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What continent are you from?
N America 51%  51%  [ 26 ]
S America 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Europe 35%  35%  [ 18 ]
Africa 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Asia 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Australia and Oceania 6%  6%  [ 3 ]
Antarctica 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Other (outerspace, middle of the ocean, etc...) 8%  8%  [ 4 ]
Total votes : 51

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13 Jan 2011, 1:40 pm

I put Antarctica since they may be an aspie scientist doing research there (you never know :wink: ).



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13 Jan 2011, 2:23 pm

OYROPE

Like everyone else.



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13 Jan 2011, 2:28 pm

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OYROPE

Like everyone else.


I'm from Europe too.

The poll leaning so heavily towards Europe at the moment is largely due to "our" timezones being in the right range to provide us with free time to spend on WP. It's a little after the main evening news were I live; the perfect time to check up on WP.

I wouldn't want to read anything into the results before the poll has been online for a full 24 hours.


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13 Jan 2011, 2:53 pm

FluffyDog wrote:
jmnixon95 wrote:
OYROPE

Like everyone else.


I'm from Europe too.

The poll leaning so heavily towards Europe at the moment is largely due to "our" timezones being in the right range to provide us with free time to spend on WP. It's a little after the main evening news were I live; the perfect time to check up on WP.

I wouldn't want to read anything into the results before the poll has been online for a full 24 hours.

Good insight :)



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13 Jan 2011, 2:54 pm

North America here.


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13 Jan 2011, 3:00 pm

Europe!! I've never been to another continent :( But so help me I will... one day...



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13 Jan 2011, 3:04 pm

FluffyDog wrote:
jmnixon95 wrote:
OYROPE

Like everyone else.


I'm from Europe too.

The poll leaning so heavily towards Europe at the moment is largely due to "our" timezones being in the right range to provide us with free time to spend on WP. It's a little after the main evening news were I live; the perfect time to check up on WP.

I wouldn't want to read anything into the results before the poll has been online for a full 24 hours.


What part of Germany is the rainiest?


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13 Jan 2011, 3:46 pm

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What part of Germany is the rainiest?


Have you heard of the city of Cologne? It's situated in the Rhine Valley in western Germany, about halfway along the North-South-axis of Germany as a whole. On both sides of the Rhine Valley, that is both East and West of Cologne, the country turns hilly and the clouds have to leak some rain (or snow) to rise a bit and make it over the hills. The Rhine Valley is relatively dry, but the hills around it have lots of forest with swampy patches in them, rivers and lakes.

At the moment, there is heavy winter rains around here plus the snow has melted at last, so many rivers are filled to the brim and all that water is threatening to flood Cologne and other cities situated on the Rhine (it's a large river flowing into the North Sea). It's nowhere as bad as Queensland and the people in Cologne are used to dealing with the river flooding the city center almost every year, but when I was in Cologne today I was still astonished to see how much water there was in the Rhine.


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13 Jan 2011, 6:24 pm

North America. Someday I might take a trip to Europe and the Middle East.


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13 Jan 2011, 6:56 pm

I live in North America; Texas, to be specific.

FluffyDog wrote:
Have you heard of the city of Cologne? It's situated in the Rhine Valley in western Germany, about halfway along the North-South-axis of Germany as a whole. On both sides of the Rhine Valley, that is both East and West of Cologne, the country turns hilly and the clouds have to leak some rain (or snow) to rise a bit and make it over the hills. The Rhine Valley is relatively dry, but the hills around it have lots of forest with swampy patches in them, rivers and lakes.

At the moment, there is heavy winter rains around here plus the snow has melted at last, so many rivers are filled to the brim and all that water is threatening to flood Cologne and other cities situated on the Rhine (it's a large river flowing into the North Sea). It's nowhere as bad as Queensland and the people in Cologne are used to dealing with the river flooding the city center almost every year, but when I was in Cologne today I was still astonished to see how much water there was in the Rhine.


Ooh, you live near the Rhine? I'd really like to go there. I've heard that it has a fairy tale-like atmosphere.



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13 Jan 2011, 6:56 pm

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Someday I might take a trip to Europe and the Middle East.

Its interesting because lots of people who live in North America, when they say that they are "traveling the world" they mention Europe and maybe some places in East Asia. They think that Europe is apparently "exotic enough" with a different "culture".

Funny how no one mentions the Middle East. Now, I'm not sure if its because they are afraid that war may break out immediately or something, but other than that it should be fine as long as you don't insult Islam or the prophet Mohammed. If you do, there's no telling if you'll come back alive 8O .



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13 Jan 2011, 7:20 pm

I'm from North America... Although my blood is European.


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13 Jan 2011, 7:25 pm

North America.



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13 Jan 2011, 7:28 pm

FluffyDog wrote:
Tim_Tex wrote:
What part of Germany is the rainiest?


Have you heard of the city of Cologne? It's situated in the Rhine Valley in western Germany, about halfway along the North-South-axis of Germany as a whole. On both sides of the Rhine Valley, that is both East and West of Cologne, the country turns hilly and the clouds have to leak some rain (or snow) to rise a bit and make it over the hills. The Rhine Valley is relatively dry, but the hills around it have lots of forest with swampy patches in them, rivers and lakes.

At the moment, there is heavy winter rains around here plus the snow has melted at last, so many rivers are filled to the brim and all that water is threatening to flood Cologne and other cities situated on the Rhine (it's a large river flowing into the North Sea). It's nowhere as bad as Queensland and the people in Cologne are used to dealing with the river flooding the city center almost every year, but when I was in Cologne today I was still astonished to see how much water there was in the Rhine.


Do you know of St. Albert? I had a dream about him the other day and then looked him up. Isn't he from Cologne? I had never heard of him before. In the dream I had a rosary with this picture on it.



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13 Jan 2011, 7:42 pm

happymusic wrote:
FluffyDog wrote:
Tim_Tex wrote:
What part of Germany is the rainiest?


Have you heard of the city of Cologne? It's situated in the Rhine Valley in western Germany, about halfway along the North-South-axis of Germany as a whole. On both sides of the Rhine Valley, that is both East and West of Cologne, the country turns hilly and the clouds have to leak some rain (or snow) to rise a bit and make it over the hills. The Rhine Valley is relatively dry, but the hills around it have lots of forest with swampy patches in them, rivers and lakes.

At the moment, there is heavy winter rains around here plus the snow has melted at last, so many rivers are filled to the brim and all that water is threatening to flood Cologne and other cities situated on the Rhine (it's a large river flowing into the North Sea). It's nowhere as bad as Queensland and the people in Cologne are used to dealing with the river flooding the city center almost every year, but when I was in Cologne today I was still astonished to see how much water there was in the Rhine.


Do you know of St. Albert? I had a dream about him the other day and then looked him up. Isn't he from Cologne? I had never heard of him before. In the dream I had a rosary with this picture on it.


I may be just interrupting, but I know of him and he is buried in Cologne.

How did you have a dream about something you had never heard of, seen, or experienced?
You would have had to at some point.



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13 Jan 2011, 7:59 pm

jmnixon95 wrote:

I may be just interrupting, but I know of him and he is buried in Cologne.

How did you have a dream about something you had never heard of, seen, or experienced?
You would have had to at some point.


It's ok - no, I'd never heard of him and wasn't raised Catholic or anything like that. I've had lots of dreams about things or situations I didn't know existed and then it turns out it's real. It just happens. It's kind of cool that I had this dream two nights ago and now someone here is talking about Cologne. I dreamt it, looked him up and now this. Cool. :)