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Originally Posted by The Half Boy  Well let's take it this way. Find am old map of the world, from when Britain had an Empire, and tell me why great swathes of land nowhere near Britain are shaded pink. |
...because they were part of the British Empire. That doesn't mean they weren't located on other continents. You kind of answered your own question there, unless you're implying that Australia used to be part of Europe...
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Originally Posted by Gigglypuff Alright, lets look at the example of the Canary Islands. They are European, part of Spain but are off the coast of Africa. Just cause they are on the African plate does not make them African. |
It is a Spanish State, but it is located on the African continent. The people who live there are technically Spanish (because of their citizenship and lack of sovereignty) and African (because of where they live). Any claims of them being European is merely a cultural reference.
You still apparently can't seem to differentiated between political boundaries and geological (continental) classifications. The map that sparked this line of discussion was a map meant to define the
7 continents. It had nothing to do with state lines. Plenty of countries either cross continental boundaries themselves (Iceland, Russia, and on some maps, Turkey) or have overseas territories (Greenland is sovereign to Denmark, but it's obviously in North America). If you're going to continue this discussion, please attempt to make a distinction.
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Originally Posted by Gigglypuff In England we measure distance in miles and speed in mph.
Whats up with that?? |
That is weird. Doesn't the rest of Europe use kph?