Comments on: PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT AMERICA IS A CONTINENT NEED TO DIE!

By: D

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 12:53:34 +0000

“Staff in foreign subsidiaries of LCCI industrial member
companies (31.12.2007)
CONTINENT
Europe
AMERICA
Asia
Australia
Africa” Liechtenstein in Figures 2009, page 32 ( http://www.llv.li/pdf-llv-avw-statistik-fl_in_figures_2009 )

P.S.: I have never been in China. I quoted a guy who called himself “rgl” from the website “Debbi in Merida”. If you haven´t read all my posts(since May 17), i always quote from books, articles or other people´s experiences, and I rarely give my personal opinion, because I know is worthless here.

By: Patrick Sperry

Patrick Sperry — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:46:53 +0000

So then convention means nothing at all? What did you teach? Not accounting, economics, or management then I would have to imagine.

By: D

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:53:50 +0000

“Well, to add to the input here, while I was teaching in CHINA, we often refered to “Americans” as USAnians, a term that I would suggest is probably the best of terms that could be used.” rgl (
http://debiinmerida.blogspot.com/2009/01/america-is-not-country-america-is-whole.html )

By: D

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:53:00 +0000

“Balance of foreign trade and percentage of country groups
January – December 2007

Country by
by origin______Imports_exports
groups
Total___________ 100.0__100.0
Europe___________ 83.1___83.4
Africa_____________ 1.5___1.4
AMERICA____________ 4.7___7.1
Asia______________ 10.5___7.2
Australia/Oceania___0.1___0.7 ”

Statistik AUSTRIA ( http://www.statistik.at/web_en/statistics/foreign_trade/foreign_trade_absolute_data/029195.html )

By: D

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:06:53 +0000

“Swiss living abroad by country of domicile

EUROPE
France
Germany
Italy
United Kingdom
AFRICA
AMERICA
United States
Canada
Argentina
ASIA
AUSTRALIA, OCEANIA”

Swiss Statistics (
http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/themen/01/02/blank/key/schweizer_im_ausland.html )

By: D

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:40:22 +0000

“List of links to the statistical institutes of AMERICA
by North, Central and South America

NORTH AMERICA
Canada
•Institut de la statistique du Québec
•Canada, Statistics
•Canadian Industry Statistics (CIS)
United States
•U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
•Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
•National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
•U.S. Department of Commerce
•U.S. Federal Governments
•U.S. Bureau of the Census
•U.S. National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)
•U.S. National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC)
•U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
•U.S. National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
•U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI)
•U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
•U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
•U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
•U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
•U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
•Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
•U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)
•Division of Science Resources Studies (SRS)

CENTRAL AMERICA
Barbados
Barbados Statistical Services

Jamaica
Statistical Institute of Jamaica

Mexiko
Mexiko, National Statistics, Geography and Informatics Institute (INEGI)

SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina
Argentina, Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos

Peru
Peru, Instituto nacional de estadistica e informatica”

Federal Statistical Office [of Germany] ( http://www.destatis.de/jetspeed/portal/cms/Sites/destatis/Internet/EN/Content/Service/Links/America,templateId=renderPrint.psml )

By: D

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:08:39 +0000

“America [for Amerigo Vespucci ], the lands of the Western Hemisphere—North America, Central (or Middle) America, and South America.” The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ( http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/America.aspx )

By: D

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:56:28 +0000

“America, second largest isolated landmass of the earth, comprising the two continents of the western hemisphere.” MSN Encarta ( http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761560631/America.html )

By: g2-caa87f8fc37351ba64c2633199d02dd3

g2-caa87f8fc37351ba64c2633199d02dd3 — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 07:46:33 +0000

I understand Japanese as well.

I never had regular contributors on this site to begin with. Most the people who used to frequent think my blog is dead as I haven’t posted since December. And it is dead for now. I am not into blogging at the moment. And it is true that I am an atheist.

By: D

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:10:41 +0000

Americanophic list? or is there another “A” list?

Bleeding-heart christians claim that hatred to Jesus is proof enough that his teachings were the correct ones. I think you would disagree with them.
At least you can take the hit. Congrats on that( this time for real). I don´t know if I could.

BTW, what about your other contributors? Patrick Sperry, JM, Jean… haven´t noticed them in the last couple of months. Not
a big fan, just out of curiosity.

Suggestions: You should write a post named “Once Americanophobic, Always Americanophobic?” and put your foot down in this matter.

i still have a good amount of links about the subject of the present post, so expect to see me around for a while.

P.S.: How many lenguages do you understand? and which are them?

By: virgomonkey

virgomonkey — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:13:25 +0000

I know that if a lot of people dislike me that I’m doing something right.

I wonder if I made it into the mix. I hope no.

No, you are on my A list.

