Analysis; the silliest nations in the world
In my daily internet-trawling, I came across the following map. It is a detailed analysis of the three silliest nations in the world. And look! The U.S.A. is there! What a surprise!
- Silly, silly people
Now, why are these people so silly? Well, it’s simple. Instead of choosing a simple and logical measurement system where 1000 grams make a kilogram and 1000 metres make a kilometre, they have instead chosen an archaic and silly system where fourteen pounds make a stone, twelve inches make a foot and twenty-nine Knuts make a Sickle. We people in the grey nations often wonder how on Earth you can keep all those numbers in your head.
Americans claim that they keep the Imperial system, along with such other oddities as optional suffrage and driving on the right, because it makes them unique. Well, when the only other nations not to accept logic are Liberia, which has 70% unemployment, $500 GDP per capita and 3.43% arable land, and Burma, which is ruled by a quite frankly insane military junta…
I’d say you were in pretty good company.
Map from Wikipedia, linked from Sheldon Comics; geographical facts from the CIA World Factbook.
June 13th, 2009 at 11:16 am
Look ‘ere, Loklaaan, I totally agree about the imperial system. But I should like to let you know that driving on the right is practiced by the majority of the world’s nations, and has nothing to do with accepting logic or lack of it. It is countries such as Britain, Australia, NZ, India and Japan that form the minority in this respect. Check out the Wikipedia page.
June 13th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
@azarov;
DAT’S DA JOEK
June 13th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Oh, I see. America’s so stupid because it thinks it’s unique while it’s really in the majority. Maybe I should stop being so damn serious…