# Let's see how many states/countries/provinces we have people here from. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 6, 2005, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320 "2005-09-06T08:52:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2005, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/181 "2005-09-09T21:16:25Z")
Under “Oceania” (you could say “Pacific Islands” perhaps, might be more accurate, but Australia _is_ a continent of its own) – could you not only italisise “Australia” but also “New Zealand”, please? As has been said, NZ = seperate country, indy nation, yada yada plus we have _very_ sharp beaks with which t’ defend our national honour. Thank you. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2005, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/182 "2005-09-09T21:37:28Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Definitely West Indies, and since many people who take Caribbean\* cruises visit Nassau as a port of call, they (understandably, in my opinion) place the Bahamas in that sea, even though your country technically isn’t a Caribbean land. I wouldn’t take cruise operators as the golden rule. What about Caribbean cruises that stop at Bermuda, over a thousand miles away from that sea? [quopte] **Pushkin** is in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which _is_ part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Republic of Ireland, home of **irishgirl** , is a separate nation. The term “British Isles” covers the English, Scots, Welsh, and residents of the island of Ireland, as well as the Isle of Man’s **Lobsang**. [/quote] This, however, is a good point well made 🙂 And you’re right that ‘British Isles’ is probably the best way to group these entries, rather than ‘various islands’. (I’m still sulking that we all get lumped in as ‘England’, and I’m being associated with sundry northerners, but there you go.) ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2005, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/183 "2005-09-09T21:38:56Z")
From Southern California. Still here. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2005, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/184 "2005-09-09T21:40:24Z")
(Final point, though - it’s not really incorrect to put both Dublin & Belfast under the ‘Ireland’ category, as they are both indisputably located on that island.) ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2005, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/185 "2005-09-09T21:44:30Z")
**Case Sensitive** - Sorry. I didn’t know Orcland was NZ. And **DataZak** , I’m sorry…I must have been sniffing glue last night. :smack: **BluePitbull** , what part would it be considered then? Central America? South? None at all and just an Island? Or should I make “West Indies” it’s own independant category? **Ice Wolf** , I would, but is NZ divided up into sections like states or provinces or such? I do hold it as a separate country on the list, just like I do Sweden and Netherlands in Europe, but Italicisize (is that a word? Ha) Germany. _shrug_ Africa South Africa - TellMeI’mNotCrazy, Zerc Asia India - gouda Japan - Hokkaido Brit Malaysia - DataZak Singapore - ExtraKun Oceania _Australia_ Australian Capital Territory - caiata Western Australia - csharpmajor, 1920s Style “Death Ray” New South Wales - coop, Cunctator, TheLoadedDog Northern Territory - Acaciacath Queensland - Atheist Princess, Silentgoldfish Victoria - Caught@work, C3, robinc308 New Zealand - calm kiwi, Ice Wolf, TheLoadedDog, jastu, Case Sensitive Central America Dominican Republic - Martha, Mighty\_Girl, Red Fury Panama - Colibri Europe Czech Republic - Tomcat Finland - Grey Tama France - clairobscur _Germany_ North Rhine-Westphalia - mkl12 Netherlands - Coldfire, Heloise, gum, Maastrict, MrAlpen Norway - flodnak Portugal - joazito Sweden - Priceguy, Low Key Switzerland - Endemic _UK_ England - grimpixie, Angua, Mangetout, Small Clanger, GorillaMan, MrAlpen Ireland - irishgirl Northern Ireland - Pushkin Scotland - GCU Stout Heart Wales - rayh _Various Islands_ Isle of Man - Lobsang Middle East Israel - Noone Special Qatar - Tapioca Dextrin North America _Canada_ Alberta - featherlou British Columbia - Ultraviolet, Larry Mudd, grienspace New Brunswick - Cyros Nova Scotia - Jayn\_Newell Nunavut - quest, Nunavut Boy Ontario - Sunspace, bookkeeper, Mooella, Kythereia, Cerowyn, wolfstu, Foaming Cleanser, Leaffan Québec - severus, matt\_mcl, Bryan Ekers, detop, LaurAnge Saskatchewan - Gorsnak, Northern Piper _USA_ Alaska - CanvasShoes Arizona - Idle Thoughts California - SolGrundy, gfloyd, Twoflower, Feydeau, KKBattousai, movingfinger, Barracuda, Governor Quinn Colorado - Lamar Mundane Conneticut - Pixisis Florida - Big Bad Voodoo Lou, fishbicycle, Dung Beetle, Nic2004, Driver8, Monstre Georgia - swampbear, Mr. Blue Sky Hawaii - Large Marge Idaho - BrattiAtti Illinois - mr bus guy, Kyla Indiana - Sternvogel, Long Time First Time, Indyellen, Indygrrl, JimSox5, Strinka, Avarie537, AskNott, Broomstick, simplycats, StillwellAngel, bodypoet, todd33rpm Iowa - Etherman Kentucky - dwyr, AugestWest Louisiana - mambocrow Maryland - BiblioCat, Mama Tiger, GingerOfTheNorth, Emilio Lizardo Massachusetts - Shagnasty, Wolfgrrl, Redwing, Plynck Michigan - Harborwolf Minnesota - N9IWP Mississippi - feppytweed Missouri - Jebert, rivulus Montana - Tripler New Jersey - CantUseMyRealName, jrfranchi, lavenderlemon New Mexico - NinjaChick New York - Anaamika, bouv, Chance the Gardener Nevada - kinoons North Carolina - liberty3701 Ohio - Dorjän, gardentraveler, Wolfian, William V., Otanabi Oklahoma - pinkfreud Oregon - YaWanna Pennsylvania - Madd Maxx, dbuzman, The Mad Hermit, Siege, Guinistasia, Isosleepy, Airman Doors, Ms Robyn, AntaresJB, catsix Tennessee - ITR champion Texas - davmilasav, pullin, Clothahump, adam yax, dalej42, lorinada, starlite Utah - FatBaldGuy, Giant\_Spongess Vermont - Eonwe Washington - racer72, marque elf, Knorf Wisconsin - Boscibo, Wallflower, moonstarssun Wyoming - Reloy3 _Extended Islands_ Antigua - biddee Bahamas - ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2005, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/186 "2005-09-09T21:46:43Z")
> [@Ice Wolf](#): > > Under “Oceania” (you could say “Pacific Islands” perhaps, might be more accurate, but Australia _is_ a continent of its own) – could you not only italisise “Australia” but also “New Zealand”, please? As has been said, NZ = seperate country, indy nation, yada yada plus we have _very_ sharp beaks with which t’ defend our national honour. Thank you. 🙂 Here **Idle Thoughts** , just copy and paste this Oceania (removing the term 'Oceania, as it helps with the formatting to have NZ completely separate) into yours. I’ve fixed up a couple things: * * * _Australia_ Australian Capital Territory - caiata Western Australia - csharpmajor New South Wales - coop, Cunctator, TheLoadedDog Queensland - Atheist Princess, Silentgoldfish Victoria - Caught@work, C3, robinc308 ## _Pacific_ New Zealand - calm kiwi, Ice Wolf, jastu This makes NZ separate but non-italicised, just as with the smaller European countries that don’t have states (unless the Kiwis want to give their regions or whatever you call them, Otago and whatnot) ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2005, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/187 "2005-09-09T21:53:58Z")
> [@Zerc](#): > > I’m from Pretoria, South Africa Howzit, neighbor 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Oregon\_sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@Oregon\_sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oregon_sunshine)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2005, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/188 "2005-09-09T22:00:33Z")
Oregon. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2005, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/189 "2005-09-09T22:06:11Z")
> [@Idle Thoughts](#): > > _UK_ > England - grimpixie, Angua, Mangetout, Small Clanger, GorillaMan, MrAlpen > Ireland - irishgirl > Northern Ireland - Pushkin > Scotland - GCU Stout Heart > Wales - rayh > > _Various Islands_ > Isle of Man - Lobsang Sorry to continue nitpicking…but hey, this is the SDMB! You’ve got a few options to organise this, and these are the two I’d suggest, with the first being my preference as a combination of political and geographic boundaries: _ **Option 1** _ **British Isles** England - grimpixie, Angua, Mangetout, Small Clanger, GorillaMan, MrAlpen Ireland - irishgirl (RoI), Pushkin (NI) Scotland - GCU Stout Heart Wales - rayh Isle of Man - Lobsang _ **Option 2** _ **United Kingdom** England - grimpixie, Angua, Mangetout, Small Clanger, GorillaMan, MrAlpen Northern Ireland - Pushkin Scotland - GCU Stout Heart Wales - rayh _ **Outlying islands** _ Isle of Man - Lobsang **Ireland** irishgirl ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2005, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/190 "2005-09-09T23:46:44Z")
