# We are the world? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 1, 2000, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-the-world/27728 "2000-08-01T18:26:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tradesilicon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@tradesilicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tradesilicon)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-the-world/27728/1 "2000-08-01T18:26:52Z")
I have been enjoying this message board quite a bit, thanks to some of you, and despite a few. 😉 But I am curious about the the members here, and specifically where everyone is, Geographically speaking. I have seen posters from the following countries: Australia Canada England Sweden Israel U.S.A. but I know that we have more countries represented. Care to tell us where you are from? What you found interesting on the MB? I have no doubt that there are a few lurkers from places we don’t know too much about, please show yourselves if you are willing. I’m in San Francisco, CA. U.S.A., waiting to hear from the rest of the world. PS - if this has been done before, maybe it can be updated? ---
**Author:** ![FreakFreely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/48db29/32.png) [@FreakFreely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FreakFreely)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-the-world/27728/2 "2000-08-01T18:30:30Z")
D’oh! I saw the title and thought I was gonna to get another chance to spout off about world government. Oh well. MN, USA here. ---
**Author:** ![Tymp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Tymp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tymp)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-the-world/27728/3 "2000-08-01T18:34:23Z")
USA ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-the-world/27728/4 "2000-08-01T18:39:40Z")
UK ---
**Author:** ![SouthernStyle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@SouthernStyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SouthernStyle)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-the-world/27728/5 "2000-08-01T18:44:11Z")
FL, USA But then my profile already says that. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![KimKatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@KimKatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KimKatt)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-the-world/27728/6 "2000-08-01T18:56:03Z")
Ontario, Canada ---
**Author:** ![dragonlady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@dragonlady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragonlady)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-the-world/27728/7 "2000-08-01T19:04:54Z")
Northern California, US ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-the-world/27728/8 "2000-08-01T19:06:33Z")
We also have posters in Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, and Germany, and I _think_ Japan as well, and posters _from_ Mexico, Denmark and New Zealand, and a few different Asian countries as well (I believe) although I don’t know if we have any members who presently live in those countries. I’m in Northern California. Not so interesting. ---
**Author:** ![SouthernStyle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@SouthernStyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SouthernStyle)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-the-world/27728/9 "2000-08-01T19:12:35Z")
Northern California is certainly more interesting than LA. (Of course, around here “LA” stands for Lower Alabama!) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-the-world/27728/10 "2000-08-01T19:30:04Z")
Northern Virginia, just across the river from Washington, DC. (From my office window, I can see from the State Department building to the Library of Congress.) ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-the-world/27728/11 "2000-08-01T19:54:50Z")
Virginia. Northern Virginia, to boot. USA ---
**Author:** ![oldscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-the-world/27728/12 "2000-08-01T20:00:57Z")
SF CA, just like you sili. And yes I do count that as a seperate country. ---
**Author:** ![tradesilicon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@tradesilicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tradesilicon)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-the-world/27728/13 "2000-08-01T20:45:25Z")
hey scratch. > [@](#): > > SF CA, just like you sili. And yes I do count that as a seperate country. S.F. - definately can count as a seperate country. But I consider anywhere you are to be a seperate country by definition! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![oldscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-the-world/27728/14 "2000-08-01T21:03:57Z")
WooHoo. I am my own country. Reminds me of a Mr. Show episode I saw. Hick - “I want to immigrate to your country” Official “And where do you come from?” H - “New Freelandia” O “Where is that?” H “Montana” ---
**Author:** ![tradesilicon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@tradesilicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tradesilicon)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-the-world/27728/15 "2000-08-01T22:26:59Z")
OK, starting with my original list, and the people who have added so far (Thank You Kyla for the nice list of countries - Northern Cal does have the nicest people!), we have the following: Australia Canada Denmark Germany Ireland Israel Japan Mexico the Netherlands New Zealand Norway Sweden UK U.S.A. and, of course, the independant nations of San Francisco LA (Lower Alabama) Northern Virginia Oldscratchinovia I know we have more than this represented here. C’mon, show yourselves, we won’t bite (unless asked politely! :D) ---
**Author:** ![Welfy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e56c9b/32.png) [@Welfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Welfy)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-the-world/27728/16 "2000-08-01T23:02:41Z")
_breaks into song_ We are the worrrrlllld…we are the children… Pennsylvania, USA here. :^) ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-the-world/27728/17 "2000-08-01T23:26:04Z")
We hear from a fellow in Iceland from time to time. ---
**Author:** ![ArkonDLoC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a8b319/32.png) [@ArkonDLoC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArkonDLoC)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-the-world/27728/18 "2000-08-01T23:37:29Z")
I’m from the Lost City. It’s a self-contained nation ruled by the Evil Lord Arkon. ---
**Author:** ![tradesilicon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@tradesilicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tradesilicon)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-the-world/27728/19 "2000-08-01T23:45:12Z")
> [@](#): > > I’m from the Lost City. It’s a self-contained nation ruled by the Evil Lord Arkon. I thought the Lost City was ruled by a guy with a big fork. ---
**Author:** ![ArkonDLoC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a8b319/32.png) [@ArkonDLoC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArkonDLoC)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2000, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-the-world/27728/20 "2000-08-02T02:31:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tradesilicon \* > \*\* I thought the Lost City was ruled by a guy with a big fork. \*\* It used to be, but it was taken from him by (what I call for lack of a better term) ‘The-Tenticled-Slime-Monster-That-Nearly-Ate-My-Natural-Hand’. I took over after I slayed the monster. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-the-world/27728.md?page=2)