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From: suzeeq <suzeeq@imbris.com>
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Subject: Re: [OT] Brits try to identify the 50 US states on a map
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2025 07:21:48 -0800
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On 2/5/2025 5:57 AM, Rhino 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]
> 
> 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 ;-)

I'd have a hard time placing all the English shires in the correct 
place, or even larger cities like Leeds and Birmingham. And I've looked 
up some of them on google maps.