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[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sure but that's only equivalent to an American knowing where Europe is, as a lot of US states are as large as a lot of European countries.

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But they're still states. States are internal divisions and only meaningful within the US. From an outside perspective there are very few differences between states, nowhere close to the differences between different countries.

Similar to how we don't talk about states or other divisions of china, even though there are probably divisions with more people than half of Europe.

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

fair enough, it's just that learning all countries in North America is a lot easier than those in Europe

[–] andthenthreemore@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not really, as a European I can tell you where all the countries in the north American continent are.

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

all 3 of em? wow what an accomplishment

[–] Tavarin@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're forgetting 20 countries.

North America doesn't end at Mexico, it ends at Panama, and it also includes the Caribbean.

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

it was pointed out already thank you

[–] Tavarin@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I don't see that, maybe a de-federated post to my instance.

[–] andthenthreemore@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's a third? Oh bugger 😝

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Canada, US, Mexico, Cuba and apparently a bunch more I forgot about.

[–] andthenthreemore@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh damn. I thought there was Canada and Not Canada.

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

that also works