adehbone Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Iran, Iraq, Emirates etc all like to be called > Middle East as well, not Asia. In general Middle > eastern people like to be called middle eastern > actually. i thought they’d wanna be called arabs, no? anyway, its funny that in US forms for employment etc. there are very limited options to identify yourself. for example, arabs from ME - should they check the Asian box? indians, are they asians for the purposes of these forms?
adehbone Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Iran, Iraq, Emirates etc all like to be called > Middle East as well, not Asia. In general Middle > eastern people like to be called middle eastern > actually. They can call themselves whatever they want. Most Americans don’t know nor care where they are and who they are. The people who hear about them will more likely than not associate them with troubles, civil war, terrorism, corrupted royals, abuse of women’s rights, etc.
The Middle East is in the middle of the West-East and the East-East, why would it be Asia which is the East-East, why not call it Europe?
JOE2010 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > tom18606 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > We are having a debate about this. What do you > > guys think? > > > Is your first name Tom? Why are you mocking him ? Given that the majority of American High School graduates believe that the Great Pyramids are somewhere in Europe, and that Africa is a country, I think his question is valid.
Another question, why are Europe and Asia called sepparate continents? Dood cmon that’s totally one thing man!
The Middle East is in Africa (Egypt), Europe (Turkey), and Asia (the majority).
Egypt is in Africa? WTF.
Its all one big land mass. Eurasia
purealpha Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Egypt is in Africa? WTF. Did you know that you can see Russia from Alaska ?
purealpha Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Another question, why are Europe and Asia called > sepparate continents? Dood cmon that’s totally > one thing man! cultural reasons. the fact that 99% of all geography done in the past 2000 years was done in central europe and they had limited capacity for understanding those or the lands of asia. thus why many people label it “eurasia” like bipolar said.
s23dino Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Middle East is in Africa (Egypt), Europe > (Turkey), and Asia (the majority). What about Israel ? Why are they considered in Europe ?
Iranians != Arabs. Iranians are Persians and mostly speak Farsi. Egypt an Libya are in Africa, not the Middle East, however, they’re part of the “Arab world.” Turkey is like half European-half Middle Eastern; the type of people and culture really change as you go from West to East (so I hear).
Iranians != Arabs. Iranians are Persians and mostly speak Farsi. Egypt an Libya are in Africa, not the Middle East, however, they’re part of the “Arab world.” Turkey is like half European-half Middle Eastern; the type of people and culture really change as you go from West to East (so I hear). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Only about 50% of Iranians are considered Persians the rest belong to one of the several ethnic groups that Iran has like Azerbaijanis, Turks, Arabs, Uzbeks etc
Instanbul is in Asia and Europe. Go figure. Pointless topic. Is the Asia-Pacific region in Asia or the Pacific? Is Central America in North or South America? Why isn’t Greenland called Whiteland? What’s the capital of Burkina Faso? Everyone should really know the answer to this. It is my favourite bar general knowledge question.
Ouagadougou is the Capital of Burkina Faso. I have been there.
The middle east is in Asia (geographically). Europe becomes Asia once you cross that river (cant remember the name) in Istanbul - therefore turkey is partially in both countries as mentioned by mudda. the middle east, with the exception of Egypt, sits entirely outside Africa.
JOE2010 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ouagadougou is the Capital of Burkina Faso. I have > been there. I salute you. Do the locals pronounce it as one would expect? Oo waga doo goo. What’s it like? Why were you there? It seems quite random - being nowhere near a coast line and all.
JOE2010 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ouagadougou is the Capital of Burkina Faso. I have > been there. And its currency is called CFA
Muddahudda Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > JOE2010 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Ouagadougou is the Capital of Burkina Faso. I > have > > been there. > > I salute you. Do the locals pronounce it as one > would expect? Oo waga doo goo. What’s it like? Why > were you there? It seems quite random - being > nowhere near a coast line and all. My parents were diplomats and spend a stint in West Africa when I was in Grade 5 and 6. It is a very rich country in minerals. the pronounciation by locals is “localised” - but westerners have issues.
in business middle east is MENA and asia is Asia…definitely not the same in my view