What state are you in?

@JudyEv (340095)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Jan 16

I'll look forward to learning more about them

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Bluedoll

@Bluedoll (16773)

• Canada

8 Jan 16

How dare she refer to us like Americans. I am so insulted.

- just joking around. State! ummmph!

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@JudyEv (340095)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Jan 16

@Bluedoll I'm displaying my ignorance a bit - but others will be able to feel far superior if they're so inclined.

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

8 Jan 16

I look up the states to see where mylotters come from too. I just fetch up a map of the US and find them that way.

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@JudyEv (340095)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Jan 16

That's a good idea too but I thought I'd have a go at 'learning' them to some degree.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

8 Jan 16

I have no difficulty with the US States and am aware of the approximate locations in relation to each other. The same would apply to the Australian territories, although that is to be expected since there are only 7. Canada would be more difficult for me, but all in all I have a respectable mental picture of the global map.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

8 Jan 16

@JudyEv I remember a work colleague many years ago boasting that he had once been able to list all 50 US states. I responded that anyone could do that and took a plain piece of paper. I listed them during lunch and break times, but after the initial burst I slowed down rapidly. Annoyingly I could only list 49, which annoyed me more when I arrived home and looked them up because I overlooked West Virginia.

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@JudyEv (340095)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Jan 16

I'm very impressed. I am way behind the eight ball when it comes to geography.

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@JudyEv (340095)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Jan 16

@Asylum I can get a heap quickly now but the last few are difficult. I am now trying to place the names in the right places on a map.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (471423)

• Switzerland

8 Jan 16

I was going to say that Canada does not have states, but a Canadian already told you.

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AbbyGreenhill

@AbbyGreenhill (45494)

• United States

8 Jan 16

Many Americans don't understand our states. Where I live in TN we are in the Eastern Time Zone, yet I have a cousin in Maryland who keeps saying that I am an hour behind her..dah....I'm not, I'm in the same time zone. People should look at a map once in a while!

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AbbyGreenhill

@AbbyGreenhill (45494)

• United States

8 Jan 16

@JudyEv The crazy weather in the US that we're having would only confuse you more. The south has had some bitterly cold weather and then it switches and the warm weather got north - then it flip flops again.

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AbbyGreenhill

@AbbyGreenhill (45494)

• United States

9 Jan 16

@ivyparkgirl I talk about it all the time.

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@JudyEv (340095)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Jan 16

I thought if I had some idea of the states the time zones and weather patterns wouldn't be quite so bewildering.

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MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (82789)

• United States

8 Jan 16

I'm in Pennsylvania on the border of New Jersey. Sometimes I still have to figure out where some of our states are too. I've never been good at geography

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Gary Marsh

@garymarsh6 (23404)

• United Kingdom

9 Jan 16

I love Geography and know roughly where each state is. North South East or West. Oh not forgetting that bit at the top and those islands way down in the pacific,

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@JudyEv (340095)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Jan 16

Haha. I know where that is and yesterday morning I wouldn't have! I'm feeling very smug at the moment. Perhaps you can tell.

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@JudyEv (340095)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Jan 16

@garymarsh6 The bit at the top and the islands are really easy!! It's all the rest that are hard.

Lee Ka

@kaka135 (14931)

• Malaysia

8 Jan 16

I am not so good in geography. I wonder how many states I'll get it right if I take the quiz, it's fun to try it out.

My son is always interested in geography, or the World map, I have to learn it together with him.

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@JudyEv (340095)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Jan 16

I quite enjoyed doing the quiz. And it made a change from Spider Solitaire.

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Steve West

@zebra2222 (5268)

• United States

9 Jan 16

I'm in Michigan which is the MItten state.

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@JudyEv (340095)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Jan 16

Why is it called the Mitten state? I am trying to take notice of the shapes of the States as I go too. Michigan was one of the ones I found really hard to remember.

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Kimberley

@mom210 (9117)

• United States

8 Jan 16

Way to go. I can understand it being confusing. I use those quizzes on my kids. I think it is important for them to know the areas around them. Next we are going to work on some overseas areas, because we all need to know those as well. It does get hard though.

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Kimberley

@mom210 (9117)

• United States

9 Jan 16

@ivyparkgirl Opps, I am in Georgia, just above Florida. It is warm here, usually does not snow but we CAN get if from time to time and my kids would be SO thrilled.

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@JudyEv (340095)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Jan 16

It is an easy and interesting way to learn - not as boring as perhaps it might be otherwise.

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@JudyEv (340095)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Jan 16

@mom210 I can just about name all the states right round the perimeter. Still have trouble with a few in the middle. :)

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Gary Marsh

@garymarsh6 (23404)

• United Kingdom

8 Jan 16

I have a mental picture of where the states are roughly. I would love to visit every state in the USA maybe once I retire!

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Gary Marsh

@garymarsh6 (23404)

• United Kingdom

8 Jan 16

@JudyEv I still have a few to go yet.

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Nancy Zink

@ramapo17 (30441)

• Melbourne, Florida

9 Jan 16

@JudyEv that would be a great thing to look forward to one day. When we had an RV we had a map on the side of it of the United States and every time we visited a different state, we would put the proper state on the map where it belonged. It was fun.

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@JudyEv (340095)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Jan 16

There seem to be a few MyLotters who are aiming to achieve this too.

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Margaret Mwangi

@Missmwngi (12915)

• Nairobi, Kenya

8 Jan 16

Here we have counties and not states however we used to have provinces until the constitution changed

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (79893)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

8 Jan 16

@JudyEv you can always learn a lot online. I am in Riga, Latvia but was born in NYC. I remember going to school in the US and having to learn all of the 50 states plus their capitals. I just finished writing some armchair travel blogs about Europe and now I am writing about your country Australia. You have one fascinating and beautiful country. My hubby travels to Sydney on business now and then.

