Altered Maps XII: Not to Scale

[Leoreth]

"Moin" is the best greeting there is. It's always appropriate no matter the time or who you're talking to.

 

[warpus]

Moin

Are you familiar with Otto Waalkes?

 

[Leoreth]

Of course!

 

[Squonk]

Wait, is this map showing change in possession of land? Or change in regimes?

I don't think Spain had the same regime in charge for the entire 20th century. Or Russia for that matter.

ِAh yes, I expected someone would point to Spain and Russia. The map shows land possession changes.

 

[LamaGT]

ِAh yes, I expected someone would point to Spain and Russia. The map shows land possession changes.

Which is in no way related to regime stability, it's basically a map of where WW2 fighting happened

 

[Borachio]

"Moin" is the best greeting there is. It's always appropriate no matter the time or who you're talking to.

I thought that was a contraction of morning and evening, at first. Made perfect sense to me. Then I looked it up. and it's Freisan.

Which is proto-English. Yay!

 

[chegel]

I thought that was a contraction of morning and evening, at first. Made perfect sense to me. Then I looked it up. and it's Freisan.

Which is proto-English. Yay!

I think the etymology of moin (or moien, mojn and other variants) is still not clear. It could be Frisian or a contraction of some sort or something else.

 

[Squonk]

Which is in no way related to regime stability, it's basically a map of where WW2 fighting happened

I disagree. First of all, the map shows more than ww2 (Balkan Wars, ww1, post-ww2 changes). Secondly, I might have said it wrongly: not country stability, but territorial stability. Of course, there are exceptions (Northern Ireland, Basque country, Corse) but in general, the younger the rule, the less stable it is. Now, due to a major population exchange, polish rule in Lower Silesia and Western Pomerania is stable, just as ukrainian rule in Galicia, Podolia and Volhynia. That's another exception. But it's only thanks to Giedroyc and his likes that polish majorities in eastern Lithuania and western Belarus are not a cause of an armed struggle. Also, see Balkans or the stability of Arab countries.

 

[Angst]

The March of Democracy video was really terrible.

I didn't find the religion very fulfillling either.

It ignored several important east asian religions as well as Zoroastrianism.

 

[Arakhor]

Now I think about it, it did miss Confucianism and Sikhism.

 

[Joecoolyo]

I disagree. First of all, the map shows more than ww2 (Balkan Wars, ww1, post-ww2 changes). Secondly, I might have said it wrongly: not country stability, but territorial stability. Of course, there are exceptions (Northern Ireland, Basque country, Corse) but in general, the younger the rule, the less stable it is. Now, due to a major population exchange, polish rule in Lower Silesia and Western Pomerania is stable, just as ukrainian rule in Galicia, Podolia and Volhynia. That's another exception. But it's only thanks to Giedroyc and his likes that polish majorities in eastern Lithuania and western Belarus are not a cause of an armed struggle. Also, see Balkans or the stability of Arab countries.

Yeah, you might have wanted to label that map "territorial stability" rather than "regime stability". Although the trading or loss of territory might be an indicator of regime instability, it's not always the case.

For a map of regime stability, I would look at the longevity of various regimes in Europe, or better yet, how many have controlled a country over the course of the century. That could be a very interesting map/series of maps.

Now I think about it, it did miss Confucianism and Sikhism.

It missed just about everything. It took the big blob approach to history.

 

[Angst]

Denmark would win that map. ))

 

[really]

OK my last contribution was poor and I apologise for that.

 

[Angst]

I wouldn't want you to apologize. Silly maps are silly maps. At least you contributed, contrary to me for example.

 

[dutchfire]

"Moin" is the best greeting there is. It's always appropriate no matter the time or who you're talking to.

Possibly replaced by Moin Moin, if you're feeling extravagant.

 

[TheLastOne36]

 

[JohannaK]

So much Canada!

 

[sophie]

András II. But yeah, that post was pretty much spot on.

Today the remnants of the saxon settlers (Sași) are generally nice & friendly people.

Even this part?

 

[Dachs]

Even this part?

Not touching Eastern European national stereotypes with a ten-foot pole, because, you know, it's only a hop, skip, and a jump from Transylvanian Saxons to gypsies and Poles.

 

[really]