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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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 Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:31 am Post subject: The Nine Nations of USA & Canada |
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cwemory
Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Location: Gunpo, Korea
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| Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:47 am Post subject: |
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for those of you unclear with the reference:
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| The Nine Nations of North America was a book written in 1981 by Joel Garreau. According to the book, North America can be divided into nine regions, or "nations," which have distinctive economic and cultural features. He argues that conventional national and state borders are largely artificial and irrelevant and that his "nations" provide a more accurate way of understanding the true nature of North American society. |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Nations_of_North_America |
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Moldy Rutabaga
Joined: 01 Jul 2003
Location: Ansan, Korea
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| Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 6:37 am Post subject: |
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I agree with the book's premise. But I'd really like to know why he calls my home 'the empty quarter'! Last time I was there it was quite full of things..
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huffdaddy
Joined: 25 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 7:02 am Post subject: |
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| Moldy Rutabaga wrote: |
I agree with the book's premise. But I'd really like to know why he calls my home 'the empty quarter'! Last time I was there it was quite full of things..
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I read the book 4 or 5 years ago. I think it has something to do with the relative population density. Although I could be wrong. |
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The Bobster
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 8:44 am Post subject: |
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| huffdaddy wrote: |
| Moldy Rutabaga wrote: |
I agree with the book's premise. But I'd really like to know why he calls my home 'the empty quarter'! Last time I was there it was quite full of things..
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I read the book 4 or 5 years ago. I think it has something to do with the relative population density. Although I could be wrong. |
Um, a bit more than that, more like about the prevailing opinons, regional attitudes and the like. The map would likely need to be redrawn a bit after 25 years. |
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SeoulShakin
Joined: 05 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:10 am Post subject: |
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I'm a New Englander according to the map you posted.
I always thought I was a Maritimer. I wasn't aware of this. Learn something new everyday  |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Moldy Rutabaga wrote: |
I agree with the book's premise. But I'd really like to know why he calls my home 'the empty quarter'! Last time I was there it was quite full of things..
Ken:> |
I'm from there too, and it's pretty desolate. All we have is oil and steers. |
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twg
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
Location: Getting some fresh air...
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| Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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| SeoulShakin wrote: |
I'm a New Englander according to the map you posted.
I always thought I was a Maritimer. I wasn't aware of this. Learn something new everyday |
I think it's because of a shared love of drinking beer in the kitchen... |
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i_teach_esl
Joined: 07 Sep 2006
Location: baebang, asan/cheonan
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| Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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| if anyone cares or if it means anything, i am mexamerica. |
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cbclark4
Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Location: Masan
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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I remember the book.
But, somehow the map doesn't look quite right.
Wasn't that followed by Druckers Corporatism and a few other such.
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coolsage
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: The overcast afternoon of the soul
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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| The premise is sound, but the map is very poorly drawn. The cartographer must have been a fourth-grader. As a geography major, I'm offended when crap like that gets taken at face-value. |
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gang ah jee
Joined: 14 Jan 2003
Location: city of paper
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Why doesn't Quebec get a new name? Couldn't they be 'Frogland' or something? |
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Ryst Helmut
Joined: 26 Apr 2003
Location: In search of the elusive signature...
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| Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:13 am Post subject: |
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| The Bobster wrote: |
| ... The map would likely need to be redrawn a bit after 25 years. |
Yes, the TexMex area has expanded multifold...with a lot less Tex and way more Mex.
!shoosh,
Ryst
PS: Caved in and went to Wal-Mart....didn't hear any English. |
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shifter2009
Joined: 03 Sep 2006
Location: wisconsin
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| Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Ryst Helmut wrote: |
| The Bobster wrote: |
| ... The map would likely need to be redrawn a bit after 25 years. |
Yes, the TexMex area has expanded multifold...with a lot less Tex and way more Mex.
!shoosh,
Ryst
PS: Caved in and went to Wal-Mart....didn't hear any English. |
With more Mex and lesst Tex, what is the result on the food? I like Tex/Mex and i would hate to have that delicate balance be ruined with to much Mex. |
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cbclark4
Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Location: Masan
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| Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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Without meaning to start a rat hole.
Wasn't Texas, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma all part of Mexico at one point (not to mention California)?
cbc |
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