By: D

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:26:12 +0000

“15.31 Foreigners by country of origin, 1 January (x 1,000)
2000 2005 2008 2009*
Continents (total) 2,775 3,123 3,215 3,290
Africa 414 510 530 544
America 498 571 588 599
Asia 638 705 714 727
Europe 1,209 1,316 1,363 1,400
Oceania 17 20 20 20 ”

The Statistical yearbook of the Netherlands 2009, PAGE 204 ( http://www.cbs.nl/NR/rdonlyres/421A3A8C-956D-451D-89B6-D2113587F940/0/2009a3pub.pdf )

P.S.: Congratulations on your big 100K. You must feel so good knowing that a lot of people dislike you. I wonder if I made it into the mix. I hope no.

By: D

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:28:55 +0000

“In Canada, we were always taught 7 continents
… But I know a lot of friends of mine, including for sure people from Germany, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and Peru, learned 6: Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, AMERICA, Antarctica.
We (i.e. in Canada, in my experience) would refer to N & S America jointly as “the Americas,” but never simply as “America.”
BAUMPRINZESSIN ( http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AlhJyP_oxHiRtrxMdB1DhH7sy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=1006040421225 )

“We were tought 5 in school: AMERICA, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. Funny to see that the way they teach it varys from country to country…Source(s): Dutchie living in the US” Shira H ( http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AmjXj_tYe.ZqsNpU57mzgbYjzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20071126100134AA2ga5W )

By: D

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:14:13 +0000

“In Canada, we were always taught 7 continents
… But I know a lot of friends of mine, including for sure people from Germany, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and Peru, learned 6: Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, AMERICA, Antarctica.
We (i.e. in Canada, in my experience) would refer to N & S America jointly as “the Americas,” but never simply as “America.”
BAUMPRINZESSIN ( http://answers.yahoo.com/my/profile;_ylt=AjrBtT4ExAlwImO_CNai8PD.xQt.;_ylv=3?show=AA11113173 )

By: D

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:25:13 +0000

“Central to Gilbert’s design of the Custom House were four separate sculptures to be placed at the front entrance of the Custom House, representing four continents (from left to right) – Asia, America (pictured here), Europe and Africa.” ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/332258084/ )

“The name America was given to the Western Hemisphere by European writers and mapmakers after Columbus’s death” ( http://www.ibiblio.org/expo/1492.exhibit/d-Inventing.Amer/inventing.amer.html )

By: D

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:46:35 +0000

“Personnally I was taught 6 (continents).
Interesting question!”
Jean ( read here: http://insideamerica.net/about/ )

By: D

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:37:12 +0000

“Here you will find a list of statistical institutes by continent:
Europe
America
Africa
Asia
Oceania”
Statistics Netherlands (See here: http://www.cbs.nl/en-GB/menu/informatie/publiek/links/regionaal/default.htm )

By: D

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:00:45 +0000

“At what period the CONTINENT of AMERICA was originally peopled, is a question which has not as yet been satisfactorily porved”
Book: “The discovery of America by Christopher Columbus”, page 131.
(read here: http://books.google.com.sv/books?id=HOeVqDCfVJgC&pg=PA131&dq=christopher+columbus+discovered++the+continent+of+america&lr=#PPA131,M1 )

By: D

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:34:09 +0000

“Argued with an Italian nun about this last winter in Korean class. She pulled the Olympic rings thing out too” the_beaver (read complete here: http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=39705 )

“In Colorado I was taught 6 (Europe and Asia combined as Eurasia – could be a sweet idea for a band combination as well)” rwgaul, Aug 16 2004, 4:40 pm (read complete here: http://www.toytowngermany.com/lofi/index.php/t6134.html )

” Ritter also attempted to ground the entire scheme in physical anthropology. Conflating CONTINENTS with races, he viewed Europe as the land of white people, Africa that of black people, Asia of yellow people, and AMERICA of red people–a pernicious notion that still lingers in the public imagination.” Martin W. Lewis, Kären Wigen, “The Myth of Continents. A Critique of Metageography”, page 30 ( read complete here: http://books.google.com.sv/books?id=C2as0sWxFBAC&pg=PA2&dq=the+myth+of+continents+america&lr=&hl=nl#PPA30,M1 )

By: D

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:18:03 +0000

“Who would’ve thought that some “fact” like the number of continents in the world could be so culturally-bound?… It doesn’t really make any difference how you count your continents, but I guess since it’s one of those facts that you learn as a small child, nobody wants to give up their point of view. But I give up!” Same Sky Magazine, Anonymous (Read complete here: http://sameskymagazine.com/2008/06/how-many-continents-do-you-think-there-are/ )

“…but my Chinese students won’t buy the idea of six continents and certainly would not buy the idea of 7 continents as taught by others. They have been taught 5 continents only.” eslHQ, Kisito (Read complete here: http://www.eslhq.com/forums/esl-forums/english-questions/how-many-continents-there-8528/ )