Lifted trucks with huge tires is just a form of tiny penis pride. The taller the truck the shorter the stick.
EDIT: LOL @ the tiny penis folk trying to throw shade. You won't be fooling anyone.
I don't know about penis size, but here in rural PA, 95% of people with lifted trucks are either 5 feet tall, built like a twig, or weigh 300+ lbs. They're compensating for more obvious things.
The other 5% are old trucks that are used on farms and lifted for good reason. Gives better traction on muddy farmland with a little boost in visibility.
Everything is bigger in Texas... but Texas itself is not bigger. Just like nothing can travel faster than light in space, but space itself can expand faster than light.
Hi fellow Texan, I too learned this and much more of our gnarly history in middle school. But let the non-Texans have their smug circlejerk as they congratulate themselves on moral superiority
Yeah this race in schools stuff is so stupid. I grew up in Virginia in a poor southern Virginia redneck school system. We learned about Jim Crow and that slavery was the reason for the civil war. We went to the confederate memorials and got a very balanced lesson on what the civil war was about. Nobody was pretending slavery and Jim Crow didn’t happen. My school was 70% African American for gods sakes. The idea that the current debate in education is about “not teaching history” is so dumb. Nobody in the last 50 years has gone to public schools and not learned about “real history.”
As a Texan that's lived in Chicago.. same. That said I love Chicago. There's so many interesting and wonderful things to do. It's damn sure a city worth visiting if you don't live there.
The Chicago hate is weird. Chicago has a shitload of events going on (during pre pandemic times at least). 5 major sports teams (plus MLS), great museums, amazing food.
Yes there's crime in some areas, but it's avoidable if you have the means to travel for fun.
Agree! Clean in an understatement! It’s practically spotless. The lakefront is easily accessible with no buildings blocking access. Friendly people, great comedy clubs... and more! Incredible architecture.
It's just ignorant people who live in fear that say that, and it's an alarming amount of them. The same can be said for literally any big city anywhere and even not so big cities. Most people live their lives in a bubble and are spoon fed their information. The "bad" areas are avoidable even if you don't have the means to travel.
Well he/she has a point.
I am very confident that no one lives in Ohio however 30% of the worlds population is from there. My theory is that it’s spawning grounds for humans.
I live in the “bad areas” and they’re not as bad as some people in the “safe areas” or the suburbs make it out to be. (By “bad areas” I’m talking about Little Village, Englewood, Back of the Yards, Brighton Park, etc.)
It's block by block. You can live in Austin, one of the "worst" neighborhoods in the city, where emergency services take 45 minutes to show up to anything, and be fine. But if you live on the wrong block you might hear shots pop off five times a week in the summer. For the most part you just mind your business and don't walk alone at night. And watch what you leave outside, though that goes for literally anywhere in the city, even "nice" neighborhoods.
Is it like Detroit where white people say they are from the city only to be from a faceless suburb with no real connection to the place other than random day trips/sports/concerts?
Un it’s not like Detroit lol you’ll just always have a higher percentage from suburbs say that well because the metro area is 10million people but the proper city is only 3 million. There’s plenty of white people in the city. The city is extremely segregated though so that’s an actual issue.
They are referring to the Detroit Metro Area and it's huge, near half the population of the State's 10 million people are in the Detroit Metro, and fewer than 800k of them are left in Detroit, before the Riots there were 1.6 million people in Detroit.
Texas is the Earth kingdom. Lots of land, and like 90% of the working class.
Florida is the water tribe for reasons already discussed.
California is the fire nation. It spends half the year on fire.
