# What is 2+2 in other countries?

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [May 6, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-2-2-in-other-countries/853299 "2020-05-06T22:23:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Calavera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calavera/32/70_2.png) [@Calavera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calavera)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-2-2-in-other-countries/853299/1 "2020-05-06T22:23:33Z")

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Over here in the UK 2+2=4, I just thought it might make an interesting discussion to ask what 2+2 is elsewhere.

So what is 2+2 where you live?

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**Author:** ![Calavera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calavera/32/70_2.png) [@Calavera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calavera)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-2-2-in-other-countries/853299/2 "2020-05-06T22:24:39Z")

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Oh and what day of the week is it where you are?

Another interesting discussion.

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**Author:** ![rsat3acr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsat3acr)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-2-2-in-other-countries/853299/3 "2020-05-06T22:27:34Z")

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What are you pitting?

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**Author:** ![Calavera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calavera/32/70_2.png) [@Calavera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calavera)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-2-2-in-other-countries/853299/4 "2020-05-06T22:27:52Z")

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Oh sor I for tha it’s eas to lea off the las par of my wor. Who car if it mak it ann to rea?

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-2-2-in-other-countries/853299/5 "2020-05-06T22:29:12Z")

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Jesus Christ, you’re a tool.

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**Author:** ![Calavera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calavera/32/70_2.png) [@Calavera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calavera)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-2-2-in-other-countries/853299/6 "2020-05-06T22:29:27Z")

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> [@rsat3acr](#):
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> What are you pitting?

Don thr shi my int dis.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-2-2-in-other-countries/853299/7 "2020-05-06T22:30:30Z")

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> [@rsat3acr](#):
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> What are you pitting?

It’s looking like himself.

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**Author:** ![rsat3acr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsat3acr)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-2-2-in-other-countries/853299/8 "2020-05-06T22:32:03Z")

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> [@Calavera](#):
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> Don thr shi my int dis.

Oh, that clears it up.:smack::rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-2-2-in-other-countries/853299/9 "2020-05-06T22:34:08Z")

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> [@rsat3acr](#):
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> What are you pitting?

Presumably this one.  
Lord, what a dork.

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**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:** [May 6, 2020, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-2-2-in-other-countries/853299/10 "2020-05-06T22:43:59Z")

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> [@Buck\_Godot](#):
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> Presumably this one.  
> Lord, what a dork.

Yeah, he’s whining because he got scolded for stupid threadshitting.

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**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-2-2-in-other-countries/853299/11 "2020-05-06T22:55:30Z")

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Typically 4, but sometimes 5 for extremely large values of 2.

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**Author:** ![Calavera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calavera/32/70_2.png) [@Calavera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calavera)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-2-2-in-other-countries/853299/12 "2020-05-06T22:56:16Z")

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Eve sta on top. Thi thr is to dis wha 2+2 is in you cou and wha day of the wee it is. Dis abo the mer of thi top are thr-shi and wil not be tol.

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**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-2-2-in-other-countries/853299/13 "2020-05-07T00:43:27Z")

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This is either gibberish, or some sort of deeply stupid complaint about moderation. Neither is appropriate for this forum.
