# Dopers: what countries/continents don't we have represented? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 27, 2005, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-what-countries-continents-dont-we-have-represented/314401 "2005-07-27T13:13:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kiffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d78d45/32.png) [@kiffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiffa)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2005, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-what-countries-continents-dont-we-have-represented/314401/21 "2005-07-30T17:16:58Z")
Yeah, I’m still working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo altho I am now in the US on vacation. BTW Jared is great! kiffa ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2005, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-what-countries-continents-dont-we-have-represented/314401/22 "2005-07-30T17:41:43Z")
> [@TheLoadedDog](#): > > You do know Tasmania is an Australian state, not a sovereign country? Anyway, I know we have at least one, but I forget her screen name. > > I’m pretty sure we had somebody posting here from the newly created nation of East Timor, but i’m not sure if he’s still around. Y’know, I did know grasp that Tasmania and New Zealand were an Australian State. I figured, cause of the in-jokes and little bickering between Aussies and Kiwi’s they were independent countries. Huh. I sit corrected. Thanks, Loaded Dog. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2005, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-what-countries-continents-dont-we-have-represented/314401/23 "2005-07-30T17:57:35Z")
> [@Dragwyr](#): > > I highly doubt that there are any dopers from Antarctica. Do they even have internet access down there? They do have access via satelite. [antarcticconnection.com](http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/science/stationlife.shtml) Website. I think you could Email them, am guessing they are very busy. Its a pretty extreme job. Probably minimal time for any Message board. There are several other stations including a US military one, ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2005, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-what-countries-continents-dont-we-have-represented/314401/24 "2005-07-30T19:26:13Z")
I know there’s a Doper who lives in Italy. She writes knitting patterns and damned cute ones, too. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2005, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-what-countries-continents-dont-we-have-represented/314401/25 "2005-07-30T19:34:32Z")
I live in the US but was orn in the UK. Countries I’ve posted from include Qatar Russia India France Gabon does that count? ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2005, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-what-countries-continents-dont-we-have-represented/314401/26 "2005-07-30T20:41:46Z")
Japan here. ---
**Author:** ![Bytegeist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@Bytegeist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bytegeist)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2005, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-what-countries-continents-dont-we-have-represented/314401/27 "2005-07-30T22:08:48Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > Y’know, I did know grasp that Tasmania and New Zealand were an Australian State. I figured, cause of the in-jokes and little bickering between Aussies and Kiwi’s they were independent countries. > > Huh. I sit corrected. No, no, no. Tasmania **is** one of Australia’s states. New Zealand **is not** an Australian state, being, in fact, a separate nation. People from New Zealand are called “Kiwis”, as you’ve noticed. People from Tasmania are sometimes called “Tassies” or “Tazzies” (not sure how it’s pronounced) if you’re not calling them “Aussies” — which you can do if you want, since they’re also Australians. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2005, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-what-countries-continents-dont-we-have-represented/314401/28 "2005-07-30T22:40:15Z")
Probably none from Ethiopia or North Korea? ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2005, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-what-countries-continents-dont-we-have-represented/314401/29 "2005-07-31T01:12:31Z")
> [@Rufus Xavier](#): > > I know we have at least one or two living on Caribbean island nations, but I can’t remember who. Dominican here. There’s \*\*Martha \*\*who also lives in the D.R., but she’s right now back home in Gibraltar. There are at least two posters from Puerto Rico (\*\*JRDelirious \*\* and KarlGrenze IIRC). ---
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2005, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-what-countries-continents-dont-we-have-represented/314401/30 "2005-07-31T03:26:59Z")
Isn’t **Ale** from Argentina? ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2005, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-what-countries-continents-dont-we-have-represented/314401/31 "2005-07-31T03:57:01Z")
This is really a great question, and I apologize if whatever I say doesn’t recognize what someone else has posted. I’m technically in a Hollywood dingbat. But I have duel citizenship with Mexico. A divorce depending, I will soon have duel citizenship with Colombia, la bella. It’s complicated–life’s a mess. But here I am, still alive. ---
**Author:** ![DataZak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea666f/32.png) [@DataZak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DataZak)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2005, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-what-countries-continents-dont-we-have-represented/314401/32 "2005-07-31T04:05:01Z")
Hi, DataZak from **Malaysia**. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2005, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-what-countries-continents-dont-we-have-represented/314401/33 "2005-07-31T05:26:02Z")
> [@Dragwyr](#): > > Isn’t **Ale** from Argentina? Uruguay, but there is somebody else from Argentina. ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2005, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-what-countries-continents-dont-we-have-represented/314401/34 "2005-07-31T07:46:14Z")
Quick, someone find the painted maps we made before. We also had a guy from Rwanda. I don’t pay too much attention to location so I can’t say if he’s still here. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2005, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-what-countries-continents-dont-we-have-represented/314401/35 "2005-07-31T08:48:27Z")
There’s a number of us in Japan ---
**Author:** ![Dinaroozie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Dinaroozie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinaroozie)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2005, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-what-countries-continents-dont-we-have-represented/314401/36 "2005-07-31T11:01:47Z")
I have a dim recollection that there was someone around here from Finland, but I don’t remember who it was… or if it was even this board, really. This was a long time ago. I was thinking - they have those maps of population density, that have points of light representing people, and subsequently big bright spots where there are cities and whatnot. Wouldn’t it be cool if we could get such a map of the world with a point representing each doper? Does anyone know what I’m talking about? ~ Isaac ---
**Author:** ![monica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2005, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-what-countries-continents-dont-we-have-represented/314401/37 "2005-07-31T14:31:35Z")
Anyone from Spain? ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2005, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-what-countries-continents-dont-we-have-represented/314401/38 "2005-07-31T14:40:01Z")
I know we have an Icelander here (not bj0rn, although he was always good for a ‘huh?’). Anyone from Vatican City? ---
**Author:** ![Noone\_Special](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noone_special/32/2863_2.png) [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2005, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-what-countries-continents-dont-we-have-represented/314401/39 "2005-07-31T15:05:37Z")
> [@monica](#): > > Anyone from Spain? Isnt **[Nava](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php)** from (or at least living in) Spain? ---
**Author:** ![Gymnopithys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@Gymnopithys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gymnopithys)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2005, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-what-countries-continents-dont-we-have-represented/314401/40 "2005-07-31T15:31:50Z")
> [@Big\_Norse](#): > > Here’s a first run through of who I could find; leaving out US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK and trusting everyone’s “Location” label: > > **Latro** , **Arwin** , **gum** = The Netherlands > **Alessan** = Israel > **Balthisar** = Mexico > **Colibri** = Panama > **gouda** = India > **Tomcat** = Czech Republic > **China Guy** & **Mahaloth** = China (not Hong Kong) > **Flodnak** = Norway > **The Gaspode** = Sweden > **Tschild** = Germany > **roger thornhill** = Hong Kong > **furt** = Honduras > **Rashak Mani** = Brazil > **Sophistry and Illusion** = Lebanon > > …and on preview I notice **S and I** just checked in… Most of them appear to be expats. Do they represent their present country’s residence ? Gymnopithys is a naturalized US citizen residing abroad. How do you classify him ? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-what-countries-continents-dont-we-have-represented/314401.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-what-countries-continents-dont-we-have-represented/314401.md?page=3)