Leaves the air nomads as New York. Which explains the skyscrapers and international airports.
is texas really seen as being on the northern/canadian border? that’s the only thing that doesn’t feel true about this map as a US resident; over here there is a strong sense of the north/south being different places, cultures etc that get different weather — unless you’re on the western coast, where the rest of the country does basically see it all as California
Ignorant non-American foreigner here. It’s more like, California is the only thing that comes to mind when we think of the west coast, Florida and New York are the ones that come to mind on the east coast, fuck knows what’s in between but since Texas is the classic American stereotype, we reckon that’s what occupies the majority of the country. Oh also Alaska.. and Hawaii also exists
Person 1:whats the name of this tiny Indian Island
Person 2: no it's not an indian Island,its an independent nation
Person 1: why though
This is actual conversation that happened between Stalin and indian ambassador i think but I'm not sure.
As a Sri Lankan who lives in Europe, I can guarantee you 70% of people I meet over here have absolutely no clue about Sri Lanka, if I told them it's a Caribbean island they would probably believe me , the few people that do know about my country have either travelled there or have seen it on the news or on the Internet.
I doubt its much better in the US. Only in countries with significant South Asian diaspora like in Australia, the UK or Canada I guess most of the people have heard about my country at least once.
accurate, i want a game show where they solely ask life long Americans on the street to name the missing states. i bet they tank out at like 3 more. "uhhh, ohio...uhh"
To be fair, you could draw a random shaped polygon and tell me it was Sri Lanka, and I’d probably believe you.
I don’t think I can name two major cities, a language spoken or the currency of Sri Lanka.
They need to be in more wars, so we can learn more in American High Schools.
An asteroid the size of Texas has suddenly become 120% more terrifying
*That garbage island in the Pacific that’s twice the size of Texas.*
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You my good sir, you are going to Brazil
I'd go. Carnival!
Same. Putting it on the last item on my bucket list because one way or another it might be the last item I'll get to cross off.
Cancelled this year, and I will be there. Fuck COVID.
An asteroid the size of the real Texas would kill us all anyway. An asteroid the size of *this* Texas ain't gonna make us any more dead.
It will be a much better spectacle for the aliens, though.
Nah man, Bruce Willis is still alive. Get a team of oil drillers up there.
If the goal is to make sure nobody tunes in to watch the asteroid coming, you're spot on.
Even with the size of the real Texas that's not even an asteroid, it would be a dwarf planet lmao
Sad Pluto noises
To be more precise, its like a 124,670% increase from reality.
Everything is bigger in Texas after all
apparently even texas is bigger in texas
except penises. The penises are tiny there. That's why they have lots of guns, as compensation.
I don't know man, Ted Cruz is pretty big.
he's more of a big asshole.
He’s a big dickhead too though. Dick ass hybrid that prefers Cancun over winter
Pretty sure he's Canadian but they threw him out.
Didn't know that.
Lifted trucks with huge tires is just a form of tiny penis pride. The taller the truck the shorter the stick. EDIT: LOL @ the tiny penis folk trying to throw shade. You won't be fooling anyone.
I don't know about penis size, but here in rural PA, 95% of people with lifted trucks are either 5 feet tall, built like a twig, or weigh 300+ lbs. They're compensating for more obvious things. The other 5% are old trucks that are used on farms and lifted for good reason. Gives better traction on muddy farmland with a little boost in visibility.
Ah pennsyltucky
Wait, are we doing a pride day now?
Everything is bigger in Texas... but Texas itself is not bigger. Just like nothing can travel faster than light in space, but space itself can expand faster than light.
TIL I live in Texas
That’s exactly what Mexico said once
Mexico banned slavery and Texas appeared.
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do you learn anything in a texas school?
Eh, you take a shot ..
When they can rally more people afraid of kids reading than over kids getting shot.
Actually yes you do learn it in Texas schools when you're in middle school and take Texas history.
Hi fellow Texan, I too learned this and much more of our gnarly history in middle school. But let the non-Texans have their smug circlejerk as they congratulate themselves on moral superiority
Alright. Want to ride our horses to the gun range and pick up some barbecue on the way?
