#geographyfail — Public Fediverse posts

@Independent @news-Independent

This is really bad reporting. The billboard is 47 miles away from the stadium.

#geographyfail

Dear @washingtonpost: Three of the US's aircraft carriers have their home port within 12 miles of the border with #Mexico (in #SanDiego). Entering "waters near #LatinAmerica" is not the story here. Did you mean #SouthAmerica?

#geography #geographyfail #factcheck #Venezuela

Me: "Hi! Where are you from?"
Them: "I'm from America."
Me: "Oh, Brazil... or the USA?"
Them: "America is the USA."
Me: "Oh, I thought America was a continent.

#GeographyFail #CulturalDifferences #AmericaVsUSA #ContinentalConfusion #GlobalPerspectives #LostInTranslation #GeographyMatters #AmericanContinent #USCitizen #WorldGeography #CulturalExchange #LanguageBarrier #TravelTalks #DidYouKnow #FunnyConversation

Things I've had to say today at work include "Mexico is not in the U.S." #GeographyFail

Is the Syria-Jordan border straight or wiggly? An @openstreetmap user reckons the latter and that has propagated through to many media that use OSM.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=GQW-5nrMDM_rjuYc&v=OAM9zw1eMPs&feature=youtu.be

[Edit: see reply about resolution https://mastodon.social/@infeeeee/113777626151255884]

#InternationalBorders #GeographyFail #Syria #Jordan #Maps #Cartography #OpenStreetMap #Wikis

The Washington Post apparently thinks #India is in the Southern Hemisphere, and that the Southern Hemisphere has a "hotter and wetter climate" 🤦

https://washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/interactive/2024/air-conditioning-humidity-hotter-summers-solutions/

#geography #geographyfail #editor #editing @geography

I’ve met some Americans that are actually like this when I was asked where I’m from. https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMYSXKAjd/

#BritishColumbia #Canada #Geography #GeographyFail #TikTok #AmericanEducation #WTFMate #wtf #WhatGrindsMyGears

Ever since the Court of Session decision this morning, I see all the Boris supporters are *raging*. One of the favoured suggestions is to re-build Hadrian's Wall to keep out the "Jocks".

Fine, by me. They don't seem to realise that a big chunk of the north of England would then be in Scotland.

#BoJo #Brexit #HadriansWall #GeographyFail