TET: Chicks Dig Giant Robots

[Jetan]

That area you are referring to has a common name. The Nordic Countries.


Well, this one actually happens to be a pet peeve of mine, but it's even generally speaking very tiring seeing people putting in so little effort they don't even bother to use the correct terminology.

Weird pet-peeve. But I'm of a very different sorts than people with such obligations. I find them meaningless and exhausting. As far as the "correct" terminology, that's dubious at best if we're going by the links posted already. Going by your signature, it makes more sense why you see an issue with this. The fact of the matter is, just as is the case with me, you're not going to find many people who really care. It's long been included in Scandinavia, or associated in it as "Fennoscandia" or Finno-Scandinavia, for varying reasons, so unless the world suddenly decides that Finland isn't apart of Scandinavia, it's not worth the exhausting frustration.

Pet peeves often are. As for the rest, well, Scandinavia and Fennoscandia aren't the same thing either. Finland is part of Fennoscandia.

The extended use is useless though, since it's inaccurate.

Quite. It's also funny seeing someone from the other side of the world trying to lecture people who actually live in those countries about "proper" geography. Not to mention ridiculous.

Finland is indeed Nordic Country, not Scandinavian.

Exactly.

[Kannap]

The extended use is useless though, since it's inaccurate.

Quite. It's also funny seeing someone from the other side of the world trying to lecture people who actually live in those countries about "proper" geography. Not to mention ridiculous.

Finland is indeed Nordic Country, not Scandinavian.

I wouldn't call it a lecture on "proper" geography but rather perhaps a different look at geography according to different locations. How geography is taught in my area is very much different from how geography is taught in Sweden or England or China, etc. Quite similar to how some nations teach their children that there are only 5 continents or 6 continents, rather than the seven continents that I was taught about. Just differences on how stuff is taught where.

[The Holy Therns]

I'm just displeased not to see his supporters call themselves the Trumpets.

You win the internet today

Thank you, thank you, you've been a lovely audience. Reminds me, I need to clean up my trumpet. Noisy upstairs neighbors have a rude awakening coming.

[Kannap]

So how are the things currently in Confederate States of America?

I am now envisioning all the textbooks in Finland being from 1864. Excellent fantasy.

[Lady Scylla]

Weird pet-peeve. But I'm of a very different sorts than people with such obligations. I find them meaningless and exhausting. As far as the "correct" terminology, that's dubious at best if we're going by the links posted already. Going by your signature, it makes more sense why you see an issue with this. The fact of the matter is, just as is the case with me, you're not going to find many people who really care. It's long been included in Scandinavia, or associated in it as "Fennoscandia" or Finno-Scandinavia, for varying reasons, so unless the world suddenly decides that Finland isn't apart of Scandinavia, it's not worth the exhausting frustration.

Pet peeves often are. As for the rest, well, Scandinavia and Fennoscandia aren't the same thing either. Finland is part of Fennoscandia.

Shrugs

[Esternial]

The extended use is useless though, since it's inaccurate.

Living in America, the extended use is the only usage I have ever heard until now, thus I will keep using it as such. Allows for more land to be lumped into one area of Europe. My friends know exactly what I mean when I say Scandinavia, or Britain, or the Baltics, or the Balkans, etc.

'Murica and generalisations.

Hmm, I suppose this is also a generalisation.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

Quite. It's also funny seeing someone from the other side of the world trying to lecture people who actually live in those countries about "proper" geography. Not to mention ridiculous.

Finland is indeed Nordic Country, not Scandinavian.

I wouldn't call it a lecture on "proper" geography but rather perhaps a different look at geography according to different locations. How geography is taught in my area is very much different from how geography is taught in Sweden or England or China, etc. Quite similar to how some nations teach their children that there are only 5 continents or 6 continents, rather than the seven continents that I was taught about. Just differences on how stuff is taught where.

It's not difference, at all. It's plain wrong.

[Kannap]

Living in America, the extended use is the only usage I have ever heard until now, thus I will keep using it as such. Allows for more land to be lumped into one area of Europe. My friends know exactly what I mean when I say Scandinavia, or Britain, or the Baltics, or the Balkans, etc.

'Murica and generalisations.

Hmm, I suppose this is also a generalisation.

You know what this calls for?

A Generalizations Should Be Banned thread. Somebody call up IM.

[Lady Scylla]

Quite. It's also funny seeing someone from the other side of the world trying to lecture people who actually live in those countries about "proper" geography. Not to mention ridiculous.

Finland is indeed Nordic Country, not Scandinavian.