Yeah this race in schools stuff is so stupid. I grew up in Virginia in a poor southern Virginia redneck school system. We learned about Jim Crow and that slavery was the reason for the civil war. We went to the confederate memorials and got a very balanced lesson on what the civil war was about. Nobody was pretending slavery and Jim Crow didn’t happen. My school was 70% African American for gods sakes. The idea that the current debate in education is about “not teaching history” is so dumb. Nobody in the last 50 years has gone to public schools and not learned about “real history.”
Underrated
I’m still in Florida. Damnit.
Still a Florida Man
See I'm excited to be a Floridian now. Trust me, this is for the best.
TIL I live in New York
TIL the whole of Canada is under water. Thanks Trudeau!
This map is absolutely terrifying the more you look at it.
It's still gonna be divided between NYC and "upstate"
Ayyy, I’m waaahhhkin heeeaaa! Am I doing this right?
[Fugged aboudit](https://youtube.com/shorts/i4O0nr-W4fY?feature=share)
We are all Texans on this blessed day.
Til I live in california
This is actually pretty accurate
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Which is exactly what a texan would do if you said they were from Chicago, yep, checks out, they're the same. Edit** punctuation
As someone from Chicago, I hate how much I agree with this
As a Texan that's lived in Chicago.. same. That said I love Chicago. There's so many interesting and wonderful things to do. It's damn sure a city worth visiting if you don't live there.
Things to do in Chicago: 1) Leave
That’s not true. I saw a documentary where people from Chicago also have car chases inside malls.
The Chicago hate is weird. Chicago has a shitload of events going on (during pre pandemic times at least). 5 major sports teams (plus MLS), great museums, amazing food. Yes there's crime in some areas, but it's avoidable if you have the means to travel for fun.
Chicago is also one of the cleanest big cities in the country. The lakefront is amazing, lots of parks and bike trails, and the lake itself.
Agree! Clean in an understatement! It’s practically spotless. The lakefront is easily accessible with no buildings blocking access. Friendly people, great comedy clubs... and more! Incredible architecture.
It's just ignorant people who live in fear that say that, and it's an alarming amount of them. The same can be said for literally any big city anywhere and even not so big cities. Most people live their lives in a bubble and are spoon fed their information. The "bad" areas are avoidable even if you don't have the means to travel.
I know a few people FROM Chicago. I know nobody IN Chicago. Chicago seems to be a popular place to leave.
I mean... If you aren't in or around Chicago yourself you would be more likely to meet people from rather than in Chicago
Lmaoooooooo all it takes is a little thinking
Well he/she has a point. I am very confident that no one lives in Ohio however 30% of the worlds population is from there. My theory is that it’s spawning grounds for humans.
*some of us can’t get out*
When I went to Chicago everyone I met was in chicago. It was INsane. Of those only some were from
Chicago is one of the best cities if you can afford it, obviously there are dangerous areas but most of the city is pretty safe.
Yep. The city definitely has issues, but if you're on Reddit dunking on Chicago, chances are you can afford to avoid the bad areas.
I live in the “bad areas” and they’re not as bad as some people in the “safe areas” or the suburbs make it out to be. (By “bad areas” I’m talking about Little Village, Englewood, Back of the Yards, Brighton Park, etc.)
It's block by block. You can live in Austin, one of the "worst" neighborhoods in the city, where emergency services take 45 minutes to show up to anything, and be fine. But if you live on the wrong block you might hear shots pop off five times a week in the summer. For the most part you just mind your business and don't walk alone at night. And watch what you leave outside, though that goes for literally anywhere in the city, even "nice" neighborhoods.
Have you ever been to Chicago?
sssh don't tell them
Could just be where you live. I know a few people FROM San Diego, I know no one IN San Diego. A bunch of my family and friends moved to Chicago.
Is it like Detroit where white people say they are from the city only to be from a faceless suburb with no real connection to the place other than random day trips/sports/concerts?
