Gollum@feddit.org to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 6 days agoWhat American small talk sounds like to European 🇪🇺files.catbox.moevideomessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down15
arrow-up12arrow-down1videoWhat American small talk sounds like to European 🇪🇺files.catbox.moeGollum@feddit.org to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 6 days agomessage-square29linkfedilink
minus-squaredouble_quack@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down2·edit-26 days agoJust like East Europe and West Europe, East Asia, South Africa and North Africa… /s Check out why America (the continent) is called the way it is, it is quite interesting. Hint: “Americo Vespucci”
minus-squarebizarroland@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 days agoThere is a North America, and there is a South America, Those are two separate continents. You can check on any map of continents and that will show you that this is true information.
minus-squareDroggelbecher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 days agoIf anything, it’s the divide between Asia and Europe that’s arbitrary.
minus-squaredouble_quack@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down2·6 days agoSure, just like the Gulf of America?
minus-squareLemmyoutofhere@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoYou may want to double check that. “Most English-speaking countries recognize seven regions as continents. In order from largest to smallest in area, these seven regions are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent
minus-squareSiegfried@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 days agoThat article includes 5 different conventions of which 3 consider america as a whole continent.
Just like East Europe and West Europe, East Asia, South Africa and North Africa… /s
Check out why America (the continent) is called the way it is, it is quite interesting. Hint: “Americo Vespucci”
There is a North America, and there is a South America,
Those are two separate continents.
You can check on any map of continents and that will show you that this is true information.
If anything, it’s the divide between Asia and Europe that’s arbitrary.
Sure, just like the Gulf of America?
You may want to double check that.
“Most English-speaking countries recognize seven regions as continents. In order from largest to smallest in area, these seven regions are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent
That article includes 5 different conventions of which 3 consider america as a whole continent.
Lines are arbitrary
So he is right