# Countries represented on the SDMB **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 20, 2003, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-represented-on-the-sdmb/202875 "2003-09-20T23:53:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![karomon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@karomon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/karomon)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-represented-on-the-sdmb/202875/41 "2003-09-22T07:48:13Z")
FWIW, I will begin posting from S. Korea in a month or so. ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-represented-on-the-sdmb/202875/42 "2003-09-22T07:57:51Z")
**aasna** , does size really matter so much? singapore is my home. if i need to go out i take a vacation. 😉 btw there is a recent [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=210738) by **karomon** with a limited [guestmap](http://pub15.bravenet.com/guestmap/view.php?usernum=1257100211) to fool around with. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-represented-on-the-sdmb/202875/43 "2003-09-22T10:02:22Z")
Have now updated Israel on the Asia map (it was originally in the mid-east one, but I thought that was getting a little bit too specialized). ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-represented-on-the-sdmb/202875/44 "2003-09-22T10:09:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by chattywine \* > \*\*Cool maps jjimm, humm looks like Eastern Europe and most all of Africa needs to be Doperized! \*\* Okay, everyone, let’s Doperize! One, and two, and one, and two, and one, and two . . . ---
**Author:** ![dimosc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dimosc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dimosc)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-represented-on-the-sdmb/202875/45 "2003-09-22T10:21:11Z")
I think I spotted a lurker from **Greece** somewhere… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![spogga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@spogga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spogga)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-represented-on-the-sdmb/202875/46 "2003-09-22T12:21:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by spogga \* > \*\*We seem to have pretty much conqured the world then fellow dopers. > Now then can someone design a flag for the Peoples Liberation Army of Dopia and don’t forget the armbands. \*\* Well, I’m waiting. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-represented-on-the-sdmb/202875/47 "2003-09-22T13:28:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rashak Mani \* > \*\*Brazilian here… 🙂 Any other South Americans around ? I think I read one from Uruguay couple weeks ago. \*\* Well i am from Argentina and so is **Estilicon** , but i hasnt posted for while now, i remember a poster from Uruguay too. ---
**Author:** ![xejkh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/22d042/32.png) [@xejkh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xejkh)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-represented-on-the-sdmb/202875/48 "2003-09-22T15:18:30Z")
one people one nation one… ---
**Author:** ![spogga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@spogga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spogga)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-represented-on-the-sdmb/202875/49 "2003-09-22T15:26:13Z")
Dope? ---
**Author:** ![universe.zip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a9adbd/32.png) [@universe.zip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/universe.zip)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-represented-on-the-sdmb/202875/50 "2003-09-22T18:50:37Z")
_raises hand_ Austria. Another Austrian seems to have signed up recently, but I can´t recall his name… and there´s someone in Spain, too. ---
**Author:** ![maleinblack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@maleinblack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maleinblack)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-represented-on-the-sdmb/202875/51 "2003-09-22T20:18:02Z")
Indian here. I think there are 2 other active dopers from this huge country.One being **xash** , the mod from GQ and his friend **gouda**. HI all. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-represented-on-the-sdmb/202875/52 "2003-09-22T20:46:13Z")
I have added in Austria, Greece and Spain. I’m sure we had someone from Switzerland at one time, and I have a vague recollection of a Turkish poster in GD. Anyone help out? ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-represented-on-the-sdmb/202875/53 "2003-09-22T22:02:07Z")
**Watermelon Man** is in Istanbul, **Turkey** , and **Henry B.** is “west of the Urals.” ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-represented-on-the-sdmb/202875/54 "2003-09-22T22:41:01Z")
**JillGat** moved to Trinidad, but she doesn’t seem to be posting a lot from there. **ZooMetropolis** and a couple of others are from Venezuela, though again I haven’t seen them much lately. I know we have at least one poster from the Dominican Republic. ---
**Author:** ![hebesphenomegacorona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@hebesphenomegacorona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hebesphenomegacorona)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-represented-on-the-sdmb/202875/55 "2003-09-23T00:54:53Z")
I think someone was from estonia… ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-represented-on-the-sdmb/202875/56 "2003-09-23T01:01:42Z")
Well, this is great! **jjimm** ’s doing a great job with the map. What follows is a tally, so far, by region (it might have been better to do it alphabetically, but I went with how my mind approached it - Hey! You! With the grey hat! Quit thinkin’ for me!). **U. S. Canada Puerto Rico** **England** (including our correspondent on the Isle of Man) **Ireland Scotland Wales France Germany Austria The Netherlands Norway Sweden Switzerland** (who’s there?) **Iceland Finland Rumania Hungary Czech Republic Italy Greece** (who’s there?) **Spain** (who’s there?) **Georgia Russia** (“west of the Urals?”) **Estonia** (who’s there?) \*\*Turkey Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Israel West Bank Rwanda\*\* (I remember now) \*\*South Africa India Australia New Zealand\*\* (musta been thinking of **Calm Wolf** ) **Japan Korea** (Coming Soon! To a message board near _you_!) **China Taiwan** (don’t know if they’re still around or not) **Hong Kong Singapore East Timor** (who’s there?) \*\*Panama Trinidad Dominican Republic\*\* (who’s there?) **Argentina Brazil Colombia Uruguay** (who’s there?) **Venezuela** Those annotated with (who’s there?) are those where somebody said they thought they recalled a poster in that locale, but provided no details (I know, I didn’t name my original list). 51 countries, so far. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-represented-on-the-sdmb/202875/57 "2003-09-23T01:05:57Z")
How many countries are there right now, anyway? ---
**Author:** ![Barks\_dog\_food](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@Barks\_dog\_food](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barks_dog_food)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-represented-on-the-sdmb/202875/58 "2003-09-23T02:11:03Z")
I know Winston Smith is from Denmark.(Faeroe Islands to be precise but I think he lives in Denmark.) ---
**Author:** ![universe.zip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a9adbd/32.png) [@universe.zip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/universe.zip)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-represented-on-the-sdmb/202875/59 "2003-09-23T06:02:17Z")
**Ringo** , the UN currently has 191 member states and there´s a couple more countries in the world, but not many. **sickboy51** is from Spain. Faroe Islands? Tres cool! ---
**Author:** ![teigra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@teigra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teigra)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-represented-on-the-sdmb/202875/60 "2003-09-23T11:40:48Z")
(stepping out of the shadows real’ quietly…) well… not sure if I count… long time no post or anything… but am a true Estonian (sneaking back blushing…) \*my 7 min of fame ( ; [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-represented-on-the-sdmb/202875.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countries-represented-on-the-sdmb/202875.md?page=4)