American Nations

[Admiral Yi]

It could be interesting to impose the soda map on Yakie's map.

[The Brain]

Edit: Actually I've read people who say if Edward VI had lived England would've gone a lot more like Sweden

What? How?

[The Brain]

And I always get Shadowrun vibes with these maps.

[DGuller]

I'm New Dutch! 

D van Guller:  These blueberries are too expensive.  I suspect that the Midlanders, who reject our notions of top down government intervention, are charging exorbitant tariffs on the blueberry supply routes.

Damn Midlanders. 

[Sheilbh]

Edit: Actually I've read people who say if Edward VI had lived England would've gone a lot more like Sweden

What? How?

By the end he was involved in government and the ministers he around him were very Protestant, and his own upbringing was evangelical. They were also interested in European intervention and, broadly, the army.

[Admiral Yi]

Damn Midlanders. 

Dumb Dutchman.  Blueberries are grown in the Northeast.

[Savonarola]

I'm New Dutch! 

D van Guller:  These blueberries are too expensive.  I suspect that the Midlanders, who reject our notions of top down government intervention, are charging exorbitant tariffs on the blueberry supply routes.

Damn Midlanders. 

You must convince your allies in Yankeedom to use their Communal Empowerment ability to smite the Midlanders.

[Savonarola]

Damn Midlanders. 

Dumb Dutchman.  Blueberries are grown in the Northeast.

Not this time of year; the New Dutchmen are dependent on the slave power of the Deep South for their supply of delicious blueberries.

[Caliga]

It could be interesting to impose the soda map on Yakie's map.

The soda map is probably more related to the history of soda companies and their marketing/advertising than to anything connected to ethnography.  I assume for example that 'Coke' is predominant in the south because Coca-Cola was dominant in the south for a long time.  It might be that post-introduction of soda, the terms for soda were influenced by population movements however.

[Admiral Yi]

The soda map is probably more related to the history of soda companies and their marketing/advertising than to anything connected to ethnography.  I assume for example that 'Coke' is predominant in the south because Coca-Cola was dominant in the south for a long time.  It might be that post-introduction of soda, the terms for soda were influenced by population movements however.

I don't see how soda company marketing would affect the use of soda vs. pop.

Unless you're claiming certain companies used those terms in their marketing. 

[Caliga]

I'm not 'claiming' that so much as I am speculating about that.

[Eddie Teach]

Any "culture map" that has arbitrary internal lines being more significant than our national borders is immediately suspect.

Also it reminds me of those red state/blue state things. "53% of the population over here support X, while only 46% of the population over there support it. ZOMG, Culture Clash!"

[crazy canuck]

Just go ahead and post the soda map

I am not sure why people would have a map for baking soda, but I have seen a pop map.

[garbon]

Just go ahead and post the soda map

I am not sure why people would have a map for baking soda, but I have seen a pop map.

Ugh, Canada!

[derspiess]

Damned hosers