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26 Apr 03 - 10:28 AM (#940637) Subject: BS: UK/USA - statistics From: MMario in the chatroom last night we were trying to describe/compare the USA with the UK in terms that were easier to understand... The ENTIRE UK (The complete island of Great Britain plus Northern Ireland and a few associated Island groups) would fit within the state of Oregon - which is the 9th largest of the 50 states. The US as a whole is 38.5 times larger then the UK. Scotland PLUS Wales PLUS Northern Ireland have a COMBINED population less then the CITY of New York. ENGLAND alone would fit within the state of Louisiana - the 31st in size. Louisiana is a bit over 51,000 sqare miles, England a bit over 50,000 sqare miles. Connecticut is about the size of Northern Ireland. There are two states smaller. Wales is about the size of New Jersey. there are but three states smaller. Scotland has the population of Arizona - which is the 20th state in terms of population Wales the population of Mississippi - the 31st state in terms of population England itself has a higher population than any one of the US states: but California alone has a polulation over half that of the entire UK |
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26 Apr 03 - 10:33 AM (#940640) Subject: RE: BS: UK/USA - statistics From: MMario Our Smallest state (Rhode Island) is slightly larger then Sussex |
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26 Apr 03 - 12:11 PM (#940704) Subject: RE: BS: UK/USA - statistics From: John MacKenzie Both breeds of chicken!! Buk buk buk.......Giok |
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26 Apr 03 - 12:46 PM (#940720) Subject: RE: BS: UK/USA - statistics From: Metchosin easier to understand by whom? Don't you know that statistics lie or can be manipulated.*BG* |
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26 Apr 03 - 12:51 PM (#940724) Subject: RE: BS: UK/USA - statistics From: kendall And you point is? Canada is much bigger than the USA, and Russia has 11 time zones. Once when I was in the service, a guy from Texas was yapping about the size of the state, and I commented that a lot of nothing is still nothing. Another interesting fact; if you cut Alaska in half, Texas would be the THIRD largest state. |
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26 Apr 03 - 12:55 PM (#940727) Subject: RE: BS: UK/USA - statistics From: Sorcha We were just trying to explain to some of the Yookers just how big the US is.......... |
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26 Apr 03 - 01:06 PM (#940733) Subject: RE: BS: UK/USA - statistics From: Bev and Jerry A Brit is someone who thinks 100 miles is a long way and a yank is someone who thinks 100 years is a long time. Bev and Jerry |
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26 Apr 03 - 01:06 PM (#940734) Subject: RE: BS: UK/USA - statistics From: Metchosin Well maybe they'd like to know that Vancouver is bigger than Texas and that there is a ranch in Vancouver that will take you three days to ride across. At least according to some text books that made their appearance in British Columbia schools in the middle 60's. Seems the previous social studies texts were thought to have a British bias, so the "powers that be" thought they would get the new texts from an American company.*BG* |
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26 Apr 03 - 01:29 PM (#940745) Subject: RE: BS: UK/USA - statistics From: Murray MacLeod "Well maybe they'd like to know that Vancouver is bigger than Texas and that there is a ranch in Vancouver that will take you three days to ride across" Yeah, my Grandad used to own a horse like that ........ |
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26 Apr 03 - 01:30 PM (#940746) Subject: RE: BS: UK/USA - statistics From: MMario no value judgements being made - just trying to explain sizes and distances |
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26 Apr 03 - 01:51 PM (#940763) Subject: RE: BS: UK/USA - statistics From: CarolC I just want to say, in defense of my home state of Rhode Island, that good things come in very small packages ;-) |
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26 Apr 03 - 02:20 PM (#940784) Subject: RE: BS: UK/USA - statistics From: DougR There you go again insulting the good old state of Texas, Kendall! The state that has provided us two great presidents, and one that was so-so! That word "if." You know, of course, the dog would have caught the rabbit if it hadn't stopped to pee. :>) DougR |
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26 Apr 03 - 03:44 PM (#940840) Subject: RE: BS: UK/USA - statistics From: artbrooks Gee, Doug...I agree that LBJ had his points, but great? And who were the other two? How about this one? There are more Irish in the US (22,721,252 in the 1990 census) than in Ireland (4 million in the Republic and 1.5 million in Northern Ireland). |
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26 Apr 03 - 07:11 PM (#940951) Subject: RE: BS: UK/USA - statistics From: McGrath of Harlow But I'd say we've probably got more traffic roundabouts in Harlow alone than you have in the whole of the USA! |
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26 Apr 03 - 07:19 PM (#940958) Subject: RE: BS: UK/USA - statistics From: Gareth Oiii !, If Wales was flatenned out it would be bigger than Texas. Gareth *BG* |
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26 Apr 03 - 10:44 PM (#941040) Subject: RE: BS: UK/USA - statistics From: kendall I insulted Texas? How? Is the truth an insult? |
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26 Apr 03 - 10:46 PM (#941042) Subject: RE: BS: UK/USA - statistics From: kendall When Bush 1 was campaigning here, he mentioned that he was a "Mainer", but, he never paid one dime in state income tax. |
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27 Apr 03 - 04:07 AM (#941112) Subject: RE: BS: UK/USA - statistics From: Hillheader Was that "Mainer" or "Minger"? (UK joke - nearly). Story is that Old George had Dan Quayle as his VP only because Young George was too stupid to stand. Is that correct? Also, the CIA were under instructions that if Old George had a heart attack their first job was to shoot Quayle. I know, people who live in glass houses (we elected Thatcher AND Blair) should not have a crap with the light on, but it does show that we may differ in size from the US of A but we can be just as stupid when it comes to voting! Davebhoy |