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Margaret Mwangi

@Missmwngi (12915)

• Nairobi, Kenya

8 Jan 16

@JudyEv Yeah it is a good way to learn

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@JudyEv (340095)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Jan 16

I think this will be a good learning experience for me. I need to do the same with African counties as I'm pretty ignorant there too.

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DianneN

@DianneN (247186)

• United States

8 Jan 16

Thanks to an excellent teacher and my love of travel, there are very few locations that I do not know, unless it's a small town or village. In that case, I look for it on a map.

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DianneN

@DianneN (247186)

• United States

10 Jan 16

@JudyEv I think most people need to learn more about our world and geography.

DianneN

@DianneN (247186)

• United States

10 Jan 16

@ivyparkgirl Yes, I live in Florida for the winter months, but Connecticut the rest of the year. I answer questions when I am here or have the time. Thank you.

@JudyEv (340095)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Jan 16

I'd like to be like that. Now with the internet and fun quizzes maybe I'll at least improve a bit. I need to.

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paigea

@paigea (36317)

• Canada

9 Jan 16

I tried one site and got 60%. I will have to try again.

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@JudyEv (340095)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Jan 16

That would probably be considered pretty good. Was that just naming them? Or placing them too?

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@JudyEv (340095)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Jan 16

@paigea I'm not very good on placing all the small ones up the east coast.

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paigea

@paigea (36317)

• Canada

9 Jan 16

@JudyEv That was placing them and I didn't get to choose the order I did them in.

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fishtiger58

@fishtiger58 (29820)

• Momence, Illinois

9 Jan 16

I live in the US and sometimes not sure what state is next to another lol. Illinois is in the midwest and I live very near Chicago which is on Lake Michigan.

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@JudyEv (340095)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Jan 16

@fishtiger58 That's pretty impressive. I wonder if I'll be able to master that.

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@JudyEv (340095)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Jan 16

I might have a go at learning the capitals once I have a handle on the states.

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fishtiger58

@fishtiger58 (29820)

• Momence, Illinois

9 Jan 16

@JudyEv My son can name all the capitals of the states, but I have to admit I used to know but that was a long time ago, and I'm sure I don't anymore.

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Always smiling

@allknowing (136494)

• India

9 Jan 16

It's a shame that I have yet to know the various Indian States and I shall do that before going elsewhere.

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Category:India - Wikimedia Commons

Always smiling

@allknowing (136494)

• India

9 Jan 16

@JudyEv This page should take you there

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@JudyEv (340095)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Jan 16

@allknowing Thanks for the link. I'm off to take a look.

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@JudyEv (340095)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Jan 16

Oh, India. That's another one for me to learn! :)

Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61102)

• United States

8 Jan 16

I am quite sure you do better than I would with the Australian states!1 lol I know NSW and I am not sure if I know any others.

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Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61102)

• United States

9 Jan 16

@JudyEv Oh I do have a friend in Tasmania I should have thought of that and I do know you are in Western Australia aren't you?

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@JudyEv (340095)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Jan 16

You could have a guess at Western Australia, South Australia and Northern Territory - and probably Tasmania

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@JudyEv (340095)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Jan 16

@BelleStarr Yes, the west is best :) Sometimes poor old Tasmania gets left off our maps. It is a lovely place - reminded me of England as it's cool and green.

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Sharon

@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Jan 16

That is a great idea. I need to look up Canada and the European countries.

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@JudyEv (340095)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Jan 16

There are some nice little quizzes on the net. They're quite enjoyable to do.

Inlemay

@Inlemay (17713)

• South Africa

9 Jan 16

I probably shouldn't answer - but let me say - I am in None of the USA states at all - rather in a HOT State at the moment with the weather killing us. I can name a few - Michigan, Colorado, Florida, Washington, New York, Alabama, Mississippi, Hawaii, Alaska, Kentucky, and this is without looking at any map. Good Morning Judy

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17713)

• South Africa

10 Jan 16

@JudyEv I remember the ones I have friend in - thats about it - in Australia I know a few regions as well, but I must say I try know a little about all the countries to make for easy conversation when traveling.

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@JudyEv (340095)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Jan 16

@Inlemay That's a good idea. I need to know more about Europe so that's next on the list. :)

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@JudyEv (340095)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Jan 16

That's pretty good. Mostly I can go right round the edges of the country now but there are still a few in the middle that stump me every time. It's hot here too. We have a massive fire north of us and now there are warnings about thunderstorms. Seems we're getting our 'funny weather' now too.

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Wakko's 50 State Capitols

Robin Lamb

@troyburns (1405)

• New Zealand

8 Jan 16

My knowledge of US geography is pretty good - my wife and I try to remember all the state capitals when we have nothing better to do. Dom's better than us though - he just sings this:

www.youtube.com

Animaniacs video of Wakko's famous 50 State Capitols song

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317089)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

10 Jan 16

When I worked in a call center there was a site we could look at that had the world geography quiz on it. I got very good with all the countries of the world. I'm sure you can get the US down and when you do Canada will be a breeze. I'm in Wisconsin. It's at the top midwest surrounded by three great lakes. And if you can bring up the state itself, Green Bay is at the bottom of the thumb.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317089)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

10 Jan 16

@JudyEv I tried to have a penpal many years ago and was given the name of someone from Australia. I sent two letters and never received one in return. I'm so glad we have these kinds of sites where we can communicate with people from around the world and learn about each other and where they come from. I'll need to find out where Bunbury is.

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@JudyEv (340095)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Jan 16

@just4him It's south of the capital, Perth, and then we're inland. Halfway between Boyanup and Donnybrook but neither of those were options on the profile page. Bunbury was the nearest.

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