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Is this how Australians see the USA?

Posted - November 12, 2022
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  • 53509

     

      That’s pretty neat! My home state changed its shape too. 

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      November 12, 2022 4:19 PM MST
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  • 16781
    More like this


    Or this


    Nobody down here knows all fifty states. Do you know all six of ours?
      November 12, 2022 11:38 PM MST
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  • 53509

    I don’t, not off the top of my head. I'll try naming as many as I can without looking them up anywhere: Queensland, New South Wales, . . . (cue the sound of crickets).


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      November 13, 2022 5:52 AM MST
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  • 53509

     

      Wow, I should have remembered Western Australia; it’s the only one I’ve been to, twice in fact. And everyone knows Tasmania, but I was thinking it wasn’t the name of one of the states.  Overall, I should have done better than just two. Grrrrrrr. 


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      November 13, 2022 5:57 AM MST
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  • 44617
    Most Americans don't know all fifty states.
      November 13, 2022 9:12 AM MST
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  • 53509

     

      In elementary school, I memorized not only all 50 American states, I also memorized their capitol capital cities. Additionally, I believe it was my second grade teacher who had a set of flash cards with just the shapes or the silhouettes of the fifty states, they were not used for any particular lesson plan or with any text book, they were just available to students just like certain books or puzzles were. I used them to learn all 50 states just by recognizing their shapes.


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    This post was edited by Randy D at March 3, 2023 7:38 PM MST
      November 13, 2022 5:30 PM MST
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  • 44617
    My son learned them from a puzzle.
    Also, capital is the word for the city; capitol is the word for the legislative building.
    https://www.grammarly.com/blog/capital-vs-capitol/ This post was edited by Element 99 at November 14, 2022 2:33 PM MST
      November 14, 2022 2:22 PM MST
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  • 53509

     

      Duly noted, mon ami, and thank you for catching that. The edit has been made.



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      November 14, 2022 2:35 PM MST
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  • 844
    Wow. I don't remember what grade I was in but I also memorized all of the states and their capitals. I did it just because I liked the challenge. Don't quiz me now, most of it has all slipped away. I hadn't thought of memorizing the shape of the states. 
      March 3, 2023 6:05 PM MST
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  • 5451

    What could possibly go wrong with state flash cards?  I know!

    It’s time for the state flash card quiz!  Which state is this?

    Wyoming.

    *looks at back of card*

    No, sorry, it’s Colorado. 

      March 3, 2023 7:43 PM MST
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  • 16781
    How the hell can you distinguish Wyoming from Colorado by silhouette?
      March 3, 2023 9:03 PM MST
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  • 53509

     

      I know, right?


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      March 5, 2023 6:39 AM MST
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  • 53509

     

      More than one US president has made reference to the 54 states or the 57 states.
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      November 13, 2022 5:33 PM MST
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  • 44617
    More than one president was/is a drunk or stoner.
      November 14, 2022 2:24 PM MST
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