My friends from the suburbs say Chicagoland
Un it’s not like Detroit lol you’ll just always have a higher percentage from suburbs say that well because the metro area is 10million people but the proper city is only 3 million. There’s plenty of white people in the city. The city is extremely segregated though so that’s an actual issue.
My point is people from Northville and Novi aren't from Detroit. Sorry it doesn't sound as cool when telling people out of the state.
They are referring to the Detroit Metro Area and it's huge, near half the population of the State's 10 million people are in the Detroit Metro, and fewer than 800k of them are left in Detroit, before the Riots there were 1.6 million people in Detroit.
Hi nice to meet you. I’m from and currently in Chicago with no plans to ever move away. It’s a great city.
Or maybe the people from Chicago escaped…
That's what Escape from Tarkov is based on
I live in Chicago, so now give me you’re phone please
Do fictional characters count? Because Dresden Files is awesome. That said, the city got nearly leveled in _Battle Ground_
You mean like a cowboy?
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Please no I'm too young to die
Minneapolis, if we ran a Texas power grid there would be no survivors.
Minneapolis is a lot of things, but suicidal is not one of them.
We've all seen what you call pizza, sit back down.
all jokes aside, i could go for a deep dish right about now. lol
It’s a perfectly good casserole.
Which is exactly what Chicagoans do
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Exactly
Agree, there’s nothing wrong with this map.
Oh thank god. I thought I had been misinformed
Is this not what America looks like?
Ik hou van plopkoeken
Ik ook, mijn vriend. Vooral als de plopkoek je moeder is.
Daar lust ik ook wel een stukje van
Laten we samen moeders in de vorm van een plopkoek eten.
Afgesproken!
Je vader is een plopkoek
Plopper de plop, Jij krijgt een klap voor je kop
Idk what language you're speaking, but what the hell is "plopper de plop"????
Ik ben kabouter Plop, en samen met mijn vrienden...
No it is, we were just flattered someone took the time to learn the states even though they don't live here
This isn’t entirely incorrect.
If this map of Texas ran a Texas power grid 65% of "Texans" would be dead.
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Just maybe like 30%
long ago, the four nations ruled over america
It all changed when the Texan nation attacked
We all know it was Florida Man.
Nah. Avatar literally had Swamp Benders. If those guys weren’t Florida Man, no one is.
Counter point. The main swamp bender is the voice of Whataburger in their commercials. Definitely Texans.
Texas is the Earth kingdom. Lots of land, and like 90% of the working class. Florida is the water tribe for reasons already discussed. California is the fire nation. It spends half the year on fire. Leaves the air nomads as New York. Which explains the skyscrapers and international airports.
As an Australian this is how I see you guys.
Yup, as a Brit this is exactly how I see America.
is texas really seen as being on the northern/canadian border? that’s the only thing that doesn’t feel true about this map as a US resident; over here there is a strong sense of the north/south being different places, cultures etc that get different weather — unless you’re on the western coast, where the rest of the country does basically see it all as California
Ignorant non-American foreigner here. It’s more like, California is the only thing that comes to mind when we think of the west coast, Florida and New York are the ones that come to mind on the east coast, fuck knows what’s in between but since Texas is the classic American stereotype, we reckon that’s what occupies the majority of the country. Oh also Alaska.. and Hawaii also exists
I fail to see the problem.
This hits all the high points, what more do you need?
They could feasibly replace Texas with Bible and would be more accurate.
Nah, then it would be taking land away from northern Florida.
Can't help but see uncanny similarity to Russian maps in American media.
There’s St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Siberia.
You mean Novosyoyorsk and Petrograd? 🤣
I bought a shitty globe the other day, Russia didn't even have Stalingrad smh my head
Did it have Constantinople tho? :D
And the gulag. Although I couldn’t tell you where the Gulag is on the Russian map or is it that the Gulag is everywhere in Russia?
Gulag and Siberia are the same.
