Re: [OT] Brits try to identify the 50 US states on a map

Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

If you're in the mood for a bit of a laugh, you might like this video.
Several teams of two Brits are given a map showing the 50 US states and
are then given 10 minutes to label all of them. (They are also given a
list of the states). They made some surprising guesses.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9GNf51_NvU [9 minutes]

I'm impressed that several people picked out Wyoming.

If I were to identify provinces and territories in Canada, on an
unlabeled map without cities, I'd likely mix up Manitoba and Saskatewan.

Several other videos in the same vein show up on my recommended list. I
also saw one where Americans tried to pronounce British place names (NOT
the easy ones like "London"), and another where Brits tried to pronounce
American place names (again, NOT the easy ones). They're all in good fun.

I like to think I could label quite a lot of the US states correctly but
I know I'd have trouble with some. Then again, I'm not sure if most
Americans would get them all correct either ;-)

Elementary schools tend to teach how to recognize states by shape. I
don't know why as it's not a geography lesson.

I could probably pick out two German states, perhaps half dozen French
provinces, wouldn't recognize political subdivisions in Russia nor
China. I could probably pick out half a dozen Indian states.