What each country leads in (or is good at) [MAP]
It’s interesting to find out what each country “leads” in, particularly when I saw Spain leads in Cocaine (.. that rhymes!)
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- USA: Nobel Laureates and getting killed by lawnmowers
- Canada: Maple Syrup and Asteroid Impacts
- China: CO2 emissions and renewable energy
- Brazil: FIFA World Cup Titles — I cannot WAIT for the World Cup!!!! (Oddly enough, Brazil is not known for their Brazil Nuts)
- Japan: Robots
- Mexico: Getting struck by lightning
- Australia: Cricket and Melanoma (eeep!)
- New Zealand: Sheep and Rugby
- France: Tourism (Eiffel Tower, natch!)
- Spain: Cocaine
- Portugal: Graduating High School
Very cool.
(Thanks to Geek in Heels for the original lead)
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12 Comments
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femmefrugality
I knew I loved this when I the first thing I saw was “raspberries and nuclear warheads.” Juxtaposition in truth.
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Stefanie @ The Broke and Beautiful Life
I’m Ukrainian, so it was interesting to see birth control on there. I wonder in what capacity.
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Romona@Monasez
This is great information.of China would be known for emissions. They’re population numbers are outrageous. And I’m surprised that Spain is known for cocaine.
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Done by Forty
That is HILARIOUS. We honeymooned in Ireland and, of course, want to live there. Excelling in “Quality of Life” kind of seals the deal, right?
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Liliana
I saw this picture on another site a few days before and I find it very offensive for a lot of people. It looks like a person with very limited knowledge about the world made it.
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save. spend. splurge.
@Liliana: It’s based on actual sources of what each country is “good” at. It isn’t made up by some stereotypical person based on what they think.
Here are the author’s sources.
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