▲ 755 ▼ Bru... That's a fact (thelemmy.club) submitted 2 months ago by laurenceOfSuburbia@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.world 86 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] janewaydidnothingwrong@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago Like "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines"? When I first heard this term as a kid, I thought it was referring to a 50s or 60s music band. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 months ago (3 children) Antigua and Barbuda, São Tomé and Principe, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago. Bosnia and Herzegowina is also not an unknown country. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] VinegarChunks@lemmus.org 8 points 2 months ago (1 child) And let’s not forget the other country with “and” in its name: The United Kingdom of Great Britain And Northern Ireland permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 1 point 2 months ago Except it's the individual countries of the alliance that participate in the world cup, England, Scotland, etc. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) Unfortunately we US Americans are not particularly strong on the subject of geography. We've all heard of Bosnia, but its last name was never mentioned when it was in the news. Most here have never heard of any of the islands you listed except for maybe Trinidad. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] echodot@feddit.uk 1 point 2 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [+] janewaydidnothingwrong@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 months ago No, you implied a reaction like the one in the post isn't weird since countries don't often have similar names. I counter the reaction is weird because Bosnia and Herzegowina isn't an obscure or never heard of country but the reaction is quite stereotypical US-american (as in "conforms to stereotypes", not in "look, typical US-american). permalink fedilink source parent [–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago (1 child) One country, two nations? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) Two islands begrudgingly accepting that staying together might be preferable to a divorce permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago Like "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines"? When I first heard this term as a kid, I thought it was referring to a 50s or 60s music band. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 months ago (3 children) Antigua and Barbuda, São Tomé and Principe, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago. Bosnia and Herzegowina is also not an unknown country. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] VinegarChunks@lemmus.org 8 points 2 months ago (1 child) And let’s not forget the other country with “and” in its name: The United Kingdom of Great Britain And Northern Ireland permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 1 point 2 months ago Except it's the individual countries of the alliance that participate in the world cup, England, Scotland, etc. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) Unfortunately we US Americans are not particularly strong on the subject of geography. We've all heard of Bosnia, but its last name was never mentioned when it was in the news. Most here have never heard of any of the islands you listed except for maybe Trinidad. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] echodot@feddit.uk 1 point 2 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [+] janewaydidnothingwrong@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 months ago No, you implied a reaction like the one in the post isn't weird since countries don't often have similar names. I counter the reaction is weird because Bosnia and Herzegowina isn't an obscure or never heard of country but the reaction is quite stereotypical US-american (as in "conforms to stereotypes", not in "look, typical US-american). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] VinegarChunks@lemmus.org 8 points 2 months ago (1 child) And let’s not forget the other country with “and” in its name: The United Kingdom of Great Britain And Northern Ireland permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 1 point 2 months ago Except it's the individual countries of the alliance that participate in the world cup, England, Scotland, etc. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 1 point 2 months ago Except it's the individual countries of the alliance that participate in the world cup, England, Scotland, etc. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) Unfortunately we US Americans are not particularly strong on the subject of geography. We've all heard of Bosnia, but its last name was never mentioned when it was in the news. Most here have never heard of any of the islands you listed except for maybe Trinidad. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] echodot@feddit.uk 1 point 2 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] janewaydidnothingwrong@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 months ago No, you implied a reaction like the one in the post isn't weird since countries don't often have similar names. I counter the reaction is weird because Bosnia and Herzegowina isn't an obscure or never heard of country but the reaction is quite stereotypical US-american (as in "conforms to stereotypes", not in "look, typical US-american). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 months ago No, you implied a reaction like the one in the post isn't weird since countries don't often have similar names. I counter the reaction is weird because Bosnia and Herzegowina isn't an obscure or never heard of country but the reaction is quite stereotypical US-american (as in "conforms to stereotypes", not in "look, typical US-american). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago (1 child) One country, two nations? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) Two islands begrudgingly accepting that staying together might be preferable to a divorce permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) Two islands begrudgingly accepting that staying together might be preferable to a divorce permalink fedilink source parent