I wouldn't call it a lecture on "proper" geography but rather perhaps a different look at geography according to different locations. How geography is taught in my area is very much different from how geography is taught in Sweden or England or China, etc. Quite similar to how some nations teach their children that there are only 5 continents or 6 continents, rather than the seven continents that I was taught about. Just differences on how stuff is taught where.

Jetan is technically correct as far as FInland's actual status. It's a very common misconception, and I'm sure none of us here have the resources to make much of a change to remove said misconception.

[Kannap]

I wouldn't call it a lecture on "proper" geography but rather perhaps a different look at geography according to different locations. How geography is taught in my area is very much different from how geography is taught in Sweden or England or China, etc. Quite similar to how some nations teach their children that there are only 5 continents or 6 continents, rather than the seven continents that I was taught about. Just differences on how stuff is taught where.

It's not difference, at all. It's plain wrong.

Feel free to write a strongly worded letter to the Superintendent of North Carolina. June Atkinson, nice lady, does the job well enough.

[Ethel mermania]

Living in America, the extended use is the only usage I have ever heard until now, thus I will keep using it as such. Allows for more land to be lumped into one area of Europe. My friends know exactly what I mean when I say Scandinavia, or Britain, or the Baltics, or the Balkans, etc.

'Murica and generalisations.

Hmm, I suppose this is also a generalisation.

Jesus yes, I was taught the difference if 5th grade.

[Esternial]

The extended use is useless though, since it's inaccurate.

Quite. It's also funny seeing someone from the other side of the world trying to lecture people who actually live in those countries about "proper" geography. Not to mention ridiculous.

Finland is indeed Nordic Country, not Scandinavian.

Though to be honest living there doesn't automatically guarantee you know all about it.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

It's not difference, at all. It's plain wrong.

Feel free to write a strongly worded letter to the Superintendent of North Carolina.

I'll settle with you shutting up about your bad education. Can we do that? Good.

[Kannap]

Feel free to write a strongly worded letter to the Superintendent of North Carolina.

I'll settle with you shutting up about your bad education. Can we do that? Good.

How about not criticizing my intelligence because of the education opportunities that I was privileged to have, regardless of whether or not they were limiting.

[The Serbian Empire]

The extended usage in English: Iceland and the Faroe Islands on account of their populations being largely descended from Scandinavians, the Åland Islands for its ethnic Swedish population, Finland on account of its historical association with Sweden and its Swedish minority.

Seroously, you are arguing with a Finn and a swede on the definition of Scandinavia?

It be like arguing with a Michigan resident and an Buckeye over is Toledo in Michigan or Ohio.

[Lady Scylla]

I'll settle with you shutting up about your bad education. Can we do that? Good.

How about not criticizing my intelligence because of the education opportunities that I was privileged to have, regardless of whether or not they were limiting.

How 'bout you both pipe it before I find my gags. Not worth the Moderation intervention, hurt feelings, and tension.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

I was going to post in the new prostitution thread, but it was locked. :/

[The Holy Therns]

I was going to post in the new prostitution thread, but it was locked. :/

Now where will I advertise?

[Lady Scylla]

I was going to post in the new prostitution thread, but it was locked. :/

Now where will I advertise?

Points to the corner

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

I was going to post in the new prostitution thread, but it was locked. :/

Now where will I advertise?

Not Craigslist.

[Ethel mermania]

It's not difference, at all. It's plain wrong.

Feel free to write a strongly worded letter to the Superintendent of North Carolina. June Atkinson, nice lady, does the job well enough.

Obviously not. Oh got really you know the definition better than the people who live with the definition, everyday?

[The Serbian Empire]

How about not criticizing my intelligence because of the education opportunities that I was privileged to have, regardless of whether or not they were limiting.

How 'bout you both pipe it before I find my gags. Not worth the Moderation intervention, hurt feelings, and tension.

Yeah, best yet there's so many types. The cleave, ball, muzzle, funnel so on and so forth.

[Ethel mermania]

Quite. It's also funny seeing someone from the other side of the world trying to lecture people who actually live in those countries about "proper" geography. Not to mention ridiculous.

Finland is indeed Nordic Country, not Scandinavian.

Though to be honest living there doesn't automatically guarantee you know all about it.

It does improve the odds.

[Lady Scylla]

How 'bout you both pipe it before I find my gags. Not worth the Moderation intervention, hurt feelings, and tension.

Yeah, best yet there's so many types. The cleave, ball, muzzle, funnel so on and so forth.

Make-shift ones are fun too, but that exceeds PG-13

[Kannap]

Well, I can clearly see that I am unwanted here because apparently the bigger brains of intelligent people have marked me inferior because my lack of knowledge about things. Okay, fine.