea 1 year ago

This is pretty interesting- when is this from?

1point

Kevin the Manager 2 years ago

Well, if Turkey would just open up to some ham, the issue would be resolved...

-1point

#45

Population Change By Continent From 2000 To 2018

Final score:

10points

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Terran 2 years ago (edited)

I didn't know Australia is/was growing that fast

1point

#46

The Evolution Of The Seven Islands Of Mumbai

Final score:

10points

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censorshipsucks 2 years ago

wait is this land reclamation?

3points

Jen M 2 years ago

So water level dropping, rather than rising? Or did the islands raise, with volcanic or tectonic movement? Who knows? Someone smart enlighten me...

0points

Simon Parfett 1 year ago

Land reclamation, essentially alot of the land was mangrove forest which can be drained and dried fairly easily. There are a dozen projects right now to reclaim land in the north West and north east. Also sand in this area builds up quickly, this means that islands can connect together and grow.

0points

#47

Argentina As Depicted On The Back Of The Argentine Passport

Final score:

10points

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Christof Irran 2 years ago

Not clear from that image whether they still claim the Falkland Islands.

1point

Donkeywheel 2 years ago

*malvinas

0points

Colt Winkler 2 years ago

R/ crappy designs ( that's Antarctica not Argentina in the triangle )

0points

MotherofGuineaPigs 2 years ago

Argentina claims that area of Antarctica

3points

Barbara 2 years ago

That is Antarctica and it is Argentine territory.

3points

Multa Nocte 2 years ago

From anzsilperspective.com: "The area of the “South American Antarctic” (i.e. the sector comprised by the meridians 25° W and 90° W, the parallel 60° S, and the South Pole) has always been the most politically contentious part of the Antarctic continent. This area of Antarctica is claimed by Argentina, Chile and the United Kingdom."

2points

Kevin Achtmeyer 2 years ago

That is Argentina's claimed territory in Antarctica

1point

Jen M 2 years ago

I think they're saying they claim that triangle of antarctica...

1point

David Paterson 2 years ago

Three countries claim the Antarctic peninsula as part of their overseas territory. Argentina, Chile and UK.

0points

#48

Most Popular US Female Baby Names 2022

European Nations Favourite Holiday Destination

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10points

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Jill Rhodry 2 years ago

So Spain, France, Italy and Croatia prefer staycations😊

9points

pep Ito 2 years ago

This is what happens when you can have cultural tourism, sun and sea tourism, mountain tourism in a single country...

8points

Tiramisu 2 years ago

And Portugal, Greece, and Turkiye

2points

Cursed Girl 2 years ago

Sicily has a lot of beautiful beaches, why should we move?

1point

ADHORTATOR 2 years ago

France and Italy are the most beautiful countries with various landscapes, mountains, sea...so why go elsewhere?

3points

Fora Nakit 2 years ago

Check Croatia and you will know.

2points

Cursed Girl 2 years ago

Favignana is gorgeous

1point

Mila Preradović 2 years ago

There's a reason why Croatian flag is represented 10 times on this map. ;)

1point

TotallyNOTAFox 2 years ago

Just a guess, but the main destination for british and german tourists would be the spanish island of Mallorca

2points

ЛеснойКороль(they/he)🇺🇦🇷🇺 2 years ago

as a russian i’ve never actually been to Türkiye, anyone been?

1point

Trillian 2 years ago

I have. Lots of russians there.

1point

#50

Biggest Sources Of Power In Every European Country

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TotallyNOTAFox 2 years ago (edited)

Thanks to the decisions of "The Greens" (a party with enviromental protection as theme) we had to reactivate a few coal plants here in Germany in addition to buying energy from french nuclear plants and polish coal plants

3points

Ron Baza 2 years ago

This definitely invalidates the Green’s entire political platform.

1point

#51

Symbols Of Armed Forces In Europe

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10points

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Kilgore-V 2 years ago

Faroe Islands look like an US college team

5points

Terran 2 years ago

Also they are probably as large as a college team.

1point

ADHORTATOR 2 years ago (edited)

France shows only the Army, because there is no symbol for all forces combined

2points

TotallyNOTAFox 2 years ago (edited)

Armee de Terre - I don't speak french, but I guess it means the groundforces

1point

ADHORTATOR 2 years ago

that's correct, there is no common logo for the french forces, we have Army, Air and Space Force, Navy, Gendarmerie

1point

BoredPossum 2 years ago

I didn't think Iceland had an army, just cops.

0points

#52

Cumulative Population Growth Of Each US State From 1950-2016

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9points

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#53

The Most Common Blood Type Around The World

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8points

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talliloo 2 years ago

not surprising. my blood type is not common. after the blood bank realized i was coming in regularly they would often call me every 53 days to ask if i would be dropping by. due to meds i can't donate anymore but would encourage everyone to do so.

12points

Huddo's sister 2 years ago

I was so annoyed when I turned 16 that I was too underweight to donate blood. By the time I had put on enough weight, the meds I was on meant I couldn't donate and probably never will.

0points

ЛеснойКороль(they/he)🇺🇦🇷🇺 2 years ago

i’m russian and have AB-, but an unfortunate deathly fear of needles. i really need to grow up and donate more

3points

ShellsBells 2 years ago

I would recommend encouraging yourself. That helping save another person's life is more important than a fear. If you ensure you are hydrated and eat a healthy meal before you go, it helps to decrease the time it takes to get a pint of blood. I hope you overcome your fear, donating blood is something you should be proud of. It can also help you overall health wise. Good luck!

3points

Cursed Girl 2 years ago

Uhm... i'm a B-

1point

ETo 2 years ago

Now do least common - scandal!

0points

Auntriarch 2 years ago

I had no idea I was so common 🤣

0points

#54

Asked Midjourney To Imagine The Most Stereotypical Face For Each Country

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4points

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WindySwede 2 years ago (edited)

Just like 4 women? (edit: maybe 6 - 7?) The rest men..? 🙈 https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fasked-midjourney-to-imagine-the-most-stereotypical-face-for-v0-5zrewdwk0rbb1.jpg%3Fs%3D7901a12e245f6b00a6e147ff0f806422445e1097

5points