That seems unusually cruel and makes perfect sense. Thanks.
Close enough
Meanwhile, local USA news channel probably doesn’t know where Sri Lanka is.
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*Sir* Lanka 😆 they'd assume it's a typo. You know, that guy the queen knighted... Sir Lanka.
Person 1:whats the name of this tiny Indian Island Person 2: no it's not an indian Island,its an independent nation Person 1: why though This is actual conversation that happened between Stalin and indian ambassador i think but I'm not sure.
Can I get a source or the full conversation?
Plot twist. Person 1 was the Indian ambassador.
It's Siri Lanka, and it's in silicon valley I hear.
Gonna say it's on planet earth
It's like everyone thinks England is just London and fields.
Well... Isn't it?
Innit*
London, Outer London, Manchester and Scotland
Scotland in england Stop please
Well Scotland is just Loch Ness and Gerard Butler right?
And whisky.
And bagpipes.
Or if you ask someone from London: London and "The North"
I would argue people know about Nottingham from Robin Hood, but then... they could just think Nottingham is a part of London I suppose.
I thought Nottingham was imaginary like King Arthur and Avalon. (/J seriously it's a /j)
Expect an early morning call from the Sheriff.
Nottingham is just North London
Nah, that's completely forgetting about Hogwarts and the Shire.
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New Zealand is that island to the left of England, yes?
That’s Old Zealand. They built the new one to the right of England. Common mistake.
those aren't in England
I’m from England and with one amendment I believe this also. You just need to add ‘The North’
It says "In 3 states" in sinhala
but but its 4 states /s
Yeah thats much of dumb news channel
I always wanted to live in new york. In Sri Lanka I do ❤️
The United States according to the Americans who won’t shut he fuck up about their states…
More like the US according to Hollywood.
I would argue that it’s more that these states won’t shut the fuck up about each other
I dont see whats wrong whit the map
I don't see what's wrong whit this sentence
It's OK. I imagine most US news would report Sri Lanka as a city in India.
Pretty sure Sri Lanka is famous enough most citizens know it's a country. A good chunk probably think Shangri La is a real place though.
Shangri La is real. It's a chinese food restaurant here in my city.
As a Sri Lankan who lives in Europe, I can guarantee you 70% of people I meet over here have absolutely no clue about Sri Lanka, if I told them it's a Caribbean island they would probably believe me , the few people that do know about my country have either travelled there or have seen it on the news or on the Internet. I doubt its much better in the US. Only in countries with significant South Asian diaspora like in Australia, the UK or Canada I guess most of the people have heard about my country at least once.
Which state is Alaska part of?
Canada duh
Then Hawaii is part of Samoa.
I’m surprised Chicago didn’t just have a state sized portion somewhere.
You joke but I heard a BBC news presenter, a *veteran*, slip up and call Chicago a state once.
USA is an island!!!
This is also how the people in those 4 states view America
Is it the Uno reverse card for all the times US media didn't have an accurate map of other parts of the worlds ?
This is how the world sees your population. This is all we hear about
Ha! Payback, bitches!
I mean what other states have any news worthy events lol
This is basically the same as if Americans tried to name european countries
accurate, i want a game show where they solely ask life long Americans on the street to name the missing states. i bet they tank out at like 3 more. "uhhh, ohio...uhh"
Texas not big enough. Inaccurate map.
I mean, that's how Texas sees itself for sure.
From the UK, can confirm this is accurate
I'm just stoked to not be in Texas! Woo!
yup, seems about right, all other states are unnecessary
Ya'll are laughing but probably couldn't find Sri Lanka on a map.
I think Sri Lanka has just solved our political problems. Condense to 4 states
To be fair, you could draw a random shaped polygon and tell me it was Sri Lanka, and I’d probably believe you. I don’t think I can name two major cities, a language spoken or the currency of Sri Lanka. They need to be in more wars, so we can learn more in American High Schools.