A few years back, I posted some maps for the 4th of July showing how we perceive others and vice versa. Here is a collection of maps about how we Americans see ourselves.
From inboxQ, America According to Twitter:
I don't understand some of these, particularly Chicago (Miami of Canada?) and San Diego (yuck?)
Here's the United States of America as Seen by New Yorker, Dan Abramson:
The U. S. Map According to Michiganders, via mLive:
The United States According to the NFL from HeadBlitz:
While we're on sports, here's a complicated one. When the "World" Series was conceived in 1903 the world was clearly a much smaller place. In the author's words it was "obviously named by someone who thought the “world” ended just past the Mason-Dixon Line and the Mississippi River." This one comes from an article posted at Gate 21, an extremely slow loading blog from the University of Tennessee.
Finally, I couldn't resist this nasty one from GraphJam - America According to Europeans. As the comments clearly illustrate, lots of people have no sense of humor. Hope if you're one of those folks, this doesn't ruin your holiday.
From inboxQ, America According to Twitter:
I don't understand some of these, particularly Chicago (Miami of Canada?) and San Diego (yuck?)
Here's the United States of America as Seen by New Yorker, Dan Abramson:
While we're on sports, here's a complicated one. When the "World" Series was conceived in 1903 the world was clearly a much smaller place. In the author's words it was "obviously named by someone who thought the “world” ended just past the Mason-Dixon Line and the Mississippi River." This one comes from an article posted at Gate 21, an extremely slow loading blog from the University of Tennessee.
Finally, I couldn't resist this nasty one from GraphJam - America According to Europeans. As the comments clearly illustrate, lots of people have no sense of humor. Hope if you're one of those folks, this doesn't ruin your holiday.
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