I like **TheLoadedDog’s** suggestion, **Idle Thoughts**. Your way had New Zealand still looking like we are part of Australia. We are not. Like Australia, we are a sovereign nation. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2005, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/191 "2005-09-09T23:57:21Z")
**GorillaMan** , I’d go with Option 1, because AFAIK the Isle of Man is not part of the United Kngdon. Like the Channel Islands, it is a Crown Dependency, bit it “belongs to” (owes fealty to?) the Queen through a different route than the UK does. 🙂 [Cite](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_Of_Man). ---
**Author:** ![Ragiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6de8d8/32.png) [@Ragiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ragiel)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2005, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/192 "2005-09-10T00:20:18Z")
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2005, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/193 "2005-09-10T00:23:08Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > **GorillaMan** , I’d go with Option 1, because AFAIK the Isle of Man is not part of the United Kngdon. Like the Channel Islands, it is a Crown Dependency, bit it “belongs to” (owes fealty to?) the Queen through a different route than the UK does. 🙂 > > [Cite](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_Of_Man). What he said. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2005, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/194 "2005-09-10T00:32:32Z")
> [@Chance the Gardener](#): > > I’m a native of **Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA**. > > However, I’m currently a resident of **New York City, New York, USA** , and have been for a few years now, so put me down as that. _waves_ Hi! Another New Yorker! Although I’m from Upstate. I also know \*\*taxii78cab \*\* and \*\*Exgineer \*\* are both NYers. \*\*taxi78cab \*\* is out of town this week, so she can’t respond. Not sure where \*\*Exgineer \*\* is. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2005, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/195 "2005-09-10T00:34:10Z")
Minnesota here. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2005, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/196 "2005-09-10T05:26:42Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > **GorillaMan** , I’d go with Option 1, because AFAIK the Isle of Man is not part of the United Kngdon. Like the Channel Islands, it is a Crown Dependency, bit it “belongs to” (owes fealty to?) the Queen through a different route than the UK does. 🙂 > > [Cite](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_Of_Man). I know that! (That’s why I, err, raised that point earlier in the thread! 🙂 ) ‘Outlying islands’ was my attempt at a way to accomodate the IoM in a way which will also future-proof someone from the Channel Islands popping their head up - except that I’ve now checked, and it appears they’re “historically” regarded as part of the British Isles (never knew that). So yeah, Option 1 it is! ---
**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2005, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/197 "2005-09-10T05:37:40Z")
Trabuco Canyon, Orange County, California ---
**Author:** ![manx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@manx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manx)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2005, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/198 "2005-09-10T06:42:27Z")
I’m from New Zealand. (And is it just me, or are all us KiwiDopers jafa-flavoured? Makes a sort of sense, i guess, but I’m sure I’ve come across someone living in the South Island.) ---
**Author:** ![manx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@manx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manx)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2005, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/199 "2005-09-10T06:43:49Z")
um, on these boards, that is. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2005, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320/200 "2005-09-10T07:17:23Z")
> [@manx](#): > > (And is it just me, or are all us KiwiDopers jafa-flavoured? Makes a sort of sense, i guess, but I’m sure I’ve come across someone living in the South Island.) \*\*Banquet Bear \*\* is from Wellington. \*\*Mbossa \*\* is from Napier. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-how-many-states-countries-provinces-we-have-people-here-from/320320.md?page=11)