Which region of the World are you from?

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Discussion Overview

The thread discusses the geographical diversity of participants in the Physics Forums community through a poll about their regions of origin. Participants express concerns about the inclusivity and accuracy of the options provided in the poll, suggesting additional regions and questioning the grouping of certain countries.

Discussion Character

  • Debate/contested
  • Meta-discussion

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants note the omission of regions such as the Caribbean and specific countries like the Philippines and South Africa.
  • There are questions regarding the separation of Brazil from South America, with some arguing it should be grouped due to cultural similarities.
  • Participants discuss the cultural similarities and differences among European countries, particularly regarding the UK, Belgium, and the Nordic countries.
  • Some suggest that the poll could have included more options or been organized differently to better represent geographical regions.
  • A few participants humorously engage in a discussion about their specific locations using coordinates and playful names for their regions.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express multiple competing views regarding the categorization of regions and countries in the poll. There is no consensus on how to best represent geographical diversity, and several suggestions for improvement are made.

Contextual Notes

Limitations include the poll's restriction on the number of options and the subjective nature of cultural grouping, which varies among participants.

Which region of the world are you from?

  • USA-Canada

    Votes: 29 58.0%

  • Mexico-South America (minus Brazil)

    Votes: 1 2.0%

  • Brazil

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Western Europe (UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany and nearby))

    Votes: 8 16.0%

  • Norway-Sweden-Finland

    Votes: 3 6.0%

  • Eastern Europe (Including Poland)

    Votes: 1 2.0%

  • Balkans

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Middle East (Including Turkey)

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Central Asia

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Indian Subcontinent

    Votes: 4 8.0%

  • China

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Indo China (Myanmar,Vietnam,Cambodia,Laos,Thailand)

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • China

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Indonesia-Malaysia and nearby

    Votes: 1 2.0%

  • Korea-Japan

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Australia-New Zealand and nearby

    Votes: 2 4.0%

  • North Africa

    Votes: 1 2.0%

  • Western Africa

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Central and Southern Africa (excluding the country South Africa)

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • South Africa (he country)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    50
  • #31
DaveC426913 said:
Alternately:

Column 17 Row 18

(If I get enough data points, maybe I'll even plot them.)

Oh I like this idea! I'm at row 16, column 8.
 
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  • #32
mishrashubham said:
Isn't Philadelphia in USA?
True. However, I live nearby in the People's Democratic Republic of Northern South Jersey. The only place on Earth where people speak English without an accent.
 
  • #33
lisab said:
Oh I like this idea! I'm at row 16, column 8.

I likw it too! I am at row 24 column 46.
 
  • #34
Jimmy Snyder said:
True. However, I live nearby in the People's Democratic Republic of Northern South Jersey. The only place on Earth where people speak English without an accent.

haha. For a moment I thoughr that really was such a country (I also googled it just to be sure).
 
  • #35
Jimmy Snyder said:
True. However, I live nearby in the People's Democratic Republic of Northern South Jersey. The only place on Earth where people speak English without an accent.

Ground Zero of the English language :eek:!
 
  • #36
Would you consider Egypt in the middle east or north Africa ? (I believe it's in both)
 
  • #38
mishrashubham said:
This is just a small poll so that I could know how diverse the people here at PF are. Also it is not public if anyone has privacy issues. I have given my vote already.

Do you mean where people are born, where they grew up, or where they're living now?
 
  • #40
ideasrule said:
Do you mean where people are born, where they grew up, or where they're living now?
He said are.



Also, you haven't listed your coordinates.

New thread rule: You post, you supply your coords. *

* the grumpy is bolded but it doesn't show
 
  • #42
ideasrule said:
Do you mean where people are born, where they grew up, or where they're living now?

Where you have spent most of your life.
 
  • #43
Hey Dave awesome idea! It could turn out to be one of those wikipedia maps.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choropleth_map[/URL]
 
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  • #44
lisab said:
Wow, it's almost linear!

wow yeah!
 
  • #45
Why Krakosia is not in the map?
 

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