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Benedict Arnold

Do you take into consideration that not all you interact with here comes from the US, and furthermore not all are native English speaking?

Anyone having an idea of how many of us that aren't from the US here?

Posted - December 27, 2016
Tags : Nationalities

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  • I think I recall that about 30% or so of users are not in the US or from there.
      December 28, 2016 6:19 AM MST
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  • 17261
    Wouldn't know. I'd be surprised if 70% or higher are from the US.
      December 28, 2016 7:11 AM MST
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  • Might have been 60, but I didn't bother to remember it.  :)

    JA has answered a similar question to this in the past I think.  And I seem to recall a bit of software that will keep track of where people come from, but can't remember the name.
      December 28, 2016 2:00 PM MST
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  • 17261
    Anyway, it's not that important, except for when it's taken for granted that any question, or comment made here is based on the US alone. :-)
      December 28, 2016 2:05 PM MST
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  • 7939
    It was about 60%. Good memory. In the past month, it sat around 57% American traffic. 
      December 29, 2016 12:59 AM MST
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  • 17261
    Which means 43% of traffic is generated from outside the US. I take it Canada, the UK and Australia governs another huge part which means, us the non-native English speaking part is a minority here. Well, we got French Canadians in the mix. :-)
      December 29, 2016 1:25 AM MST
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  • 46117
    I give them all the credit in the world.  I don't know if I would ever get on an international site.   I can only speak Americanz.
      December 28, 2016 6:23 AM MST
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  • I suspect that last sentence to be a lie of sorts.  :)
      December 28, 2016 6:32 AM MST
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  • 46117
    How so?  I never lie and I am always right.
      December 28, 2016 6:40 AM MST
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  • Fabulous!  You win the oxymoronic statement of the day award!  ;)
      December 28, 2016 6:57 AM MST
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  • 46117
    You call my statements moronic and I will oxy all over your a$$
      December 28, 2016 7:32 AM MST
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  • 17261
    This is an international site. In fact all english language sites sorta are. 
      December 28, 2016 7:13 AM MST
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  • 46117
    You're right.   I SHOULD have said sites that do not have English as the first language.   I would be lost.
      December 28, 2016 7:21 AM MST
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  • 17261
    :-)
      December 28, 2016 8:11 AM MST
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  • Credit for what, Sharonna?
      December 28, 2016 8:22 AM MST
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  • 2515
    Actually? No. I just consider I'm talking to human beings and not a bot. I talk about what I know, what I do, how I live, and current events in the world. And try not to be too boring.,
      December 28, 2016 8:32 AM MST
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  • 17261
    Lovely, as long as you're aware we not all come from the US, and not all of us are English native speaking. It can be valuable to have in mind when reading the questions/comments at times. :-)
      December 28, 2016 9:36 AM MST
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  • 3463
    Yes I know that and it's not a problem for me unless I can't understand what they are saying.
      December 28, 2016 11:42 AM MST
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  • 17261
    True. At tîmes we can face language barriers. Meh.
      December 28, 2016 11:45 AM MST
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  • 3719
    For the most part it does not really matter here where people live. Obviously some things are more parochial, like most of the discussions about the US Presidential election, but it's often interesting to compare notes on more general topics with people from other countries. 
      December 28, 2016 6:33 PM MST
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  • 17261
    Even the president election could be interesting, as the POCUS means a lot to the safety of the world. :-)
      December 29, 2016 1:19 AM MST
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  • 7939
    I don't know how other people view things, but I always imagine people to be just like me until I see something that changes that viewpoint. If they usually speak English well and use slang/ casual words, I assume they're American. But, yes, I'm aware that not everyone here is and I'm grateful for that. That's a big part of why I love coming here. It shakes up my way of thinking and stops me from falling into a rut of assumptions.
      December 29, 2016 1:03 AM MST
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  • 17261
    Thank you. The risk is when we start thinking any subject brought up has to be US related, and/or based on US sources. I agree with you, it is a plus to have a variety of nationalities here. Language/slang can be hard to use alone as determinant to assume where people are from. :-)
      December 29, 2016 1:18 AM MST
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