The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoA different perspective media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square70linkfedilinkarrow-up1240
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minus-squarescytale@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40·2 months agoMost maps in Asia are like this. That’s why growing up I was confused why the US was called the west and East/Southeast Asia was called the far east.
minus-squaretoynbee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up47·edit-22 months ago edit: Oops, didn’t realize the credit wouldn’t be obvious. It’s xkcd #503.
minus-square_stranger_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·edit-22 months agoI guess it kinda makes sense if you draw the line right down the middle of Germany. Weird, I wonder if there’s any historical precedent for that…
minus-squaremapleseedfall@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoIts almost as if some country thinks they are the center of the world.
minus-squareilinamorato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoWell, specifically a couple of countries on either side of the Atlantic.
minus-squareNiHaDuncan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months agoIt’s more like most countries. Maps like the one shown in this post that place Asia as a central focus are common in Asia. Maybe it’s not national narcissism, rather just focusing on what’s most relevant to any one people.
minus-squareilinamorato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoI think putting the line down the Pacific makes the most sense in most cases. But the national narcissism has historically been a defining characteristic of the UK and the US
Most maps in Asia are like this. That’s why growing up I was confused why the US was called the west and East/Southeast Asia was called the far east.
edit: Oops, didn’t realize the credit wouldn’t be obvious. It’s xkcd #503.
I guess it kinda makes sense if you draw the line right down the middle of Germany. Weird, I wonder if there’s any historical precedent for that…
Its almost as if some country thinks they are the center of the world.
Well, specifically a couple of countries on either side of the Atlantic.
It’s more like most countries. Maps like the one shown in this post that place Asia as a central focus are common in Asia.
Maybe it’s not national narcissism, rather just focusing on what’s most relevant to any one people.
I think putting the line down the Pacific makes the most sense in most cases. But the national narcissism has historically been a defining characteristic of the UK and the US